Municipality · Canton of Vaud · 68'082 voters

Lausanne

Lausanne votes clearly more left than Switzerland and clearly more liberal than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Lausanne has clearly moved: 4.6 pts per 10 years toward left.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+20.6 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Vaud: +7.9 · trend since 1981: +4.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

+15.4 pts more liberal than Switzerland

Canton of Vaud: +8.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SP32.8%+6.1

Greens20.0%−7.3

FDP14.2%−0.9

SVP11.0%+1.7

GLP6.3%−0.6

Mitte3.3%+1.0

Parties since 1971

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

Clear trends (p < 0.05): FDP −4.5 pts per 10 years · Greens +3.8 pts per 10 years · SVP +3.0 pts per 10 years · Mitte −0.7 pts per 10 years.

Where Lausanne differed most from Switzerland

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

Date	Vote	Lausanne	Switzerland
23.9.2018	Initiative «For food sovereignty»	67.3% yes	31.6% yes
23.9.2018	«Fair Food Initiative»	74.2% yes	38.7% yes
28.9.2025	Cantonal taxation of second properties	22.7% yes	57.7% yes
9.2.2020	Initiative «More affordable homes»	74.3% yes	42.9% yes
24.11.2024	Uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient services	23.5% yes	53.3% yes

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