Popular vote · 22.09.2024Federal ballot
Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'
Votes202437.0% YesNo 63.0%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
37.0% 926'059
No
63.0% 1'579'467
Cantonal majority
1.5 / 23
Turnout
48.7%
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 | 57.6% | ZH |
| 2 | District de Lausanne | 55.5% | VD |
| 3 | Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt | 53.1% | LU |
| 4 | Bezirk Solothurn | 52.7% | SO |
| 5 | Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland | 47.5% | BE |
| 6 | Verwaltungskreis Biel/Bienne | 47.1% | BE |
| 7 | District de l'Ouest lausannois | 45.9% | VD |
| 8 | Bezirk Schaffhausen | 44.9% | SH |
| 9 | Bezirk Arlesheim | 44.7% | BL |
| 10 | District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut | 44.6% | 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).
1.5 of 23 cantons — Rejected
NoYesNo result
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel-City | 57.7% | 51.3% | 3 |
| 2 | Geneva | 51.2% | 47.8% | 45 |
| 3 | Neuchâtel | 43.8% | 46.9% | 24 |
| 4 | Zurich | 41.7% | 49.9% | 160 |
| 5 | Basel-Landschaft | 41.3% | 45.9% | 86 |
| 6 | Vaud | 40.0% | 53.5% | 300 |
| 7 | Schaffhausen | 38.8% | 67.7% | 26 |
| 8 | Bern | 38.3% | 48.8% | 329 |
| 9 | Ticino | 35.8% | 43.1% | 100 |
| 10 | Jura | 35.4% | 53.4% | 51 |
| 11 | Solothurn | 34.8% | 45.0% | 104 |
| 12 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 34.5% | 53.2% | 20 |
| 13 | Fribourg | 34.3% | 46.9% | 119 |
| 14 | Glarus | 34.0% | 44.2% | 3 |
| 15 | Aargau | 32.9% | 45.5% | 196 |
| 16 | Grisons | 32.8% | 45.2% | 100 |
| 17 | Zug | 32.4% | 48.1% | 11 |
| 18 | St. Gallen | 31.6% | 52.0% | 75 |
| 19 | Lucerne | 30.7% | 50.8% | 79 |
| 20 | Thurgau | 30.2% | 48.6% | 80 |
| 21 | Valais | 26.1% | 46.6% | 122 |
| 22 | Uri | 24.5% | 46.9% | 19 |
| 23 | Obwalden | 24.5% | 51.5% | 7 |
| 24 | Nidwalden | 24.2% | 49.4% | 11 |
| 25 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 23.5% | 49.4% | 5 |
| 26 | Schwyz | 23.4% | 53.0% | 30 |
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 2024 28Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2024 28, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2024 28 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'”?
- On 22.09.2024, “Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'” was rejected with 926'059 yes and 1'579'467 no. Turnout was 48.7%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'”?
- The strongest yes came from Basel-City (57.7%), the strongest no from Schwyz (23.4%).
- Was “Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'” accepted?
- “Popular initiative 'For the future of our nature and our landscape'” was rejected nationwide on 22.09.2024.