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Canton · 86 municipalities · 193'517 voters

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Canton of Basel-Landschaft

Canton of Basel-Landschaft votes about like Switzerland on money questions and about like Switzerland on society questions (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Canton of Basel-Landschaft has clearly moved: 1.1 pts per 10 years toward right and 1.7 pts per 10 years toward conservative.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−0.8 pts more right than Switzerland

German-speaking Switzerland: −2.4 · trend since 1981: −1.1 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: +4.71987–1991: +4.61992–1996: +1.81997–2001: −1.02002–2006: −0.22007–2011: +2.62012–2016: −0.52017–2021: +0.22022–2026: −0.81982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Canton of Basel-Landschaft; dashed: German-speaking Switzerland. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−0.7 pts more conservative than Switzerland

German-speaking Switzerland: −1.3 · trend since 1981: −1.7 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: +7.41992–1996: +3.11997–2001: +3.42002–2006: +2.02007–2011: +1.22012–2016: +0.92017–2021: −1.32022–2026: −0.71982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Canton of Basel-Landschaft; dashed: German-speaking Switzerland. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

Party share in Canton of Basel-Landschaft; the thin line shows Switzerland. Right: change since 2019.

SVP28.9%+3.8
SP24.7%+2.9
FDP14.2%−2.3
Mitte10.6%+0.9
Greens10.0%−8.0
GLP7.0%+1.7

Parties since 1971

Party share in every National Council election (every 4 years). How the election figures are made

0%10%20%30%40%1971199120072023SVP 29%SP 25%FDP 14%Mitte 11%Greens 10%GLP 7%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +4.7 pts per 10 years · Greens +2.5 pts per 10 years · FDP −2.3 pts per 10 years · Mitte −1.9 pts per 10 years.

Where Canton of Basel-Landschaft differed most from Switzerland

Popular votes of the last 10 years with the biggest difference to the Swiss yes share.

DateVoteCanton of Basel-LandschaftSwitzerland
9.6.2024Act on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy Sources62.3% yes68.7% yes
25.11.2018Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»51.6% yes45.3% yes
24.11.2024Expansion of the motorway network53.5% yes47.3% yes
23.9.2018Initiative «For food sovereignty»25.6% yes31.6% yes
27.9.2020Hunting Act42.6% yes48.1% yes

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The 86 municipalities of the canton

Aesch (BL) Allschwil Anwil Arboldswil Arisdorf Arlesheim Augst Bennwil Biel-Benken Binningen Birsfelden Blauen Böckten Bottmingen Bretzwil Brislach Bubendorf Buckten Burg im Leimental Buus Diegten Diepflingen Dittingen Duggingen Eptingen Ettingen Frenkendorf Füllinsdorf Gelterkinden Giebenach Grellingen Häfelfingen Hemmiken Hersberg Hölstein Itingen Känerkinden Kilchberg (BL) Lampenberg Langenbruck Läufelfingen Laufen Lausen Lauwil Liedertswil Liesberg Liestal Lupsingen Maisprach Münchenstein Muttenz Nenzlingen Niederdorf Nusshof Oberdorf (BL) Oberwil (BL) Oltingen Ormalingen Pfeffingen Pratteln Ramlinsburg Reigoldswil Reinach (BL) Rickenbach (BL) Roggenburg Röschenz Rothenfluh Rümlingen Rünenberg Schönenbuch Seltisberg Sissach Tecknau Tenniken Therwil Thürnen Titterten Wahlen Waldenburg Wenslingen Wintersingen Wittinsburg Zeglingen Ziefen Zunzgen Zwingen

How the scores are calculated