Popular vote · 23.09.2018Federal ballot
Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’
Votes201838.7% YesNo 61.3%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
38.7% 774'821
No
61.3% 1'227'326
Cantonal majority
4 / 23
Turnout
37.9%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District de Lausanne | 71.7% | VD |
| 2 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 66.1% | VD |
| 3 | District du Jura-Nord vaudois | 66.1% | VD |
| 4 | District des Franches-Montagnes | 62.8% | JU |
| 5 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 62.7% | VD |
| 6 | District d'Aigle | 61.9% | VD |
| 7 | District de Morges | 61.8% | VD |
| 8 | District du Gros-de-Vaud | 61.5% | VD |
| 9 | District de Lavaux-Oron | 61.4% | VD |
| 10 | District de Nyon | 60.4% | VD |
How the cantons voted
yes share per municipalityThis Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).
4 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva | 63.9% | 45.4% | 45 |
| 2 | Vaud | 63.8% | 42.4% | 300 |
| 3 | Jura | 58.9% | 31.9% | 51 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | 57.1% | 36.2% | 24 |
| 5 | Fribourg | 48.7% | 34.7% | 119 |
| 6 | Basel-City | 42.8% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 7 | Ticino | 42.7% | 41.8% | 100 |
| 8 | Valais | 38.5% | 36.7% | 122 |
| 9 | Bern | 36.8% | 33.4% | 328 |
| 10 | Zurich | 35.3% | 42.5% | 160 |
| 11 | Schaffhausen | 34.4% | 62.5% | 26 |
| 12 | Basel-Landschaft | 33.5% | 35.1% | 86 |
| 13 | Glarus | 32.9% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 14 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 32.6% | 39.4% | 20 |
| 15 | Solothurn | 31.2% | 36.0% | 104 |
| 16 | St. Gallen | 29.8% | 36.8% | 75 |
| 17 | Grisons | 29.6% | 38.4% | 100 |
| 18 | Lucerne | 28.9% | 38.3% | 79 |
| 19 | Thurgau | 28.9% | 37.5% | 80 |
| 20 | Aargau | 28.8% | 36.0% | 196 |
| 21 | Zug | 27.4% | 45.1% | 11 |
| 22 | Uri | 25.8% | 29.9% | 19 |
| 23 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 23.3% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 24 | Schwyz | 22.6% | 37.9% | 30 |
| 25 | Nidwalden | 22.5% | 39.7% | 11 |
| 26 | Obwalden | 20.4% | 42.2% | 7 |
The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.
Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)
- What was the result of the vote “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’”?
- On 23.09.2018, “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’” was rejected with 774'821 yes and 1'227'326 no. Turnout was 37.9%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’”?
- The strongest yes came from Geneva (63.9%), the strongest no from Obwalden (20.4%).
- Was “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’” accepted?
- “Federal Popular Initiative ‘For healthy, environmentally-friendly food fairly produced (Fair Food Initiative)’” was rejected nationwide on 23.09.2018.