Austria 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Austria?
Austrian People's Party won 6 of 17 seats with 30.0% of the vote. 46.0% 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 : Austrian People's Party won 6 of 17 seats with 30.0% of the vote; 46.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.5 points on 2004.
- Austrian People's Party 6 0 seats 30.0% −2.7 points
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 4 −3 seats 23.7% −9.6 points
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 3 +1 seat 17.7% +3.7 points
- Freedom Party of Austria 2 +1 seat 12.7% +6.4 points
- The Greens 2 0 seats 9.9% −3.0 points
- Alliance for the Future of Austria 0 4.6%
- 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 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
30.0%
Share of the vote won by Austrian People's Party
It led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 6.3 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Hans-Peter Martin's List
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Social Democratic Party of Austria lost 3 seats.
46.0%
Voter turnout
Up 3.5 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian People's Party | 6 | 0 | 30.0 | −2.7 | 858,921 |
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 4 | −3 | 23.7 | −9.6 | 680,041 |
| Hans-Peter Martin's List | 3 | +1 | 17.7 | +3.7 | 506,092 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 2 | +1 | 12.7 | +6.4 | 364,207 |
| The Greens | 2 | 0 | 9.9 | −3.0 | 284,505 |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria | 0 | 4.6 | 131,261 |
± is the change against the Austria 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Austrian People's Party 858,921
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 680,041
- Hans-Peter Martin's List 506,092
- Freedom Party of Austria 364,207
- The Greens 284,505
- Alliance for the Future of Austria 131,261
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?
46.0% of the 6,362,761 registered voters cast a ballot (2,925,132 ballots), up 3.5 points on 2004. 2,864,621 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Austrian People's Party30.0% of votes35.3% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Austria23.7% of votes23.5% of seats
- Hans-Peter Martin's List17.7% of votes17.6% of seats
- Freedom Party of Austria12.7% of votes11.8% of seats
- The Greens9.9% of votes11.8% of seats
- Alliance for the Future of Austria4.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.9 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Austrian People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 6.3 points of the vote.
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