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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 3'220 voters

Oberbüren

Oberbüren votes clearly more right than Switzerland and clearly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Oberbüren has clearly moved: 1.0 pts per 10 years toward right.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−12.4 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: −1.0 pts per 10 years (clear)

15CH151982–1986: −10.71987–1991: −7.91992–1996: −6.31997–2001: −9.62002–2006: −9.32007–2011: −11.32012–2016: −8.92017–2021: −12.12022–2026: −12.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−12.4 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

25CH251982–1986: −10.51992–1996: −17.01997–2001: −14.22002–2006: −20.42007–2011: −11.82012–2016: −11.72017–2021: −13.72022–2026: −12.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP44.5%+1.8
Mitte20.5%−1.8
FDP16.4%+2.4
SP6.9%−0.8
Greens5.6%−1.1
GLP2.9%−1.4

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%1971199120072023SVP 45%Mitte 21%FDP 16%SP 7%Greens 6%GLP 3%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +13.9 pts per 10 years · Mitte −11.3 pts per 10 years · SP +0.8 pts per 10 years.

Where Oberbüren differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteOberbürenSwitzerland
27.9.2020Paternity leave37.2% yes60.3% yes
18.6.2023Climate and Innovation Act37.3% yes59.1% yes
12.2.2017Simplified naturalisation for third-generation foreigners39.2% yes60.4% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties78.6% yes57.7% yes
29.11.2020Initiative «For responsible businesses – protecting human rights and the environment»30.0% yes50.7% yes

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