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Popular vote · 22.09.2024Federal ballot

Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»

Votes2024
37.0% 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 municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Bern68.0%BE
2Lausanne60.3%VD
3Basel60.0%BS
4Vevey58.7%VD
5Carouge58.1%GE
6Rodersdorf57.8%SO
7Geneva57.8%GE
8Zurich57.6%ZH
9Fribourg57.4%FR
10Biel/Bienne57.3%BE

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This 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
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Basel-City57.7%51.3%3
2Geneva51.2%47.8%45
3Neuchâtel43.8%46.9%24
4Zurich41.7%49.9%160
5Basel-Landschaft41.3%45.9%86
6Vaud40.0%53.5%300
7Schaffhausen38.8%67.7%26
8Bern38.3%48.8%329
9Ticino35.8%43.1%100
10Jura35.4%53.4%51
11Solothurn34.8%45.0%104
12Appenzell Ausserrhoden34.5%53.2%20
13Fribourg34.3%46.9%119
14Glarus34.0%44.2%3
15Aargau32.9%45.5%196
16Grisons32.8%45.2%100
17Zug32.4%48.1%11
18St. Gallen31.6%52.0%75
19Lucerne30.7%50.8%79
20Thurgau30.2%48.6%80
21Valais26.1%46.6%122
22Uri24.5%46.9%19
23Obwalden24.5%51.5%7
24Nidwalden24.2%49.4%11
25Appenzell Innerrhoden23.5%49.4%5
26Schwyz23.4%53.0%30
What was the result of the vote “Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»”?
On 22.09.2024, “Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»” was rejected with 926'059 yes and 1'579'467 no. Turnout was 48.7%.
How did the cantons vote on “Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»”?
The strongest yes came from Basel-City (57.7%), the strongest no from Schwyz (23.4%).
Was “Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»” accepted?
“Volksinitiative «Für die Zukunft unserer Natur und Landschaft (Biodiversitätsinitiative)»” was rejected nationwide on 22.09.2024.