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Municipality · Canton of St. Gallen · 1'318 voters

Weesen

Weesen votes slightly more right than Switzerland and clearly more conservative than Switzerland (popular votes 2022–2026). Since 1981, Weesen has clearly moved: 0.8 pts per 10 years toward left and 1.7 pts per 10 years toward conservative.

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Left ↔ Right · 2022–2026

−3.8 pts more right than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.4 · trend since 1981: +0.8 pts per 10 years (clear)

10CH101982–1986: −7.01987–1991: −4.21992–1996: −2.21997–2001: −6.02002–2006: −5.22007–2011: −4.82012–2016: −1.82017–2021: −0.72022–2026: −3.81982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

Liberal ↔ Conservative · 2022–2026

−10.5 pts more conservative than Switzerland

Canton of St. Gallen: −6.1 · trend since 1981: −1.7 pts per 10 years (clear)

15CH151982–1986: +0.81992–1996: −4.31997–2001: −1.82002–2006: −6.92007–2011: −4.22012–2016: −4.72017–2021: −5.92022–2026: −10.51982–19862002–20062022–2026

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

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National Council election 2023

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

SVP32.8%+3.0
Mitte18.8%+0.9
Greens12.4%−1.8
FDP11.9%−0.7
SP9.9%−0.1
GLP6.7%−4.8

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%60%1971199120072023SVP 33%Mitte 19%Greens 12%FDP 12%SP 10%GLP 7%

Clear trends (p < 0.05): SVP +9.9 pts per 10 years · Mitte −7.1 pts per 10 years · FDP −3.8 pts per 10 years · Greens +3.0 pts per 10 years.

Where Weesen differed most from Switzerland

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

DateVoteWeesenSwitzerland
15.5.2022Transplantation Act (principle of presumed consent in organ donation)43.0% yes60.2% yes
28.9.2025Cantonal taxation of second properties74.4% yes57.7% yes
18.6.2023Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (5th revision)48.2% yes61.9% yes
28.11.2021Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision)48.5% yes62.0% yes
13.2.2022Package of measures to support the media31.9% yes45.4% yes

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