Elections in Austria

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Elections in Austria gives information on election and election results in Austria.

Austria elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a six year term by the people. Parliament (Parlament) has two chambers. The National Council (Nationalrat) has 183 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. The politically less significant Federal Council (Bundesrat) has 64 members, elected from five to six year by the provincial parliaments.

Austria has a multi-party system. From 1945 to 1986 Austria had two strong parties and a third party that was electorally successful; since 1986, four parties (for a few years 5) are represented in parliament. Parties need to pass a four percent vote share threshold or to receive a direct seat at the local level to be represented in the National Council.

The voting age is 18 for federal elections and for other elections in most states, although recent years have seen it lowered to 16 for state and local elections in some states.

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Summary of the 1 October 2006 National Council of Austria election results
Parties Votes +/- % +/- Seats +/-
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 —
Safe – Absolute – 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
Notes:
*       Did not stand in 2002.
  1. ^ Did not stand as an independent party in the election, representatives elected on the Social Democratic Party's list. Effectively, one of the Social Democratic Party's 68 seats is a representative of the Liberal Forum.
  2. ^ Stood only in Carinthia, Salzburg, Tyrol, Vienna and Vorarlberg.
  3. ^ Stood only in Vienna.
  4. ^ a b Stood only in Carinthia.
  5. ^ Stood only in Burgenland.
Source: BMI
Main article: Austrian legislative election, 2006

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Summary of the 25 April 2004 Austrian Presidential election results
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
Main article: Austrian presidential election, 2004

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Summary of the 1 October 2006 National Council of Austria election results
Parties Votes +/- % +/- Seats +/-
Social Democratic Party of Austria
(Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs)		 1,663,986 -128,513 35.34 -1.17 68 -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
(Liste Westenthaler - BZÖ)		 193,539 4.11 7
List Martin
(Liste Dr. Martin - MATIN)		 131,688 2.79 —
Communist Party of Austria
(Kommunistische Partei Österreichs)		 47,578 +20,010 1.01 +0.45% —
Leave EU - Neutral Free Austria
(NFÖ)		 10,594 0.23 —
Socialist Left Party
(Sozialistische LinksPartei)		 2,257 -1,649 0.05 -0.03 —
Secure - Absolut - Independent
(SAU)		 1,514 0.03 —
Christian Electoral Community
(Christliche Wählergemeinschaft)		 2,009 -1,021 0.04 -0.03 — ±0
Initiativ 2000
(Initiative 2000)		 592 0.01 — ±0
List Stark
(Liste Stark)		 312 0.01 — ±0
Total (turnout 84.27 %; +3.85) 4,909,645 100.0 183
Source: Siemens Austria, BMI
Main article: Austrian legislative election, 2002

Federal Elections in Austria
First Austrian Republic:
National Council: (1920) | 1923 | 1927 | 1930
Second Austrian Republic:
National Council: 1945 | 1949 | 1953 | 1956 | 1959 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2006
President: 1951 | 1957 | 1963 | 1965 | 1971 | 1974 | 1980 | 1986 | 1992 | 1998 | 2004

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