2004 Salzburg state election

September 2020 2004 Salzburg state election Salzburg state parliamentary no 1999 Salzburg state election 1999 2009 Salzburg state election 2009 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Salzburg 19 7 March 2004 282,659 (77.3%) 3.2% 170x170px Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria 12 seats, 32.3% 17 5 125,382 45.4% 13.1% 170x170px Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Austrian People's Party 15 seats, 38.8% 14 1 104,723 37.9% 0.8% 170x170px Karl Schnell Freedom Party of Austria 7 seats, 19.6% 3 4 24,007 8.7% 10.9% 170x170px Cyriak Schwaighofer The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 5.4% 2 0 22,080 8.0% 2.6% Governor Franz Schausberger Austrian People's Party Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2004 Salzburg state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Salzburg. The result was a historic victory for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), which became the largest party in the state for the first time in history. The SPÖ achieved a decisive swing of over thirteen percentage points, winning 45.4% of votes cast. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which had governed the state uninterrupted since 1945, fell to second place despite only small losses. Incumbent Governor Franz Schausberger did not run for re-election; rather, Wilfried Haslauer Jr. was the ÖVP's top candidate. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) lost over half its vote share and seats to the SPÖ, while The Greens made minor gains. A coalition between the SPÖ and Greens was mathematically possible, but dismissed by the SPÖ, who had ruled out such an arrangement prior to the election. They subsequently formed a coalition with the ÖVP. Gabi Burgstaller became the first SPÖ governor of Salzburg. She became the second female state governor in Austrian history (after Waltraud Klasnic in 1996), and the first to enter office as the result of an election victory. Background In the 1999 election, the ÖVP remained the largest party, though the SPÖ increased their vote share by five points. The FPÖ stayed level on just under 20% of votes, and the Greens narrowly retained their presence in the Landtag. The ÖVP formed a coalition with the SPÖ. Electoral system The 36 seats of the Landtag of Salzburg are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between six multi-member constituencies. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.https://www.salzburg.gv.at/stat/wahlen/ltw/index2018.html#erg.13.0.0.2 Election results Salzburg State Government Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 1999 result Votes (%) Seats ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Wilfried Haslauer Jr. 38.8% 15 36 Austrian People's Party SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Gabi Burgstaller 32.3% 12 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Karl Schnell 19.6% 7 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Cyriak Schwaighofer 5.4% 2 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative Results centerParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 125,382 45.40 +13.06 17 +5 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 104,723 37.92 –0.83 14 –1 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 24,007 8.69 –10.89 3 –4 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 22,080 7.99 +2.60 2 ±0 Invalid/blank votes 6,467 – – – – Total 282,659 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout ? 77.3 +3.2 – –Source: Salzburg State Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 45.40 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 37.92 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 8.69 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 7.99 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 47.22 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 38.89 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 8.33 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 References Salzburg state election Category:State elections in Austria Salzburg state election