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Austria 1995 legislative election

What was the result of the 1995 legislative election in Austria?

Social Democratic Party of Austria won 71 of 183 seats with 38.1% of the vote. 86.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Austria
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Austria won 71 of 183 seats with 38.1% of the vote; 86.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.0 points on 1994.

  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 71 +6 seats 38.1% +3.2 points
  • Austrian People's Party 52 0 seats 28.3% +0.6 points
  • Freedom Party of Austria 41 −1 seat 21.9% −0.6 points
  • Liberal Forum 10 −1 seat 5.5% −0.5 points
  • The Greens 9 −4 seats 4.8% −2.5 points
  • No -- Citizens' Initiative against EU membership 0 0 seats 1.1% +0.2 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Austria 1994 legislative election, party by party.

92 of 183 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 38.1%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Austria

    Social Democratic Party of Austria won 71 of 183 seats. A majority needs 92.

  2. +6 seats

    Seats gained by Social Democratic Party of Austria

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. The Greens lost 4 seats.

  3. 86.0%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.0 points on 1994.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party of Austria71+638.1+3.21,843,474
Austrian People's Party52028.3+0.61,370,510
Freedom Party of Austria41−121.9−0.61,060,377
Liberal Forum10−15.5−0.5267,026
The Greens9−44.8−2.5233,208
No -- Citizens' Initiative against EU membership001.1+0.253,176

± is the change against the Austria 1994 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,843,474
  • Austrian People's Party 1,370,510
  • Freedom Party of Austria 1,060,377
  • Liberal Forum 267,026
  • The Greens 233,208
  • No -- Citizens' Initiative against EU membership 53,176

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

How many people voted?

86.0% of the 5,768,099 registered voters cast a ballot (4,959,455 ballots), up 4.0 points on 1994. 4,844,173 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Austria38.1% of votes38.8% of seats
  • Austrian People's Party28.3% of votes28.4% of seats
  • Freedom Party of Austria21.9% of votes22.4% of seats
  • Liberal Forum5.5% of votes5.5% of seats
  • The Greens4.8% of votes4.9% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 3.5 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 9.8 points of the vote.

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