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Municipality · Canton of Valais · 2'485 voters

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Port-Valais

Port-Valais votes about like Switzerland on money questions and slightly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+1.3 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Valais: −0.4 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

15CH151982–1986: −3.71987–1991: −9.11992–1996: −5.41997–2001: +1.92002–2006: +3.22007–2011: +3.12012–2016: −1.22017–2021: −2.42022–2026: +1.31982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−3.7 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Valais: −2.6 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

10CH101982–1986: +7.91992–1996: −3.41997–2001: −5.32002–2006: −6.32007–2011: −2.62012–2016: −3.32017–2021: −5.32022–2026: −3.71982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

Party share in Port-Valais; the thin line shows Switzerland. Right: change since 2019.

SVP28.3%+6.6
FDP25.1%−5.8
Mitte17.3%+1.1
SP15.5%+2.8
Greens9.3%−4.3
GLP3.4%+2.8

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 28%FDP 25%Mitte 17%SP 16%Greens 9%GLP 3%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): Mitte −5.6 pts per 10 years · Greens +2.5 pts per 10 years · SP −2.3 pts per 10 years.

Where Port-Valais differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVotePort-ValaisSwitzerland
3.3.2024Initiative for a 13th monthly pension in old-age insurance77.3% yes58.2% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties41.0% yes57.7% yes
27.9.2020Increase of tax deductions for children52.9% yes36.8% yes
13.6.2021CO2 Act33.6% yes48.4% yes
13.6.2021Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»24.8% yes39.3% yes

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