2014 Vorarlberg state election

State election in Austria 2014 Vorarlberg state election Vorarlberg state parliamentary 2009 Vorarlberg state election 2009 2019 Vorarlberg state election 2019 21 September 2014 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg 19 171,765 (64.3%) 4.1% 150x150px Markus Wallner Austrian People's Party 20 seats, 50.8% 71,205 16 4 41.8% 9.0% 150x150px Dieter Egger Freedom Party of Austria 9 seats, 25.1% 9 0 39,892 23.4% 1.7% 150x150px Johannes Rauch The Greens – The Green Alternative 4 seats, 10.6% 6 2 29,193 17.1% 6.5% 150x150px Michael Ritsch Social Democratic Party of Austria 3 seats, 10.0% 3 0 14,948 8.8% 1.2% 150x150px Sabine Scheffknecht NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum Did not exist 2 2 11,742 6.9% New party Landtagswahl Vorarlberg 2014 Mehrheiten in Gemeinden.svg 200px ÖVP (black) and FPÖ (blue) results by municipality. Darker shades indicate a stronger vote share. Governor Markus Wallner Austrian People's Party Markus Wallner Austrian People's Party The 2014 Vorarlberg state election was held on 21 September 2014 to elect the members of the Landtag of Vorarlberg. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) suffered substantial losses, and was deprived of its majority in the Landtag. The second-placed Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) retained their position with minor losses. The beneficiaries of the ÖVP's defeat were The Greens, who achieved a breakthrough result of 17.1%, and NEOS – The New Austria, which debuted at 6.9%.http://apps.vorarlberg.at/wahlen/wahl/LT/LT_2014-09-21/Land%20Vorarlberg Wahlen Vorarlberg Government Now lacking a majority, the ÖVP led by Governor Markus Wallner sought a coalition partner. They ultimately formed government with the Greens.https://www.nachrichten.at/politik/innenpolitik/Vorarlberg-Signale-fuer-Schwarz-Gruen;art385,1506385 Vorarlberg: signal for black-green 23 September 2014 Nachrichten.at Background In the 2009 election, the ÖVP saw a small downswing but retained its majority. The FPÖ double its share of the vote and became the second largest party, ahead of the SPÖ. Electoral system The 36 seats of the Landtag of Vorarlberg are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between four multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Vorarlberg. 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 Hagenbach-Bischoff quota, with any remaining seats allocated at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats. Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 2009 result Votes (%) Seats ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Markus Wallner 50.8% 20 36 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Dieter Egger 25.1% 9 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Johannes Rauch 10.6% 4 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Michael Ritsch 10.0% 3 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, five parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) WIR – Platform for Families and Child Protection (WIR) Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT) Men's Party (M) Result File:2014 Vorarlberg station election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 71,205 41.79 –9.00 16 –4 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 39,892 23.42 –1.70 9 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 29,193 17.14 +6.56 6 +2 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 14,948 8.77 –1.25 3 ±0 NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) 11,743 6.89 New 2 New WIR – Platform for Families and Child Protection (WIR) 1,088 0.64 New 0 New Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) 833 0.49 New 0 New Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT) 795 0.47 +0.47 0 ±0 Men's Party (M) 672 0.39 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 1,396 – – – – Total 171,765 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout 267,104 64.31 –4.13 – –Source: Vorarlberg Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 41.79 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 23.42 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 17.14 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 8.77 NEOS NEOS – The New Austria 6.89 Other #777777 1.99 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 44.44 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 25.00 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 16.67 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 8.33 NEOS NEOS – The New Austria 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency ÖVP FPÖ Grüne SPÖ NEOS Others Totalseats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Bludenz 45.6 3 22.6 1 12.0 11.0 6.6 2.3 4 Bregenz 43.9 5 22.6 2 16.2 2 9.0 1 6.6 1.7 10 Dornbirn 35.8 3 27.3 2 20.2 1 7.8 7.1 1.8 6 Feldkirch 41.3 4 22.0 2 19.4 2 7.8 8.3 2.3 8 Remaining seats 1 2 1 2 2 8 Total 41.8 16 23.4 9 17.1 6 8.8 3 6.9 2 2.0 36 Source: Vorarlberg Government References Category:2014 in Austria Category:September 2014 in Austria