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Austria 2013 legislative election

What was the result of the 2013 legislative election in Austria?

Social Democratic Party of Austria won 52 of 183 seats with 26.8% of the vote. 74.9% 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 52 of 183 seats with 26.8% of the vote; 74.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 3.9 points on 2008.

  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 52 −5 seats 26.8% −2.5 points
  • Austrian People's Party 47 −4 seats 24.0% −2.0 points
  • Freedom Party of Austria 40 +6 seats 20.5% +3.0 points
  • The Greens 24 +4 seats 12.4% +2.0 points
  • Team Stronach 11 5.7%
  • NEOS 9 5.0%
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria 0 −21 seats 3.5% −7.2 points
  • 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 2008 legislative election, party by party.

92 of 183 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 26.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Austria

    Social Democratic Party of Austria won 52 of 183 seats. A majority needs 92.

  2. +6 seats

    Seats gained by Freedom Party of Austria

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2008. Alliance for the Future of Austria lost 21 seats.

  3. 74.9%

    Voter turnout

    Down 3.9 points on 2008.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party of Austria52−526.8−2.51,258,605
Austrian People's Party47−424.0−2.01,125,876
Freedom Party of Austria40+620.5+3.0962,313
The Greens24+412.4+2.0582,657
Team Stronach115.7268,679
NEOSwith Liberal Forum95.0232,946
Alliance for the Future of Austria0−213.5−7.2165,746
Communist Party of Austria01.048,175

± is the change against the Austria 2008 legislative election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,258,605
  • Austrian People's Party 1,125,876
  • Freedom Party of Austria 962,313
  • The Greens 582,657
  • Team Stronach 268,679
  • NEOS 232,946
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria 165,746
  • Communist Party of Austria 48,175

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.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

74.9% of the 6,384,308 registered voters cast a ballot (4,782,410 ballots), down 3.9 points on 2008. 4,692,907 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 Austria26.8% of votes28.4% of seats
  • Austrian People's Party24.0% of votes25.7% of seats
  • Freedom Party of Austria20.5% of votes21.9% of seats
  • The Greens12.4% of votes13.1% of seats
  • Team Stronach5.7% of votes6.0% of seats
  • NEOS5.0% of votes4.9% of seats
  • Alliance for the Future of Austria3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 4.6 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 2.8 points of the vote.

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