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24-436: Reiden has an area, as of 2006, of 27 km (10 sq mi). Of this area, 52.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 36.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 10.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). In the 1997 land survey, 36.67% of the total land area was forested. Of the agricultural land, 49.96% is used for farming or pastures, while 2.7%

48-447: A Fachhochschule ). As of 2000 there are 2,154 households, of which 601 households (or about 27.9%) contain only a single individual. 274 or about 12.7% are large households, with at least five members. As of 2000 there were 1,066 inhabited buildings in the municipality, of which 816 were built only as housing, and 250 were mixed use buildings. There were 558 single family homes, 105 double family homes, and 153 multi-family homes in

72-683: A parliamentary group with the Evangelical People's Party from 1971 to 1979. After cooperating with moderate elements of the Swiss People's Party since 2000, the Liberal Party had a joint slate with the Free Democratic Party in the 2003 federal election . The party was the junior partner of the faction, with only 2.2% of the vote compared with the FDP's 17.3%. However, in their strongholds of

96-464: Is used for orchards or vine crops. Of the settled areas, 5.19% is covered with buildings, 0.78% is industrial, 0.59% is classed as special developments, 0.37% is parks or greenbelts and 3.26% is transportation infrastructure. Of the unproductive areas, 0.41% is unproductive flowing water (rivers) and 0.07% is other unproductive land. Reiden has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 7,255. As of 2007, 1,332 or about 21.0% are not Swiss citizens. Over

120-507: The Federal Assembly . In June 2005, they strengthened their cooperation by founding the Radical and Liberal Union . They finally merged on 1 January 2009 with the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland to form the " FDP.The Liberals ". The Liberal Party was committed to federalism and anti-statism , emphasizing individual responsibility. While it was in favor of support for agriculture,

144-656: The Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 14 (out of 46) in the second chamber and two out of seven mandates in the Swiss Federal Council (executive body). By 2005, it held 27.2% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal governments and 19.7% in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). At the last legislative elections , 22 October 2007,

168-673: The cantons of Romandy and the canton of Basel-City , they were particularly successful. Their best performance was in Geneva , where they received 16.8% of the vote. It won four seats (out of 200) in the National Council , but was represented in neither the Council of States nor in the Federal Council, the government's cabinet. After the election, the Liberals and FDP founded a common caucus in

192-500: The federal government . The FDP remained dominant until the introduction of proportional representation in 1919. From 1945 to 1987, it alternated with the Social Democratic Party to be the largest party. In 1959, the party took two seats in the magic formula . The party declined in the 1990s and 2000s (decade), as it was put under pressure by the Swiss People's Party . In response, the party formed closer relations with

216-441: The tertiary sector , with 177 businesses in this sector. As of 2000 50.3% of the population of the municipality were employed in some capacity. At the same time, females made up 39.7% of the workforce. In the 2000 census the religious membership of Reiden was; 3,880 (65.1%) were Roman Catholic, and 999 (16.8%) were Protestant, with an additional 106 (1.78%) that were of some other Christian faith. There are 1 individuals (0.02% of

240-573: The "Liberal-Democratic Union" from 1961 to 1977 in order to attract members from other regions. Although, since 1976, a Valais section had occupied a small place in the cantonal government, the party performed poorly in Basel-Country , Fribourg, Bern, Zurich. For many years it was the largest party not represented in the Federal Council . Gustave Ador , in office from 1917 to 1919, was the Liberal Party's only federal councilor. The party formed

264-508: The Liberal Party initially had sections in Zürich , Schaffhausen , Fribourg , Grisons , and Bern , in addition to Romandy. However, most of its sections were dissolved during the First World War , and by 1919 the party was confined to four cantons (Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Basel-City ). In the 1960s, the Liberal Party tried to expand its influence beyond the four cantons, renaming itself

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288-656: The creation of old-age and survivors insurance , and was the only party to oppose the establishment of the Swiss National Day in 1993. While it campaigned against Switzerland's accession to the United Nations in a 1986 referendum , the party was pro-European , supporting a federal resolution on the European Economic Area in a 1992 referendum and the opening of negotiations for European Community (and later European Union ) membership. From 1919 to 1987,

312-697: The last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (86.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 5.3%) and Italian being third ( 2.5%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the FDP which received 29.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (28.8%), the SVP (28.2%) and the SPS (7%). The age distribution, as of 2008, in Reiden is; 1,491 people or 23.5% of

