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2024 Austrian legislative election

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2024 Austrian legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Austria on 29 September 2024 to elect the 28th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The election saw the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) place first, winning 28.8% of the vote and achieving the best result in the party's history. This was the first time that a far-right party won the most seats in a legislative election in Austria after World War II. The governing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) lost 20 seats, while its coalition partner, the Greens, lost 10 seats. The centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) won just 21.1%, marking its worst result ever in terms of percentages and the place occupied (3rd), but it gained one seat compared to the previous election. NEOS slightly improved from 2019, rising from 15 to 18 seats. No other party was able to clear the 4% threshold to win seats.

Infobox

Turnout
77.7% ( 2.1 pp)
Leader
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
Party
NEOS
Last election
8.1%, 15 seats
Seats won
18
Seat change
3
Popular vote
446,378
Percentage
9.1%
Swing
1.0 pp

Tables

The table below lists parties represented in the 27th National Council: · Contesting parties
Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei
Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei
mw- Abbr.
ÖVP
Name
Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei
Ideology
Christian democracy
Leader
Karl Nehammer
2019 result
37.5%
2019 result
71 / 183
Status
Coalition
Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
mw- Abbr.
SPÖ
Name
Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Ideology
Social democracy
Leader
Andreas Babler
2019 result
21.2%
2019 result
40 / 183
Status
Opposition
Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs
mw- Abbr.
FPÖ
Name
Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Ideology
Right-wing populism
Leader
Herbert Kickl
2019 result
16.2%
2019 result
31 / 183
Status
Opposition
The GreensDie Grünen
The GreensDie Grünen
mw- Abbr.
Grüne
Name
The GreensDie Grünen
Ideology
Green politics
Leader
Werner Kogler
2019 result
13.9%
2019 result
26 / 183
Status
Coalition
NEOSNEOS – Das Neue Österreich
NEOSNEOS – Das Neue Österreich
mw- Abbr.
NEOS
Name
NEOSNEOS – Das Neue Österreich
Ideology
Liberalism
Leader
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
2019 result
8.1%
2019 result
15 / 183
Status
Opposition
mw- Abbr.
Name
Ideology
Leader
2019 result
Status
Votes (%)
Seats
ÖVP
Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei
Christian democracy
Karl Nehammer
37.5%
71 / 183
Coalition
SPÖ
Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Social democracy
Andreas Babler
21.2%
40 / 183
Opposition
FPÖ
Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Right-wing populism
Herbert Kickl
16.2%
31 / 183
Opposition
Grüne
The GreensDie Grünen
Green politics
Werner Kogler
13.9%
26 / 183
Coalition
NEOS
NEOSNEOS – Das Neue Österreich
Liberalism
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
8.1%
15 / 183
Opposition
· Results
Party
Party
Col 1
Party
Col 2
Votes
Col 3
%
Col 4
+/–
Col 5
Seats
Col 6
+/–
Total
Total
Col 1
Total
Col 2
4,882,888
Col 3
100.00
Col 4
–
Col 5
183
Col 6
0
Valid votes
Valid votes
Col 1
Valid votes
Col 2
4,882,888
Col 3
99.05
Invalid/blank votes
Invalid/blank votes
Col 1
Invalid/blank votes
Col 2
46,857
Col 3
0.95
Total votes
Total votes
Col 1
Total votes
Col 2
4,929,745
Col 3
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
Registered voters/turnout
Col 1
Registered voters/turnout
Col 2
6,346,059
Col 3
77.68
Source: Interior Ministry, ORF
