National Council (Austria) - Latest Election

Latest Election

e • d Summary of the 28 September 2008 National Council of Austria election results
Parties Votes +/− % +/− Seats +/−
Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs) 1,430,206 −233,780 29.26 −6.08 57 −11
Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei) 1,269,656 −346,837 25.98 −8.35 51 −15
Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs) 857,029 +337,431 17.54 +6.50 34 +13
BZÖ – Jörg Haider's List (BZÖ – Liste Jörg Haider) 522,933 +329,394 10.70 +6.59 21 +14
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative) 509,936 −10,194 10.43 −0.62 20 −1
Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum) 102,249 * 2.09 * 0 –1 ¶
Citizens' Forum Austria Fritz Dinkhauser's List (Bürgerforum Österreich Liste Fritz Dinkhauser) 86,194 * 1.76 * 0 *
Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs) 37,362 −10,216 0.76 −0.25 0 —
Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria (Unabhängige Bürgerinitiative Rettet Österreich) 35,718 * 0.73 * 0 *
The Christians (Die Christen) 31,080 * 0.64 * 0 *
Animal Rights Party earth–human–animals–nature (Tierrechtspartei earth–human–animals–nature) 2,224 * 0.05 * 0 *
Left (Linke) 2,138 –119† 0.04 ;±0.00† 0 †
Dipl.-Ing. Karlheinz Klement (Dipl.-Ing. Karlheinz Klement) 347 * 0.01 * 0 *
List Strong (Liste Stark) 237 −75 0.00 –0.01 0 —
Invalid/blank votes 103,643 — — — — —
Total (turnout 78.82%; +0.34%) 4,990,952 — 100.0 — 183 —
Notes:
* Did not contest the 2006 election.
¶ Did not contest the 2006 election on its own, but won a seat on the SPÖ's list.
Contested the election only in Burgenland, Salzburg, Tyrol, Upper Austria and Vienna.
† Compared to the Socialist Left Party, which contested the 2006 election and was part of the Left in 2008 election.
Contested the election only in Vienna.
Contested the election only in Carinthia.
Source: Nohlen D & Stöver P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook p217

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