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Municipality · Canton of Basel-Landschaft · 3'615 voters

Laufen

Laufen votes about like Switzerland on money questions and about like Switzerland on society questions (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Laufen has clearly moved: 1.7 pts per 10 years toward conservative.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+0.3 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Basel-Landschaft: −0.8 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: +0.41987–1991: +4.31992–1996: +2.51997–2001: −1.72002–2006: −2.32007–2011: +0.72012–2016: −1.52017–2021: +0.32022–2026: +0.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−1.1 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Basel-Landschaft: −0.7 · trend since 1981: −1.7 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: +4.61992–1996: +3.41997–2001: +2.92002–2006: +0.52007–2011: +0.12012–2016: −0.52017–2021: −2.52022–2026: −1.11982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP27.1%+3.9
Mitte19.4%−1.2
SP19.2%−1.5
FDP14.8%+0.3
Greens9.6%−4.5
GLP6.0%+1.2

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%1971199120072023SVP 27%Mitte 19%SP 19%FDP 15%Greens 10%GLP 6%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): Mitte −5.3 pts per 10 years · SVP +5.2 pts per 10 years · FDP −2.7 pts per 10 years · Greens +1.6 pts per 10 years · SP +1.3 pts per 10 years.

Where Laufen differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteLaufenSwitzerland
9.6.2024Act on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy Sources58.3% yes68.7% yes
25.11.2018Initiative «For the dignity of farm animals (horned cows initiative)»53.7% yes45.3% yes
19.5.2019Implementation of the EU Weapons Directive55.9% yes63.7% yes
25.11.2018Legal basis for the monitoring of insured persons71.7% yes64.7% yes
15.5.2022Amendment to the Film Act51.5% yes58.4% yes

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