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Austria 1996 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 1996 European Parliament election in Austria?

Austrian People's Party won 7 of 21 seats with 29.6% of the vote. 67.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Austrian People's Party won 7 of 21 seats with 29.6% of the vote; 67.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Austrian People's Party 7 29.6%
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 6 29.1%
  • Freedom Party of Austria 6 27.5%
  • The Greens 1 6.8%
  • Liberal Forum 1 4.3%
  • Citizens' Initiative for the retention of neutrality 0 1.3%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote

Key numbers

  1. 29.6%

    Share of the vote won by Austrian People's Party

    It led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 0.5 points of the vote.

  2. 67.7%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Austrian People's Party729.61,124,921
Social Democratic Party of Austria629.11,105,910
Freedom Party of Austria627.51,044,604
The Greens16.8258,250
Liberal Forum14.3161,583
Citizens' Initiative for the retention of neutrality01.348,600
Votes by party
  • Austrian People's Party 1,124,921
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,105,910
  • Freedom Party of Austria 1,044,604
  • The Greens 258,250
  • Liberal Forum 161,583
  • Citizens' Initiative for the retention of neutrality 48,600

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?

67.7% of the 5,800,377 registered voters cast a ballot (3,928,538 ballots). 3,794,145 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Austrian People's Party29.6% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria29.1% of votes28.6% of seats
  • Freedom Party of Austria27.5% of votes28.6% of seats
  • The Greens6.8% of votes4.8% of seats
  • Liberal Forum4.3% of votes4.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Austrian People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 0.5 points of the vote.

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