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Municipality · Canton of Fribourg · 586 voters

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Echarlens

Echarlens votes slightly more left than Switzerland and slightly more liberal than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Echarlens has clearly moved: 2.6 pts per 10 years toward left.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+2.9 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Fribourg: +4.2 · trend since 1981: +2.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

15CH151982–1986: −4.21987–1991: −9.11992–1996: −11.21997–2001: +1.12002–2006: +2.82007–2011: +2.72012–2016: +2.92017–2021: −1.02022–2026: +2.91982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

+2.3 pts more liberal than Switzerland

Canton of Fribourg: +1.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

15CH151982–1986: +11.31992–1996: +0.51997–2001: −7.62002–2006: +6.52007–2011: +4.12012–2016: +2.12017–2021: +2.62022–2026: +2.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP25.8%+11.4
FDP20.9%−8.7
Mitte19.8%+4.3
SP17.2%−0.5
Greens11.8%+0.6
GLP2.8%−4.5

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%1971199120072023SVP 26%FDP 21%Mitte 20%SP 17%Greens 12%GLP 3%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): FDP −5.9 pts per 10 years · SVP +3.7 pts per 10 years · Greens +2.6 pts per 10 years.

Where Echarlens differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteEcharlensSwitzerland
25.11.2018Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»22.2% yes45.3% yes
15.5.2022Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)78.7% yes60.2% yes
27.9.2020Increase of tax deductions for children55.0% yes36.8% yes
25.9.2022Act on the old-age insurance33.8% yes50.5% yes
25.9.2022Initiative against factory farming21.1% yes37.1% yes

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