2005 Styrian state election

The Styrian state election of 2005 was held in the Austrian state of Styria on 2 October 2005.

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After being governed by ÖVP-led administrations for sixty years, the SPÖ managed to win the election. Franz Voves, Styrian SPÖ chairman, became prime minister. The election also saw the return to parliament of the Communist Party, after an absence of thirty-five years, and the departure of the Freedom Party.

Party	Votes in %	Change	Seats	Change
Social Democratic Party of Austria	41.67%	+9.35%	25	+6
Austrian People's Party	38.66%	−8.63%	24	−3
Communist Party of Austria	6.34%	+5.31%	4	+4
The Greens – The Green Alternative	4.73%	−0.88%	3	±0
Freedom Party of Austria	4.56%	−7.85%	0	−7
Hirschmann's List	2.05%	—	0	—
Alliance for the Future of Austria	1.72%	—	0	—
Non-party	0.28%	—	0	—

Popular Vote

SPÖ			41.67%
ÖVP			38.66%
KPÖ			6.34%
GRÜNE			4.73%
FPÖ			4.56%
LH			2.05%
BZÖ			1.72%
Other			0.28%

Local elections in Austria

State elections

Burgenland	1922 1923 1927 1930 1945 1949 1953 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Carinthia	1921 1923 1927 1930 1945 1949 1953 1956 1960 1965 1970 1975 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2013 2018
Lower Austria	1919 1921 1927 1930 1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018
Salzburg	1861 1867 1870 1871 1878 1884 1890 1896 1902 1909 1919 1922 1927 1932 1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2013 2018
Styria	1919 1923 1927 1930 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1970 1974 1978 1981 1986 1991 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2019
Tyrol	1919 1921 1925 1929 1945 1949 1953 1957 1961 1965 1970 1975 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2003 2008 2013 2018
Upper Austria	1919 1925 1931 1945 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021
Vienna	1919 1923 1927 1932 1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1973 1978 1983 1987 1991 1996 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020
Vorarlberg	1919 1923 1928 1932 1945 1949 1954 1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Municipal and
mayoral elections

Burgenland	1950 1954 1958 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017
Carinthia	2003 2009 2015 2021
Lower Austria	2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Krems an der Donau	1950 1955 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
Salzburg	2004 2009 2014 2019
Styria	1932 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Graz	2003 2008 2012 2017
Tyrol	2004 2010 2016
Innsbruck	2006 2012 2018
Upper Austria	1945 1949 1955 1961 1967 1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2003 2009 2015 2021
Vienna	1861 1863 1868 1879 1888 1891 1895 (Mar-Apr) 1895 (Sep) 1896 1900 1906 1912 1919 Merged with state elections
Vorarlberg	2005 2010 2015 2020

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