Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 74.3% of the vote. The next most popular parties was the SP/PS (21.5%). The remainder of the vote (4.3%) was split between other local parties.
The FDP lost about 13.0% of the vote when compared to the 2007 Federal election (87.3% in 2007 vs 74.3% in 2011). The SP/PS moved from below fourth place in 2007 to second.
In the last election, on 11 March 2012, saw the center maintain its dominance of the Landsrat. The Christian Democrats (CVP) lost one seat, but remained the largest party with 23. The Swiss People's Party lost four seats to become tied for second with the FDP.The Liberals who had gained two. Both parties held 14 seats. The retained 10 seats but dropped to the third largest. The Social Democratic Party (SP) and the Green Party are listed together in the canton. The combined SP/Green gained one seat and remained the fourth largest party with 11 total. The final seat was held by an unaffiliated candidate. The final seat will remain vacant until the 15 April 2012 second election.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | Seats ± | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic People's Party | Christian democracy | 23 | -1 | ||
| FDP.The Liberals | Classical liberalism | 14 | +2 | ||
| Social Democratic Party/Green Party | Social democracy/Green politics | 11 | +1 | ||
| Swiss People's Party | National conservatism | 14 | -4 | ||
| Unaffiliated | N/A | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total
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63 | – | |||
| Source: Canton of Uri | |||||
The evolving party membership in the Landrat is shown in the following chart (for selected dates):
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