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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 2'070 voters

Quarten

Quarten votes more right than Switzerland and clearly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981 there is no clear movement.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−7.4 pts more right than Switzerland

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

10CH101982–1986: −8.61987–1991: −6.31992–1996: −2.41997–2001: −8.52002–2006: −6.72007–2011: −9.02012–2016: −7.32017–2021: −6.92022–2026: −7.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−15.4 pts more conservative than Switzerland

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

20CH201982–1986: −12.61992–1996: −19.61997–2001: −11.22002–2006: −19.42007–2011: −11.72012–2016: −11.42017–2021: −17.02022–2026: −15.41982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

SVP44.3%−0.6
Mitte25.9%+3.1
FDP11.3%+1.1
SP6.3%−0.4
Greens4.7%−1.8
GLP4.6%−1.0

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 44%Mitte 26%FDP 11%SP 6%Greens 5%GLP 5%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +13.6 pts per 10 years · Mitte −8.4 pts per 10 years · FDP −4.0 pts per 10 years.

Where Quarten differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteQuartenSwitzerland
27.9.2020Paternity leave34.2% yes60.3% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties82.0% yes57.7% yes
9.2.2020Ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation40.4% yes63.1% yes
14.6.2026«Sustainability initiative» (Limiting the national population)67.7% yes45.2% yes
12.2.2017Simplified naturalisation for third-generation foreigners39.5% yes60.4% yes

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