Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 32.78% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (22.94%), the SP (20.19%) and the Ticino League (11.12%). In the federal election, a total of 13,901 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 48.7%.
In the 2007 Ticino Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 28,519 registered voters in the district, of which 19,508 or 68.4% voted. 310 blank ballots and 37 null ballots were cast, leaving 19,161 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 5,371 or 28.0% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the SSI (with 3,541 or 18.5%), the PPD+GenGiova (with 3,405 or 17.8%) and the PS (with 3,193 or 16.7%).
In the 2007 Ticino Consiglio di Stato election, 209 blank ballots and 56 null ballots were cast, leaving 19,247 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 4,975 or 25.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PS (with 3,799 or 19.7%), the PPD (with 3,459 or 18.0%) and the SSI (with 3,162 or 16.4%).
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