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Municipality · Canton of Bern · 99 voters

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Schelten

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

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

+12.7 pts more left than Switzerland

Canton of Bern: +1.7 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

20CH201982–1986: +3.71987–1991: +10.41992–1996: +6.41997–2001: +13.12002–2006: +10.52007–2011: +1.72012–2016: +18.42017–2021: +14.12022–2026: +12.71982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−4.5 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of Bern: +0.2 · trend since 1981: no clear trend

25CH251982–1986: −24.71992–1996: −4.91997–2001: −13.02002–2006: −3.22007–2011: −10.92012–2016: −7.32017–2021: +0.52022–2026: −4.51982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

ⓘ How these scores are calculated

National Council election 2023

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

Greens36.6%+5.7
SVP35.4%−0.4
GLP13.2%+7.3
SP4.7%−1.9
Mitte2.9%−8.9
FDP0.4%+0.4

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%90%100%1971199120072023Greens 37%SVP 35%GLP 13%SP 5%Mitte 3%FDP 0%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): Greens +5.9 pts per 10 years.

Where Schelten differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteScheltenSwitzerland
28.11.2021Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision)18.4% yes62.0% yes
10.2.2019Initiative against urban sprawl77.8% yes36.3% yes
24.9.2017Pension reform83.3% yes47.3% yes
30.11.2025Initiative «For a social climate policy (Initiative for a Future)»55.6% yes21.7% yes
23.9.2018«Fair Food Initiative»72.0% yes38.7% yes

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