Popular vote · 13.06.2021Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'
Votes202139.4% YesNo 60.6%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
39.4% 1'280'026
No
60.6% 1'965'161
Cantonal majority
0.5 / 23
Turnout
65.0%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 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 | Bezirk Zürich | 63.6% | ZH |
| 2 | Bezirk Solothurn | 56.1% | SO |
| 3 | Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt | 55.3% | LU |
| 4 | District de Lausanne | 52.3% | VD |
| 5 | Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne | 50.3% | BE |
| 6 | Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland | 49.6% | BE |
| 7 | Bezirk Winterthur | 48.9% | ZH |
| 8 | Bezirk Schaffhausen | 47.4% | SH |
| 9 | Bezirk Mittelland | 46.3% | AR |
| 10 | Region Plessur | 45.6% | GR |
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).
0.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel-City | 57.2% | 64.4% | 3 |
| 2 | Geneva | 49.3% | 60.4% | 45 |
| 3 | Zurich | 47.9% | 64.5% | 160 |
| 4 | Schaffhausen | 42.8% | 77.8% | 26 |
| 5 | Neuchâtel | 42.6% | 62.6% | 24 |
| 6 | Basel-Landschaft | 40.5% | 64.1% | 86 |
| 7 | Bern | 40.4% | 66.3% | 329 |
| 8 | Ticino | 40.2% | 51.8% | 100 |
| 9 | Glarus | 40.1% | 59.8% | 3 |
| 10 | Solothurn | 39.7% | 62.7% | 104 |
| 11 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 39.2% | 69.5% | 20 |
| 12 | Grisons | 38.8% | 63.3% | 100 |
| 13 | Vaud | 37.3% | 68.5% | 300 |
| 14 | Aargau | 37.2% | 62.7% | 196 |
| 15 | Zug | 36.8% | 68.8% | 11 |
| 16 | St. Gallen | 36.7% | 63.3% | 75 |
| 17 | Lucerne | 33.9% | 71.5% | 79 |
| 18 | Thurgau | 33.6% | 66.3% | 80 |
| 19 | Jura | 33.2% | 63.1% | 51 |
| 20 | Fribourg | 32.9% | 67.7% | 119 |
| 21 | Nidwalden | 28.9% | 69.3% | 11 |
| 22 | Schwyz | 28.5% | 71.2% | 30 |
| 23 | Uri | 27.7% | 67.7% | 19 |
| 24 | Obwalden | 27.7% | 72.2% | 7 |
| 25 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 26.0% | 69.5% | 5 |
| 26 | Valais | 23.0% | 64.7% | 122 |
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)
Text put to the vote
BBl 2020 7637Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2020 7637, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2020 7637 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'”?
- On 13.06.2021, “Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'” was rejected with 1'280'026 yes and 1'965'161 no. Turnout was 65.0%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'”?
- The strongest yes came from Basel-City (57.2%), the strongest no from Valais (23.0%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides'” was rejected nationwide on 13.06.2021.