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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 1'383 voters

Lichtensteig

Lichtensteig votes slightly more right than Switzerland and more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Lichtensteig has clearly moved: 1.6 pts per 10 years toward conservative.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−3.4 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: −2.91987–1991: −1.41992–1996: −2.51997–2001: −4.52002–2006: −2.72007–2011: −4.82012–2016: −2.22017–2021: −2.92022–2026: −3.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Lichtensteig; dashed: Canton of St. Gallen. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−5.8 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: −1.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: +2.21992–1996: −0.31997–2001: +1.82002–2006: −3.32007–2011: −3.22012–2016: −2.82017–2021: −3.22022–2026: −5.81982–19862002–20062022–2026

Per 5-year period. Solid: Lichtensteig; dashed: Canton of St. Gallen. Line “CH” = Swiss result.

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP30.6%+1.4
Mitte25.7%+2.9
SP14.5%+0.5
FDP13.3%−0.6
Greens7.7%−5.5
GLP3.3%−1.5

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%1971199120072023SVP 31%Mitte 26%SP 15%FDP 13%Greens 8%GLP 3%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +9.3 pts per 10 years · Mitte −4.6 pts per 10 years · FDP −2.9 pts per 10 years.

Where Lichtensteig differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteLichtensteigSwitzerland
13.2.2022Initiative «No tobacco ads for children and young adults»42.4% yes56.7% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties70.5% yes57.7% yes
13.6.2021CO2 Act36.8% yes48.4% yes
18.6.2023Climate and Innovation Act49.0% yes59.1% yes
15.5.2022Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)50.3% yes60.2% yes

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