Elections were held to the Council of States of Switzerland in October and November 2007 as part of the 2007 federal election . All 46 members of the Council of States were elected from all cantons of Switzerland . The first round was held on 21 October. In eight cantons, not all seats were filled in the first round, and a second round was held on 11 November, 18 November, or 25 November.
20-555: Stalden ( German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaldn̩] ) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland . It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom (4,545 m [14,911 ft]). Stalden is first mentioned in 1213 as Morgi . In 1224 it was mentioned as Staldun . Stalden has an area, as of 2011, of 10.5 square kilometers (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 10.0%
40-403: A population (as of December 2020) of 1,052. As of 2008, 4.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -9.8%. It has changed at a rate of -8.9% due to migration and at a rate of -0.6% due to births and deaths. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (1,118 or 97.3%) as their first language, Albanian
60-471: A total of 552 votes were cast, of which 16 or about 2.9% were invalid. The voter participation was 62.1%, which is similar to the cantonal average of 59.88%. As of 2010, Stalden had an unemployment rate of 1.2%. As of 2008, there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 95 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 17 businesses in this sector. 218 people were employed in
80-644: Is given in the following chart: The Kinbrücke (bridge) over the Mattervispa along with its wayside shrine is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance . The village of Stalden and the Neubrück area are both part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 70.37% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were
100-548: Is the second most common (9 or 0.8%) and Italian is the third (7 or 0.6%). There are 6 people who speak French . As of 2008, the population was 46.1% male and 53.9% female. The population was made up of 488 Swiss men (43.2% of the population) and 33 (2.9%) non-Swiss men. There were 581 Swiss women (51.5%) and 27 (2.4%) non-Swiss women. Of the population in the municipality, 728 or about 63.4% were born in Stalden and lived there in 2000. There were 300 or 26.1% who were born in
120-522: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 71.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 11.7% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the branching of the Matter and Saas valleys. It consists of three formerly independent villages Stalden Dorfmark, Chinegga (since 1805) and Niederrusen (since 1817, now called Neubrück). Being well within
140-556: The SVP (20.55%), the SP (5.66%) and the FDP (1.89%). In the federal election, a total of 561 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 62.4%. In the 2009 Conseil d'État/Staatsrat election a total of 629 votes were cast, of which 37 or about 5.9% were invalid. The voter participation was 70.4%, which is much more than the cantonal average of 54.67%. In the 2007 Swiss Council of States election
160-493: The Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there were 4 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.35% of the population). There were 18 (or about 1.57% of the population) who were Islamic . 5 (or about 0.44% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 32 individuals (or about 2.79% of the population) did not answer the question. In Stalden about 398 or (34.6%) of
180-495: The tertiary sector , with 38 businesses in this sector. There were 501 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 40.5% of the workforce. In 2008 the total number of full-time equivalent jobs was 278. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 14, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 90 of which 34 or (37.8%) were in manufacturing and 30 (33.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in
200-632: The Alps, the region of Stalden is notably the driest location in Valais and Switzerland , with 545 mm of rainfall per year measured at the Ackersand meteorological station. In comparison, Locarno (south side of the Alps) receives 1897 mm of rain per year. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, two Lions rampant regaurdant Or both holding a Sword Argent on Coupeaux Vert. Stalden has
220-681: The Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten . During that school year, there was one kindergarten class (KG1 or KG2) and 12 kindergarten students. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of primary school . In Stalden (VS) there were a total of 4 classes and 72 students in the primary school. The secondary school program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling (orientation classes), followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. There were 102 lower secondary students who attended school in Stalden (VS). All
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#1732772699251240-564: The GLP. The Council of States election was not finalized with the first run on 21 October; twelve seats remained to be distributed in second round elections on 11 November, 18 November or 25 November 2007. The second round saw a number of notable races, for instance the election for the second seat in Zürich, where SP candidate Chantal Galladé agreed to withdraw and support GLP candidate Verena Diener against SVP candidate Ueli Maurer , increasing
260-598: The centre-left's changes in the second round. In St. Gallen, where no one was elected in the first round, FDP candidate Erika Forster and CVP candidate Eugen David , both incumbents, started a common campaign for reelection against SVP candidate Toni Brunner . Four candidates contested the election for the two seats in Tessin -- Dick Marty (FDP, over 40,000 votes in the first round), Filippo Lombardi (CVP), Franco Cavalli (SP) -- both of whom had over 30,000 votes—and finally Attilio Bignasca (Lega). The two incumbents from
280-455: The municipality and 324 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. About 6.6% of the workforce coming into Stalden are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 27.9% used public transportation to get to work, and 50.7% used a private car. From the 2000 census, 1,076 or 93.6% were Roman Catholic , while 14 or 1.2% belonged to
300-427: The municipality, and an average of 2.6 persons per household. There were 109 households that consist of only one person and 41 households with five or more people. In 2000, a total of 406 apartments (77.0% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 76 apartments (14.4%) were seasonally occupied and 45 apartments (8.5%) were empty. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010, was 1.11%. The historical population
320-401: The population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education , and 65 or (5.7%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Of the 65 who completed tertiary schooling, 87.7% were Swiss men, 7.7% were Swiss women. During the 2010-2011 school year there were a total of 174 students in the Stalden (VS) school system. The education system in
340-600: The same canton, while 46 or 4.0% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 58 or 5.0% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2000, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 26.7% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 55.8% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.5%. As of 2000, there were 469 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 583 married individuals, 71 widows or widowers and 26 individuals who are divorced. As of 2000, there were 432 private households in
360-487: The tertiary sector was 174. In the tertiary sector; 63 or 36.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 40 or 23.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 23 or 13.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 1 was in the information industry, 7 or 4.0% were the insurance or financial industry, 6 or 3.4% were technical professionals or scientists, 15 or 8.6% were in education and 9 or 5.2% were in health care. In 2000, there were 151 workers who commuted into
380-694: The upper secondary students attended school in another municipality. As of 2000, there were 75 students in Stalden who came from another municipality, while 40 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Municipalities of Switzerland Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 543021730 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:44:59 GMT Swiss Council of States election, 2007 The election
400-833: Was a breakthrough for the Green Party , which won its first two seats in the Council of States, and the Green Liberal Party (GLP), which won a seat only four months after it split from the Greens. These gains – the first time minor parties had won representation in the Council of States since 1995 – came at the expense of the Free Democratic Party , which lost two seats, and the Swiss People's Party , which lost its seat in its stronghold of Zurich to
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