Austria 2006 legislative election
What was the result of the 2006 legislative election in Austria?
Social Democratic Party of Austria won 68 of 183 seats with 35.3% of the vote. 78.5% 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 68 of 183 seats with 35.3% of the vote; 78.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 5.8 points on 2002.
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 68 −1 seat 35.3% −1.2 points
- Austrian People's Party 66 −13 seats 34.3% −8.0 points
- The Greens 21 +4 seats 11.1% +1.6 points
- Freedom Party of Austria 21 +3 seats 11.0% +1.0 points
- Alliance for the Future of Austria 7 4.1%
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 0 2.8%
- Communist Party of Austria 0 1.0%
- 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 2002 legislative election, party by party.
- Social Democratic Party of Austria68
- Austrian People's Party66
- Freedom Party of Austria21
- The Greens21
- Alliance for the Future of Austria7
Key numbers
35.3%
Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Austria
Social Democratic Party of Austria won 68 of 183 seats. A majority needs 92.
+4 seats
Seats gained by The Greens
The largest gain in seats compared with 2002. Austrian People's Party lost 13 seats.
78.5%
Voter turnout
Down 5.8 points on 2002.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 68 | −1 | 35.3 | −1.2 | 1,663,986 |
| Austrian People's Party | 66 | −13 | 34.3 | −8.0 | 1,616,493 |
| The Greens | 21 | +4 | 11.1 | +1.6 | 520,130 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 21 | +3 | 11.0 | +1.0 | 519,598 |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria | 7 | 4.1 | 193,539 | ||
| Hans-Peter Martin's List | 0 | 2.8 | 131,688 | ||
| Communist Party of Austria | 0 | 1.0 | 47,578 |
± is the change against the Austria 2002 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,663,986
- Austrian People's Party 1,616,493
- The Greens 520,130
- Freedom Party of Austria 519,598
- Alliance for the Future of Austria 193,539
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 131,688
- Communist Party of Austria 47,578
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?
78.5% of the 6,107,892 registered voters cast a ballot (4,793,780 ballots), down 5.8 points on 2002. 4,708,281 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1945.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democratic Party of Austria35.3% of votes37.2% of seats
- Austrian People's Party34.3% of votes36.1% of seats
- The Greens11.1% of votes11.5% of seats
- Freedom Party of Austria11.0% of votes11.5% of seats
- Alliance for the Future of Austria4.1% of votes3.8% of seats
- Hans-Peter Martin's List2.8% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.7 by votes and 3.4 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 1.0 point of the vote.
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