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.

Contents 1 Recent elections on the federal level 1.1 2004 Presidential election 1.2 2002 Parliamentary election 2 Past Elections 3 See also 4 External links

Recent elections on the federal level

2004 Presidential election

Summary of the 25 April 2004 Presidential election results	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	4,136,016
Registered votes	6,030,982

Source: ORF. More info: Austrian presidential election, 2004

2002 Parliamentary election

Summary of the 24 November 2002 National Council election results	Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
Austrian People's Party (Österreichische Volkspartei)		42.3	+15.4	79	+27
Social Democratic Party of Austria (Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs)		36.5	+3.4	69	+4
Freedom Party of Austria (Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs)		10.0	-16.9	18	-34
The Greens-Green Alternative (Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative (Grüne))		9.5	+2.1	17	+3
Liberal Forum (Liberales Forum)		1.0		-
Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs)		0.6		-
Total (turnout 84.3 %)		100.0		183

Source: Siemens Austria. More info: Austria legislative election, 2002

Past Elections

Federal Elections in Austria during the Second Republic

National Council: 1945 | 1949 | 1953 | 1956 | 1959 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 President: 1951 | 1957 | 1963 | 1965 | 1971 | 1974 | 1980 | 1986 | 1992 | 1998 | 2004

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• parties and elections