Federal popular initiative 'for a motorway-free zone between Biel an Solothurn/Zuchwil'
- Status
- Completed
- Outcome
- ❌ Rejected at vote
- Signature collection
- 1987-02-17 – 1988-08-17
- Voting date
- 1990-04-01
- Valid signatures
- 133,061
- Parliament recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Federal Council recommendation
- ❌ Rejet de l'initiative
- Form
- Federal popular initiative (specific draft)
- Constitutional article
- Art. 36bis 9e al. nouveau
Initiative text
L'initiative proposée a la teneur suivante:
La constitution fédérale est complétée comme il suit:
Art. 36bis, 9e al. (nouveau)
9Entre Zuchwil et Bienne aucune route nationale ne sera construite ni exploitée dans les districts de Bucheggberg, Lebern et Büren.
Timeline
- 1990-04-01 Abgestimmt am BBl 1990 II 1033
- 1989-12-15 Beschluss des Parlaments BBl 1989 III 1673
- 1989-01-25 Botschaft des Bundesrats BBl 1989 I 641
- 1988-08-17 Ablauf Sammelfrist
- 1987-12-23 Zustandegekommen am BBl 1988 I 312
- 1987-07-02 Eingereicht am
- 1987-02-17 Sammelbeginn
- 1987-02-03 Vorprüfung vom BBl 1987 I 697
Signatures by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Submitted | Valid | Invalid | Share of population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 39,488 | 37,976 | 1,512 | 3.34 |
| Bern | 26,936 | 26,390 | 546 | 2.84 |
| Lucerne | 5,053 | 5,000 | 53 | 1.62 |
| Uri | 641 | 634 | 7 | 1.9 |
| Schwyz | 1,339 | 1,326 | 13 | 1.27 |
| Obwalden | 223 | 221 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Nidwalden | 348 | 341 | 7 | 1.09 |
| Glarus | 491 | 480 | 11 | 1.31 |
| Zug | 2,249 | 2,225 | 24 | 2.69 |
| Fribourg | 7,001 | 6,805 | 196 | 3.45 |
| Solothurn | 10,596 | 10,400 | 196 | 4.72 |
| Basel Stadt | 7,649 | 7,090 | 559 | 3.68 |
| Basel Landschaft | 6,341 | 6,140 | 201 | 2.7 |
| Schaffhausen | 1,563 | 1,542 | 21 | 2.2 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 999 | 988 | 11 | 1.98 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 64 | 63 | 1 | 0.48 |
| St Gallen | 5,060 | 4,920 | 140 | 1.21 |
| Graubünden | 1,713 | 1,611 | 102 | 0.96 |
| Aargau | 7,184 | 7,026 | 158 | 1.47 |
| Thurgau | 3,069 | 2,992 | 77 | 1.53 |
| Ticino | 1,219 | 1,193 | 26 | 0.43 |
| Vaud | 2,930 | 2,863 | 67 | 0.51 |
| Valais | 332 | 320 | 12 | 0.14 |
| Neuchâtel | 1,145 | 1,129 | 16 | 0.72 |
| Geneva | 2,615 | 2,536 | 79 | 0.69 |
| Jura | 869 | 850 | 19 | 1.31 |
| Switzerland | 137,117 | 133,061 | 4,056 | 2.03 |
Population estimates: Federal Statistical Office / HSSO
Popular vote of April 1, 1990: Le projet a été rejeté (Yes 34.04% / No 65.96%)
Results by canton
Geodata © swisstopo
| Canton | Yes share (%) | Yes votes | No votes | Turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 37.53 | 133,479 | 222,167 | 48.74 |
| Bern | 42.33 | 105,376 | 143,558 | 38.27 |
| Lucerne | 33.83 | 31,403 | 61,436 | 44.81 |
| Uri | 44.31 | 4,119 | 5,176 | 40.3 |
| Schwyz | 28.41 | 8,267 | 20,832 | 41.32 |
| Obwalden | 29.37 | 2,891 | 6,953 | 52.95 |
| Nidwalden | 29.93 | 3,908 | 9,150 | 58.18 |
| Glarus | 43.57 | 3,928 | 5,087 | 38.51 |
| Zug | 27.64 | 9,083 | 23,781 | 61.52 |
| Fribourg | 21.74 | 11,802 | 42,496 | 40.6 |
| Solothurn | 45.54 | 40,386 | 48,297 | 59.03 |
| Basel Stadt | 49.12 | 27,246 | 28,225 | 43.06 |
| Basel Landschaft | 41.46 | 26,803 | 37,845 | 42.27 |
| Schaffhausen | 35.27 | 11,068 | 20,312 | 71.18 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 39.13 | 6,001 | 9,334 | 46.76 |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | 31.51 | 1,227 | 2,667 | 43.43 |
| St Gallen | 36.5 | 37,830 | 65,812 | 39.9 |
| Graubünden | 34.8 | 14,474 | 27,123 | 37.43 |
| Aargau | 32.3 | 36,886 | 77,317 | 36.34 |
| Thurgau | 33.54 | 18,578 | 36,816 | 45.3 |
| Ticino | 28.53 | 13,560 | 33,972 | 29.07 |
| Vaud | 15.3 | 16,889 | 93,500 | 33.24 |
| Valais | 15.4 | 7,604 | 41,772 | 31.96 |
| Neuchâtel | 12.37 | 4,785 | 33,910 | 39.44 |
| Geneva | 25.13 | 12,711 | 37,880 | 27.44 |
| Jura | 13.82 | 1,927 | 12,016 | 32.08 |
| Switzerland | 34.04 | 592,231 | 1,147,434 | 41.06 |