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Austria 2008 legislative election

What was the result of the 2008 legislative election in Austria?

Social Democratic Party of Austria won 57 of 183 seats with 29.3% of the vote. 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Austria won 57 of 183 seats with 29.3% of the vote; 78.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.3 points on 2006.

  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 57 −11 seats 29.3% −6.0 points
  • Austrian People's Party 51 −15 seats 26.0% −8.3 points
  • Freedom Party of Austria 34 +13 seats 17.5% +6.5 points
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria 21 +14 seats 10.7% +6.6 points
  • The Greens 20 −1 seat 10.4% −0.7 points
  • Liberal Forum 0 2.1%
  • Citizens' Forum Austria 0 1.8%
  • 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 2006 legislative election, party by party.

92 of 183 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.3%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Austria

    Social Democratic Party of Austria won 57 of 183 seats. A majority needs 92.

  2. +14 seats

    Seats gained by Alliance for the Future of Austria

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2006. Austrian People's Party lost 15 seats.

  3. 78.8%

    Voter turnout

    Up 0.3 points on 2006.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party of Austria57−1129.3−6.01,430,206
Austrian People's Party51−1526.0−8.31,269,656
Freedom Party of Austria34+1317.5+6.5857,029
Alliance for the Future of Austria21+1410.7+6.6522,933
The Greens20−110.4−0.7509,936
Liberal Forum02.1102,249
Citizens' Forum Austria01.886,194

± is the change against the Austria 2006 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,430,206
  • Austrian People's Party 1,269,656
  • Freedom Party of Austria 857,029
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria 522,933
  • The Greens 509,936
  • Liberal Forum 102,249
  • Citizens' Forum Austria 86,194

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?

78.8% of the 6,333,109 registered voters cast a ballot (4,990,952 ballots), up 0.3 points on 2006. 4,887,309 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Austria29.3% of votes31.1% of seats
  • Austrian People's Party26.0% of votes27.9% of seats
  • Freedom Party of Austria17.5% of votes18.6% of seats
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria10.7% of votes11.5% of seats
  • The Greens10.4% of votes10.9% of seats
  • Liberal Forum2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.8 by votes and 4.3 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 3.3 points of the vote.

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