Lower Austrian state election, 2018

Lower Austrian state election, 2018

28 January 2018
All 56 seats in the Landtag of Lower Austria All 9 seats in the state government 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.56% 4.31%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Johanna Mikl-Leitner Franz Schnabl Udo Landbauer Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Last election 30 seats, 50.79% 13 seats, 21.57 4 seats, 8.21 Seats won 29 13 8 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 450,812 217,289 134,085 Percentage 49.63% 23.92% 14.76% Swing 1.16% 2.35% 6.55%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Helga Krismer Indra Collini Party Greens NEOS Last election 4 seats, 8.06% did not contest Seats won 3 3 Seat change 1 3 Popular vote 58,401 46,801 Percentage 6.43% 5.15% Swing 1.63% 5.15%

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The Lower Austrian state election of 2018 was held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 28 January 2018. Since 2003 the Austrian People's Party has had a majority of the seats. NEOS contested Lower Austria for the first time and won 3 seats, while the Social Democratic Party of Austria seat share remained unchanged. The Freedom Party of Austria won 8 seats, doubling their standing in the state, while the Greens only defended 3 of their 4 seats. The Team Stronach and KPÖ did not compete in the election.

Election results

	Party	Votes in %	Seats	Change
	Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	49.63%	29	1
	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	23.92%	13
	Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	14.76%	8	4
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)	6.43%	3	1
	NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS)	5.15%	3	3
	Others	0.10%	0	5
Source: noel.gv.at (Lower Austria state government)

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