336-459: The municipality. Most homes were either two (467) or three (230) story structures. There were only 67 single story buildings and 52 four or more story buildings. Reiden has an unemployment rate of 2.16%. As of 2005, there were 240 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 84 businesses involved in this sector. 1146 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 75 businesses in this sector. 1083 people are employed in

360-497: The other major parties in agreeing the ' magic formula ' to divide up the seats of the Federal Council , with the FDP permanently receiving two of the seven seats. After the 2003 elections , lawmakers of FDP and Liberal Party formed a common parliamentary group in the Federal Assembly . In June 2005, they strengthened their cooperation by founding the Radical and Liberal Union . They merged on 1 January 2009 to form FDP. The Liberals . In 2003, it held 36 mandates (out of 200) in

384-590: The party believed that regional planning should not interfere with municipal autonomy or private property. Its supporters were mainly drawn from the agricultural sector (especially winegrowers ), industrial entrepreneurs, and the intelligentsia . The party's leaders often came from the Zofingen student society and were close to employers' organisations. Historically, it also had a strong Protestant influence. The Liberal Party often adopted different positions from other upper-class political parties: it did not support

408-525: The party won 15.6% of the popular vote and 31 out of 200 seats. National groups: * observer *associate member **observer Liberal Party of Switzerland The Liberal Party of Switzerland (German: Liberale Partei der Schweiz ) or Swiss Liberal Party (French: Parti libéral suisse ; Italian : Partito Liberale Svizzero ; Romansh : Partida liberala svizra ) was a political party in Switzerland with economically liberal policies. It

432-472: The population is 0–19 years old. 1,706 people or 26.9% are 20–39 years old, and 2,233 people or 35.3% are 40–64 years old. The senior population distribution is 699 people or 11% are 65–79 years old, 179 or 2.8% are 80–89 years old and 26 people or 0.4% of the population are 90+ years old. In Reiden about 63.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

456-633: The population) who are Jewish. There are 481 individuals (8.07% of the population) who are Muslim. Of the rest; there were 26 (0.44%) individuals who belong to another religion (not listed), 277 (4.65%) who do not belong to any organized religion, 188 (3.16%) who did not answer the question. Free Democratic Party of Switzerland The Free Democratic Party ( German : Freisinnig-Demokratische Partei , FDP ; Romansh : Partida liberaldemocrata svizra , PLD ), also called Radical Democratic Party ( French : Parti radical-démocratique , PRD ; Italian : Partito liberale-radicale svizzero , PLR )

480-521: The radical movement on the 'left' of the political spectrum . It was not until the rise of the Social Democratic Party in the early 20th century that the FDP found itself on the centre-right. The FDP was the dominant party until the 1919 election, when the introduction of proportional representation led to a leap in the representation of the Social Democrats. In 1959, the Free Democrats joined

504-544: The smaller Liberal Party , leading to their formal merger in 2009. The elements ' liberal ', ' radical ' and freisinnig (an obsolete German word for 'liberal', or literally "free thinking" ) in the party's name originate from the conflicts during the period of Swiss Restoration between the Catholic-conservative cantons and the liberal cantons. This conflict led to the foundation of the Swiss federal state in 1848 after

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528-669: The victory of the predominantly Protestant and liberal cantons over the conservative and Catholic ones in the Sonderbund war . From 1848 until 1891, the Federal Council was composed entirely of Radicals. The radical movement of the restoration was anti-clerical , and stood in opposition to the Catholic Conservative Party, the ancestor of the modern Christian Democratic People's Party . They were otherwise heterogeneous, including and classical liberal 'Liberals', federalist 'Radicals', and social liberal 'Democrats': placing

552-645: Was a liberal political party in Switzerland . Formerly one of the major parties in Switzerland, on 1 January 2009 it merged with the Liberal Party of Switzerland to form FDP. The Liberals . The FDP was formed in 1894 from the Radicals , who had dominated Swiss politics since the 1830s, standing in opposition to the Catholic conservatives , and who from the creation of the federal state in 1848 until 1891 formed

576-509: Was known as a party of the upper class. On 1 January 2009 it merged with the larger Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD) to form FDP.The Liberals . It was strongest in the Protestant cantons in Romandy , particularly in Geneva , Vaud and Neuchâtel . In contrast, the ideologically similar FDP was successful nationwide. The Liberal Party was a member of Liberal International . Founded in 1913,

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