Lower Austrian state election, 2013

Lower Austrian state election, 2013

March 3, 2013

All 56 seats in the Landtag of Lower Austria
All 9 seats in the state government
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 70.87% Decrease 3.64%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Erwin Pröll Josef Leitner Frank Stronach
Party ÖVP SPÖ Stronach
Leader since 22 October 1992 2008
Last election 31 seats 15 seats Did not contest
Seats won 30 13 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Increase 5
Popular vote 495,557 210,504 96,016
Percentage 50.79% 21.57% 9.84%
Swing Decrease3.6% Decrease3.94% Increase9.84%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Barbara Rosenkranz Madeleine Petrovic
Party FPÖ Greens
Leader since 2003 2008
Last election 6 seats 4 seats
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 80,122 78,678
Percentage 8.21% 8,06%
Swing Decrease2.26% Increase1.15%
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The Lower Austrian state election of 2013 was held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 3 March 2013. Since 2003 the Austrian People's Party has had a majority of the seats, the Team Stronach, which was standing for election in Lower Austria in the first time, won 5 seats, while the Social Democratic Party of Austria, like the Freedom Party of Austria, lost 2 seats and the Greens could defend their 4 seats.

Election results

Party Votes in % Seats Change
  Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 50.79% 30 -1
  Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 21.57% 13 -2
  Team Stronach (TEAM STRONACH) 9.84% 5 +5
  Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 8.21% 4 -2
  The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 8.06% 4 ±0
  Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 0.77% 0 ±0
  Others 0.75% 0 ±0
Source: noel.gv.at
Popular Vote
ÖVP
50.79%
SPÖ
21.57%
STRONACH
9.84%
FPÖ
8.21%
GRÜNE
8.06%
KPÖ
0.77%
Other
0.75%
Parliamentary Seats
ÖVP
53.57%
SPÖ
23.21%
STRONACH
8.93%
FPÖ
7.14%
GRÜNE
7.14%

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