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Elections in Austria

What do we know about elections in Austria?

No coming election has a day in our data yet. Latest result: Austrian People's Party won 71 of 183 seats in 2019.

  • Latest result:
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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , no coming election we list for Austria has a day in our data yet. The latest result in our data is the 2019 legislative election: Austrian People's Party won 71 of 183 seats. This page lists 36 elections, past and coming.

Austrian People's Party, 71 of 183 seats

92 of 183 seats make a majority

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Austria 2019 legislative electionFinal result

Austrian People's Party won 71 of 183 seats.

92 of 183 make a majority
  • Austrian People's Party71
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria40
  • Freedom Party of Austria31
  • The Greens26
  • NEOS15
Largest party's seats
71 of 183
Its share of the vote
37.5%
Turnout
75.6%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Austrian People's Party won 71 of 183 seats. A majority needs 92.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to The Greens.

    The Greens gained 26 seats compared with 2017. Freedom Party of Austria lost 20 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 75.6%.

    That is down 4.4 points on 2017.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Austrian People's Party37.5% of votes38.8% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria21.2% of votes21.9% of seats
  • Freedom Party of Austria16.2% of votes16.9% of seats
  • The Greens13.9% of votes14.2% of seats
  • NEOS8.1% of votes8.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.2 by votes and 3.9 by seats; Austrian People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 16.3 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Austria?

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Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

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Which past elections do we list for Austria?

The latest result we hold for Austria comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2019 legislative electionAustrian People's Party37.571 of 18375.6
2017 legislative electionAustrian People's Party31.562 of 18380.0
2013 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria26.852 of 18374.9
2008 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria29.357 of 18378.8
2006 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria35.368 of 18378.5
2002 legislative electionAustrian People's Party42.379 of 18384.3
1999 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria33.265 of 18380.4
1995 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria38.171 of 18386.0
1994 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria34.965 of 18381.9
1990 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria42.880 of 18386.1
1986 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria43.180 of 18390.5
1983 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria47.690 of 18392.6
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1979 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria51.095 of 18392.2
1975 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria50.493 of 18392.9
1971 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria50.093 of 18392.4
1970 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria48.481 of 16591.8
1966 legislative electionAustrian People's Party48.485 of 16593.8
1962 legislative electionAustrian People's Party45.481 of 16593.8
1959 legislative electionAustrian People's Party44.279 of 16594.2
1956 legislative electionAustrian People's Party46.082 of 16596.0
1953 legislative electionAustrian People's Party41.374 of 16595.8
1949 legislative electionAustrian People's Party44.077 of 16596.8
1945 legislative electionAustrian People's Party49.885 of 16594.3
1930 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria41.172 of 16590.2
1927 legislative electionAustrian People's Party48.273 of 16589.3
1923 legislative electionAustrian People's Party44.082 of 16587.0
1920 legislative electionAustrian People's Party41.885 of 18380.3
1919 legislative electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria40.872 of 17084.6

How did Austria vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionDie Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs25.4
2019 European Parliament electionAustrian People's Party34.659.8
2014 European Parliament electionAustrian People's Party and Social Democratic Party of Austria tied45.4
2009 European Parliament electionAustrian People's Party30.046.0
2004 European Parliament electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria33.342.4
1999 European Parliament electionSocial Democratic Party of Austria and Austrian People's Party tied49.4
1996 European Parliament electionAustrian People's Party29.667.7

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Austrian People's Party37.5% 2019
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria21.2% 2019
  • Freedom Party of Austria16.2% 2019
  • The Greens13.9% 2019
  • NEOS8.1% 2019
  • JETZT1.9% 2019
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria3.5% 2013
  • Communist Party of Austria1.0% 2013
  • Liberal Forum2.1% 2008
  • Hans-Peter Martin's List2.8% 2006
  • No -- Citizens' Initiative against EU membership1.1% 1995
  • United Greens of Austria2.0% 1990

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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