Constituency of Rorschach

Constituency of Rorschach
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	Canton of St. Gallen St. Gallen (SG)
Main town :
FSO number :	1722
Area :	50.45 km²
Height range :	392–899 m above sea level M.
Residents:	43,142 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	855 inhabitants per km²
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The constituency of Rorschach is a sub-unit of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland , which was formed according to the new cantonal constitution of June 10, 2001. Since January 1, 2003, it has consisted of the former Rorschach district without Eggersriet , but with Thal from the former Lower Rhine Valley district .

politic and economy

Mirrored sunset over Rorschach.

The center of the constituency of Rorschach is the port city of the same name and bears the burden of the region. The apartments are cheap, but the proportion of foreigners is 48 percent and the social assistance quota is 4.2 percent - in the entire constituency it is only 1.9 percent. The coexistence of the different nationalities, however, works well.

The settlement area of Rorschach has grown together with Goldach , Rorschacherberg and Staad and the city limits are no longer recognizable. The communities work together. Rorschach has a joint fire brigade with Rorschacherberg and a football club with Goldach. In tax competition, on the other hand, the central municipality is up to around 40 tax percent higher than the neighboring towns. A merger of the merged communities of Goldach, Rorschach and Rorschacherberg failed in 2007/08 and 2014 due to finances.

Distribution of seats
Election year	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
GPS					1
SP	4th	2	2	2	2
CVP	4th	3	3	2	2
FDP	3	2	2	3	2
SVP	4th	3	3	3	3
all in all	15th	10	10	10	10

Seats in the Cantonal Council (2020-2024)
1 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 A total of 10 seats GPS : 1 SP : 2 CVP : 2 FDP : 2 SVP : 3

In the 19th century, Rorschach benefited from the development of traffic and the newly built railway lines to St.Gallen and Romanshorn . In its heyday around 1910, the Feldmühle embroidery factory employed around 2,700 people. The Feldmühle site is now an industrial wasteland on which a new city center with apartments and commercial space is planned.

In 2004 the Christian Democrats (CVP) in the constituency of Rorschach were the strongest political force for the last time. They were replaced in 2008 by the Swiss People's Party (SVP), which has held this position ever since. The FDP increased slightly from 2008 to 2016 , while the Social Democrats (SP) suffered a decline from 2004. The EPP has had a share of the vote of 3 to 4 percent since 2012. In 2020 the Greens won a seat for the first time.

Political structure

The constituency includes the following municipalities:

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Mountain (SG)	850	3.76	226
	Goldach	9269	4.71	1968
	Mörschwil	3585	9.84	364
	Rorschach	9441	1.78	5304
	Rorschacherberg	7286	7.09	1028
	Steinach	3606	4.49	803
	Thal	6571	9.66	680
	Tübach	1461	1.99	734
	Untereggen	1073	7.13	150
Total (9)		43,142	50.45	855