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Municipality · Canton of Valais · 597 voters

Bürchen

Bürchen votes more right than Switzerland and about like Switzerland on society questions (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Bürchen has clearly moved: 2.6 pts per 10 years toward right.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−6.3 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of Valais: −0.4 · trend since 1981: −2.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

15CH151982–1986: −3.91987–1991: −1.91992–1996: +5.11997–2001: +2.02002–2006: −4.62007–2011: −1.02012–2016: −8.42017–2021: −11.12022–2026: −6.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Bürchen; dashed: Canton of Valais. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

+1.4 pts more liberal than Switzerland

Canton of Valais: −2.6 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

15CH151982–1986: −8.31992–1996: −7.41997–2001: +6.42002–2006: −11.62007–2011: +1.02012–2016: −2.92017–2021: −0.42022–2026: +1.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Bürchen; dashed: Canton of Valais. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

Party share in Bürchen; the thin line shows Switzerland. Right: change since 2019.

Mitte52.1%−13.7
SVP26.7%+9.6
SP11.1%+1.6
FDP5.3%+2.8
GLP2.9%+2.0
Greens1.9%−2.2

Parties since 1971

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

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%1971199120072023Mitte 52%SVP 27%SP 11%FDP 5%GLP 3%Greens 2%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +8.3 pts per 10 years · Mitte −7.3 pts per 10 years · Greens +0.7 pts per 10 years.

Where Bürchen differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteBürchenSwitzerland
27.9.2020Hunting Act87.6% yes48.1% yes
25.11.2018Legal basis for the monitoring of insured persons35.1% yes64.7% yes
10.2.2019Initiative against urban sprawl9.8% yes36.3% yes
9.2.2020Initiative «More affordable homes»19.9% yes42.9% yes
13.6.2021Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»19.1% yes39.3% yes

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