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Municipality · Canton of Lucerne · 2'163 voters

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Menznau

Menznau votes clearly more right than Switzerland and clearly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Menznau has clearly moved: 1.8 pts per 10 years toward right.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−11.4 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of Lucerne: −5.0 · trend since 1981: −1.8 pts per 10 years (clear)

15CH151982–1986: −6.81987–1991: −7.11992–1996: −5.71997–2001: −10.42002–2006: −8.82007–2011: −13.92012–2016: −11.22017–2021: −13.82022–2026: −11.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−11.3 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Lucerne: −0.2 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

20CH201982–1986: −2.21992–1996: −17.41997–2001: −11.42002–2006: −19.52007–2011: −10.32012–2016: −10.52017–2021: −15.52022–2026: −11.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

Mitte42.9%+9.7
SVP33.0%−1.6
FDP12.9%−8.5
SP3.9%+0.6
Greens2.1%−2.7
GLP1.4%−0.3

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%70%80%1971199120072023Mitte 43%SVP 33%FDP 13%SP 4%Greens 2%GLP 1%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): Mitte −8.2 pts per 10 years · SVP +5.4 pts per 10 years · FDP −1.3 pts per 10 years · SP +0.3 pts per 10 years.

Where Menznau differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteMenznauSwitzerland
27.9.2020Hunting Act77.8% yes48.1% yes
13.6.2021Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»13.3% yes39.3% yes
22.9.2024Biodiversity initiative11.3% yes37.0% yes
12.2.2017Simplified naturalisation for third-generation foreigners35.2% yes60.4% yes
13.6.2021Initiative «For a Switzerland without artificial pesticides»14.3% yes39.4% yes

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