Federal popular initiative 'for a district of Knonau without any motorway'
- Status
- Completed
- Outcome
- ❌ Rejected at vote
- Signature collection
- 1987-02-17 – 1988-08-17
- Voting date
- 1990-04-01
- Valid signatures
- 134,447
- Parliament recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Federal Council recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Form
- Federal popular initiative (specific draft)
- Constitutional article
- Art. 36bis 8e al. nouveau
Initiative text
L'initiative proposée a le teneur suivante:
La constitution fédérale est complétée comme il suit:
Art. 36bis, 8e al. (nouveau)
8Aucune route nationale ne sera construite dans le district du Knonau (district d'Affoltern/ZH). Aucune route d'accès à une route nationale ne sera exploitée dans le district du Knonau ni sur le territoire de la commune de Birmensdorf/ZH.
Timeline
- 1990-04-01 Abgestimmt am BBl 1990 II 1032
- 1989-12-15 Beschluss des Parlaments BBl 1989 III 1672
- 1989-01-25 Botschaft des Bundesrats BBl 1989 I 641
- 1988-08-17 Ablauf Sammelfrist
- 1987-12-23 Zustandegekommen am BBl 1988 I 309
- 1987-07-02 Eingereicht am
- 1987-02-17 Sammelbeginn
- 1987-02-03 Vorprüfung vom BBl 1987 I 694
Signatures by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Submitted | Valid | Invalid | Share of population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 40,004 | 38,609 | 1,395 | 3.4 |
| Bern | 26,770 | 26,519 | 251 | 2.86 |
| Lucerne | 4,928 | 4,844 | 84 | 1.57 |
| Uri | 622 | 611 | 11 | 1.83 |
| Schwyz | 1,313 | 1,293 | 20 | 1.24 |
| Obwalden | 213 | 203 | 10 | 0.73 |
| Nidwalden | 317 | 313 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Glarus | 466 | 448 | 18 | 1.22 |
| Zug | 2,326 | 2,302 | 24 | 2.78 |
| Fribourg | 7,015 | 6,707 | 308 | 3.4 |
| Solothurn | 10,157 | 9,976 | 181 | 4.53 |
| Basel Stadt | 7,574 | 7,450 | 124 | 3.87 |
| Basel Landschaft | 6,267 | 6,145 | 122 | 2.71 |
| Schaffhausen | 1,567 | 1,547 | 20 | 2.21 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1,018 | 986 | 32 | 1.98 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0.47 |
| St Gallen | 5,512 | 5,448 | 64 | 1.34 |
| Graubünden | 1,710 | 1,696 | 14 | 1.01 |
| Aargau | 7,414 | 7,332 | 82 | 1.53 |
| Thurgau | 3,101 | 3,028 | 73 | 1.55 |
| Ticino | 1,240 | 1,067 | 173 | 0.38 |
| Vaud | 3,045 | 2,980 | 65 | 0.54 |
| Valais | 333 | 326 | 7 | 0.14 |
| Neuchâtel | 1,210 | 1,184 | 26 | 0.75 |
| Geneva | 2,610 | 2,538 | 72 | 0.69 |
| Jura | 877 | 833 | 44 | 1.29 |
| Switzerland | 137,671 | 134,447 | 3,224 | 2.05 |
Population estimates: Federal Statistical Office / HSSO
Popular vote of April 1, 1990: Le projet a été rejeté (Yes 31.37% / No 68.63%)
Results by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Yes share (%) | Yes votes | No votes | Turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 32.94 | 118,929 | 242,153 | 49.02 |
| Bern | 38.93 | 96,465 | 151,333 | 38.27 |
| Lucerne | 29.86 | 27,915 | 65,566 | 44.81 |
| Uri | 44.89 | 4,268 | 5,240 | 40.72 |
| Schwyz | 26.05 | 7,626 | 21,652 | 41.33 |
| Obwalden | 25.71 | 2,542 | 7,344 | 52.78 |
| Nidwalden | 25.81 | 3,404 | 9,784 | 58.36 |
| Glarus | 40.99 | 3,707 | 5,336 | 38.51 |
| Zug | 20.96 | 6,996 | 26,386 | 61.6 |
| Fribourg | 21.85 | 11,832 | 42,315 | 40.61 |
| Solothurn | 43.3 | 38,184 | 49,992 | 59.03 |
| Basel Stadt | 47.45 | 26,306 | 29,131 | 43.12 |
| Basel Landschaft | 38.68 | 25,064 | 39,733 | 42.4 |
| Schaffhausen | 31.57 | 9,943 | 21,555 | 71.22 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 36.9 | 5,675 | 9,703 | 46.81 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 33.34 | 1,299 | 2,597 | 43.35 |
| St Gallen | 34.12 | 35,436 | 68,433 | 39.94 |
| Graubünden | 33.46 | 13,992 | 27,819 | 37.51 |
| Aargau | 28.09 | 32,202 | 82,430 | 36.38 |
| Thurgau | 29.78 | 16,561 | 39,041 | 45.35 |
| Ticino | 27.35 | 13,028 | 34,602 | 29.07 |
| Vaud | 15.89 | 17,453 | 92,365 | 33.26 |
| Valais | 14.7 | 7,247 | 42,055 | 31.97 |
| Neuchâtel | 15.29 | 5,850 | 32,410 | 39.43 |
| Geneva | 25.94 | 13,048 | 37,251 | 27.44 |
| Jura | 17.21 | 2,381 | 11,452 | 32.12 |
| Switzerland | 31.37 | 547,353 | 1,197,678 | 41.14 |