2013 Lower Austrian state election

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.

2013 Lower Austrian state election
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
Turnout70.87% 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 1 2 5
Popular vote 495,557 210,504 96,016
Percentage 50.79% 21.57% 9.84%
Swing 3.6% 3.94% 9.84%
  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 2
Popular vote 80,122 78,678
Percentage 8.21% 8,06%
Swing 2.26% 1.15%
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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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