Austria 2004 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2004 European Parliament election in Austria?
Social Democratic Party of Austria won 7 of 18 seats with 33.3% of the vote. 42.4% 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 7 of 18 seats with 33.3% of the vote; 42.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 7.0 points on 1999.
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 7 0 seats 33.3% +1.6 points
- Austrian People's Party 6 −1 seat 32.7% +2.0 points
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 2 14.0%
- The Greens 2 0 seats 12.9% +3.6 points
- Freedom Party of Austria 1 −4 seats 6.3% −17.1 points
- Communist Party of Austria 0 0.8%
- 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 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
33.3%
Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Austria
It led Austrian People's Party by 0.6 points of the vote.
+3.6 points
Share of the vote gained by The Greens
The largest gain in votes compared with 1999. Freedom Party of Austria lost 17.1 points.
42.4%
Voter turnout
Down 7.0 points on 1999.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 7 | 0 | 33.3 | +1.6 | 833,517 |
| Austrian People's Party | 6 | −1 | 32.7 | +2.0 | 817,716 |
| Hans-Peter Martin's List | 2 | 14.0 | 349,696 | ||
| The Greens | 2 | 0 | 12.9 | +3.6 | 322,429 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 1 | −4 | 6.3 | −17.1 | 157,722 |
| Communist Party of Austria | 0 | 0.8 | 19,530 |
± is the change against the Austria 1999 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 833,517
- Austrian People's Party 817,716
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 349,696
- The Greens 322,429
- Freedom Party of Austria 157,722
- Communist Party of Austria 19,530
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?
42.4% of the 6,049,129 registered voters cast a ballot (2,566,639 ballots), down 7.0 points on 1999. 2,500,610 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democratic Party of Austria33.3% of votes38.9% of seats
- Austrian People's Party32.7% of votes33.3% of seats
- Hans-Peter Martin's List14.0% of votes11.1% of seats
- The Greens12.9% of votes11.1% of seats
- Freedom Party of Austria6.3% of votes5.6% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.4 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 0.6 points of the vote.
Time and source Data as of