Source: Interior Ministry, ORF
Col 1
Source: Interior Ministry, ORF
Party
Votes
%
+/–
Seats
+/–
Freedom Party of Austria
1,408,514
28.85
+12.68
57
+26
Austrian People's Party
1,282,734
26.27
–11.19
51
–20
Social Democratic Party of Austria
1,032,234
21.14
–0.04
41
+1
NEOS
446,378
9.14
+1.04
18
+3
The Greens
402,107
8.24
–5.66
16
–10
KPÖ Plus
116,891
2.39
+1.70
0
0
The Beer Party
98,395
2.02
+1.92
0
0
Madeleine Petrovic List
28,488
0.58
New
0
New
None of the Above
27,830
0.57
+0.11
0
0
MFG Austria
19,785
0.41
New
0
New
Gaza List
19,376
0.40
New
0
New
The Yellows (LBL)
156
0.00
New
0
New
Total
4,882,888
100.00
–
183
0
Valid votes
4,882,888
99.05
Invalid/blank votes
46,857
0.95
Total votes
4,929,745
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
6,346,059
77.68
Source: Interior Ministry, ORF
[44] · Results › Results by state
%
%
State
%
FPÖ
S
FPÖ
%
ÖVP
S
ÖVP
%
SPÖ
S
SPÖ
%
NEOS
S
NEOS
%
Grüne
S
Grüne
%
Others
S
Burgenland
Burgenland
State
Burgenland
FPÖ
28.8
FPÖ
2
ÖVP
28.6
ÖVP
1
SPÖ
27.0
SPÖ
1
NEOS
6.5
NEOS
-
Grüne
4.7
Grüne
-
Others
4.4
Others
-
Turnout
82.5
Carinthia
Carinthia
State
Carinthia
FPÖ
38.4
FPÖ
4
ÖVP
20.8
ÖVP
2
SPÖ
23.1
SPÖ
2
NEOS
7.8
NEOS
-
Grüne
4.7
Grüne
-
Others
5.2
Others
-
Turnout
76.9
Lower Austria
Lower Austria
State
Lower Austria
FPÖ
29.2
FPÖ
10
ÖVP
29.9
ÖVP
11
SPÖ
20.2
SPÖ
7
NEOS
8.5
NEOS
3
Grüne
6.7
Grüne
2
Others
5.5
Others
-
Turnout
82.0
Upper Austria
Upper Austria
State
Upper Austria
FPÖ
30.5
FPÖ
9
ÖVP
26.3
ÖVP
8
SPÖ
20.3
SPÖ
6
NEOS
8.3
NEOS
2
Grüne
8.4
Grüne
2
Others
6.2
Others
-
Turnout
80.1
Salzburg
Salzburg
State
Salzburg
FPÖ
27.7
FPÖ
3
ÖVP
31.6
ÖVP
3
SPÖ
16.8
SPÖ
1
NEOS
9.0
NEOS
-
Grüne
8.5
Grüne
-
Others
6.4
Others
-
Turnout
78.4
Styria
Styria
State
Styria
FPÖ
32.2
FPÖ
8
ÖVP
27.0
ÖVP
7
SPÖ
18.6
SPÖ
5
NEOS
8.2
NEOS
2
Grüne
7.6
Grüne
2
Others
6.4
Others
-
Turnout
78.5
Tyrol
Tyrol
State
Tyrol
FPÖ
28.7
FPÖ
4
ÖVP
31.0
ÖVP
4
SPÖ
15.4
SPÖ
2
NEOS
10.6
NEOS
1
Grüne
8.1
Grüne
1
Others
6.2
Others
-
Turnout
74.3
Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg
State
Vorarlberg
FPÖ
27.1
FPÖ
2
ÖVP
29.1
ÖVP
2
SPÖ
13.1
SPÖ
1
NEOS
12.6
NEOS
1
Grüne
11.4
Grüne
-
Others
6.7
Others
-
Turnout
71.8
Vienna
Vienna
State
Vienna
FPÖ
20.7
FPÖ
6
ÖVP
17.4
ÖVP
5
SPÖ
29.9
SPÖ
9
NEOS
11.4
NEOS
3
Grüne
12.3
Grüne
4
Others
8.3
Others
-
Turnout
71.9
Nationwide
Nationwide
State
Nationwide
FPÖ
—
FPÖ
9
ÖVP
—
ÖVP
8
SPÖ
—
SPÖ
7
NEOS
—
NEOS
6
Grüne
—
Grüne
5
Others
—
Others
-
Turnout
—
Austria
Austria
State
Austria
FPÖ
28.8
FPÖ
57
ÖVP
26.3
ÖVP
51
SPÖ
21.1
SPÖ
41
NEOS
9.1
NEOS
18
Grüne
8.2
Grüne
16
Others
6.4
Others
-
Turnout
77.7
State
FPÖ
ÖVP
SPÖ
NEOS
Grüne
Others
Turnout
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
%
S
Burgenland
28.8
2
28.6
1
27.0
1
6.5
-
4.7
-
4.4
-
82.5
Carinthia
38.4
4
20.8
2
23.1
2
7.8
-
4.7
-
5.2
-
76.9
Lower Austria
29.2
10
29.9
11
20.2
7
8.5
3
6.7
2
5.5
-
82.0
Upper Austria
30.5
9
26.3
8
20.3
6
8.3
2
8.4
2
6.2
-
80.1
Salzburg
27.7
3
31.6
3
16.8
1
9.0
-
8.5
-
6.4
-
78.4
Styria
32.2
8
27.0
7
18.6
5
8.2
2
7.6
2
6.4
-
78.5
Tyrol
28.7
4
31.0
4
15.4
2
10.6
1
8.1
1
6.2
-
74.3
Vorarlberg
27.1
2
29.1
2
13.1
1
12.6
1
11.4
-
6.7
-
71.8
Vienna
20.7
6
17.4
5
29.9
9
11.4
3
12.3
4
8.3
-
71.9
Nationwide
—
9
—
8
—
7
—
6
—
5
—
-
—
Austria
28.8
57
26.3
51
21.1
41
9.1
18
8.2
16
6.4
-
77.7
· Results › Preference votes
Party
Pos.
Candidate
Votes
%
FPÖ
1
Herbert Kickl
85,542
68.0
ÖVP
1
Karl Nehammer
60,402
56.1
SPÖ
1
Andreas Babler
46,440
46.0
GRÜNE
2
Leonore Gewessler
31,244
52.6
NEOS
1
Beate Meinl-Reisinger
15,880
43.5
GRÜNE
3
Alma Zadić
10,034
16.9
FPÖ
77
Christoph Steiner
9,385
7.5
NEOS
3
Sepp Schellhorn
7,852
21.5
ÖVP
2
Claudia Plakolm
7,829
7.3
GRÜNE
1
Werner Kogler
7,569
12.7
ÖVP
9
Norbert Totschnig
6,514
6.1

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