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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 1'135 voters

Pfäfers

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

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−9.1 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: −1.6 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: −6.31987–1991: −0.91992–1996: −0.61997–2001: −5.42002–2006: −4.12007–2011: −7.62012–2016: −4.82017–2021: −7.92022–2026: −9.11982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−14.0 pts more conservative than Switzerland

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

20CH201982–1986: −5.71992–1996: −12.31997–2001: −8.62002–2006: −16.72007–2011: −7.72012–2016: −10.62017–2021: −13.92022–2026: −14.01982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP42.8%+3.9
Mitte27.1%−4.0
FDP13.0%+2.6
SP7.9%+0.9
Greens3.0%−1.2
GLP2.8%−4.6

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%1971199120072023SVP 43%Mitte 27%FDP 13%SP 8%Greens 3%GLP 3%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +12.8 pts per 10 years · Mitte −9.4 pts per 10 years.

Where Pfäfers differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVotePfäfersSwitzerland
27.9.2020Hunting Act71.0% yes48.1% yes
13.6.2021CO2 Act25.8% yes48.4% yes
18.6.2023Climate and Innovation Act36.6% yes59.1% yes
14.6.2026«Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)66.7% yes45.2% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties79.1% yes57.7% yes

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