Elections in Austria
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This article provides information on elections and election results in Austria.
On a federal level, there are two main elections: for head of state (Federal President) every six years, and for the 183 seats of the National Council (Nationalrat) every four years by proportional representation (to be changed to five years at the beginning of the next election period.)
Austria has a multi-party system. From 1945 to 1986 Austria had two main parties, with a third party also winning seats in the National Council. Since 1986 there have been generally four parties, for a few years even five. At least 4% of the popular vote, or a "direct mandate" in one of the districts, is needed for representation in the National Council.
The voting age has recently been lowered from 18 to 16 in all federal elections, following some states which had lowered it for state and local elections before that.
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[edit] Latest elections
[edit] 2006 Parliamentary election
| Parties | Votes | +/− | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | |
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| Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs) | 1,663,986 | −128,513 | 35.34 | −1.17 | 68 (67) | −1 | |
| Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei) | 1,616,493 | −460,340 | 34.33 | −7.97 | 66 | −13 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative) | 520,130 | +55,150 | 11.05 | +1.58 | 21 | +4 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs) | 519,598 | +28,270 | 11.04 | +1.03 | 21 | +3 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria (Bündnis Zukunft Österreich) | 193,539 | * | 4.11 | * | 7 | +7 | |
| Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum) [1] | — | — | — | — | — (1) | — | |
| Dr. Martin's List – For Democracy, Control, Justice (Liste Dr. Martin – Für Demokratie, Kontrolle, Gerechtigkeit) | 131,688 | * | 2.80 | * | — | * | |
| Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs) | 47,578 | +20,010 | 1.01 | +0.45 | — | ±0 | |
| EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria (EU–Austritt – Neutrales Freies Österreich) [2] | 10,594 | * | 0.23 | * | — | * | |
| Socialist Left Party (Sozialistische LinksPartei) [3] | 2,257 | −1,649 | 0.05 | −0.03 | — | ±0 | |
| Safe – Absolutely – Independent, Franz Radinger (Sicher – Absolut – Unabhängig, Franz Radinger) [4] | 1,514 | * | 0.03 | * | — | * | |
| Initiativ€2000 (Initiativ€2000) [5] | 592 | * | 0.01 | * | — | * | |
| Stark's List (Liste Stark) [4] | 312 | * | 0.01 | * | — | * | |
| Total (turnout 78.48%; −5.8) | 4,708,281 | 100.0 | 183 | ||||
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[edit] 2004 Presidential election
| Candidates and nominating parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Heinz Fischer (Social Democratic Party of Austria) | 2,166,690 | 52.4 |
| Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Austrian People's Party) | 1,969,326 | 47.6 |
| Total (turnout 70.8 %) | 4,136,016 | 100.0 |
| Invalid votes | 182,423 | |
| Total votes | 4,318,439 | |
| Eligible voters | 6,030,982 | |
| Source: Austrian ministry of Interior | ||
[edit] Past elections
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Parties and elections
- Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior: Elections
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