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Municipality · Canton of Solothurn · 2'799 voters

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Gerlafingen

Gerlafingen votes slightly more left than Switzerland and more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+2.2 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Solothurn: −1.3 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: +2.31987–1991: +5.01992–1996: +5.01997–2001: +0.52002–2006: −0.22007–2011: +1.42012–2016: +0.72017–2021: +0.32022–2026: +2.21982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−8.0 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Solothurn: −2.7 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −3.41992–1996: −4.91997–2001: −2.12002–2006: −7.32007–2011: −4.92012–2016: −6.32017–2021: −5.52022–2026: −8.01982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP35.2%+7.5
SP25.8%−6.9
FDP15.5%±0.0
Mitte7.7%+0.2
Greens6.6%−1.9
GLP4.8%+0.1

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%1971199120072023SVP 35%SP 26%FDP 16%Mitte 8%Greens 7%GLP 5%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +7.3 pts per 10 years · FDP −5.0 pts per 10 years · SP −3.1 pts per 10 years · Mitte −0.9 pts per 10 years.

Where Gerlafingen differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteGerlafingenSwitzerland
15.5.2022Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)44.8% yes60.2% yes
22.9.2024Reform of the occupational pension benefit plans19.6% yes32.9% yes
25.9.2022Act on the old-age insurance37.7% yes50.5% yes
8.3.2026Initiative «200 francs is enough!» (fees for public broadcasting)50.9% yes38.1% yes
12.2.2017Corporate Tax Reform III28.3% yes40.9% yes

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