Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 30.81% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.42%), the SP (15.69%) and the Ticino League (15.29%). In the federal election, a total of 2,112 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 46.2%.
In the 2007 Ticino Gran Consiglio election, there were a total of 5,182 registered voters in the district, of which 2,874 or 55.5% voted. 51 blank ballots and 5 null ballots were cast, leaving 2,818 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 656 or 23.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the PPD+GenGiova (with 605 or 21.5%), the SSI (with 474 or 16.8%) and the PS (with 472 or 16.7%).
In the 2007 Ticino Consiglio di Stato election, 31 blank ballots and 7 null ballots were cast, leaving 2,835 valid ballots in the election. The most popular party was the PLRT which received 609 or 21.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were; the LEGA (with 596 or 21.0%), the PPD (with 587 or 20.7%) and the PS (with 525 or 18.5%).
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