2003 Lower Austrian state election

Election of Lower Austria's state legislature 2003 Lower Austrian state election Lower Austria state parliamentary no 1998 Lower Austrian state election 1998 2008 Lower Austrian state election 2008 All 56 seats in the Landtag of Lower Austria29 seats needed for a majorityAll 9 seats in the state government 30 March 2003 937,487 (71.8%) 0.2% 150x150px Erwin Pröll Austrian People's Party 27 seats, 44.9% 31 4 491,065 53.3% 8.4% 150x150px Heidemaria Onodi Social Democratic Party of Austria 18 seats, 30.4% 19 1 309,199 33.6% 3.2% The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 4.5% 4 2 66,543 7.2% 2.7% Freedom Party of Austria 9 seats, 16.1% 2 7 41,391 4.5% 11.6% Governor Erwin Pröll Austrian People's Party Erwin Pröll Austrian People's Party The 2003 Lower Austrian state election was held on 30 March 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Lower Austria. The election was won by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), who won an absolute majority in the Landtag for the first time since 1988. They achieved a strong swing of 8.4 percentage points. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and The Greens also made gains; this was enabled by the collapse of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). The FPÖ lost almost three-quarters of its vote share and only narrowly passed the 4% electoral threshold, falling from nine seats to just two.The World This Week The Economist 8 2003-04-05 Background The Lower Austrian constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, de Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government is a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualify for at least one state councillor. After the 1998 election, the ÖVP had five councillors, the SPÖ three, and the FPÖ one. Electoral system The 56 seats of the Landtag of Lower Austria are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between twenty-one 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 4 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.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=LrNO&Gesetzesnummer=20000067 ROS - NÖ Landtag electoral law 1992 - State law for Lower Austria, version of 04.08.2020 Lower Austrian Government Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 1998 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Erwin Pröll 44.9% 27 56 Austrian People's Party 5 9 Austrian People's Party SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Heidemaria Onodi 30.4% 18 56 Social Democratic Party of Austria 3 9 Social Democratic Party of Austria FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism ? 16.1% 9 56 Freedom Party of Austria 1 9 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics ? 4.5% 2 56 The Greens – The Green Alternative In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.http://www.noe.gv.at/wahlen/L20031/Parteien.html Parties Lower Austrian Government Green independent Austria – List of EU Opposition Gabriela Wladyka (GRÜNÖ) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) Christian Voter Community (CWG) Results centerParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 491,065 53.29 +8.42 31 +4 6 +1 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 309,199 33.55 +3.16 19 +1 3 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 66,543 7.22 +2.73 4 +2 0 ±0 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 41,391 4.49 –11.59 2 –7 0 –1 Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 7,074 0.77 +0.13 0 ±0 0 ±0 Green independent Austria (GRÜNÖ) 6,013 0.65 New 0 New 0 New Christian Voter Community (CWG) 187 0.02 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 16,015 – – – – – – Total 937,487 100 – 56 0 9 0 Registered voters/turnout 1,305,950 71.79 –0.16 – – – –Source: Lower Austrian Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 53.29 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 33.55 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 7.22 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 4.49 Other #777777 1.44 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 55.36 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 33.93 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 7.14 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 3.57 Results by constituency Constituency ÖVP SPÖ Grüne FPÖ Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Amstetten 58.4 3 30.3 1 6.5 3.6 1.2 4 76.7 Baden 45.7 2 39.5 1 8.1 5.0 1.6 3 66.4 Bruck an der Leitha 48.4 39.7 5.9 4.8 1.2 0 71.1 Gänserndorf 48.4 1 39.6 1 6.0 4.6 1.5 2 69.7 Gmünd 48.2 42.1 3.8 4.5 1.3 0 75.6 Hollabrunn 61.1 1 27.9 5.3 4.6 1.1 1 74.3 Horn 67.3 1 22.6 5.2 4.0 0.9 1 76.6 Korneuburg 54.7 1 30.1 9.0 4.8 1.4 1 68.8 Krems an der Donau 59.2 2 27.6 7.1 4.6 1.6 2 74.6 Lilienfeld 48.4 41.2 4.6 4.2 1.6 0 78.0 Melk 55.6 1 33.1 1 5.2 4.8 1.3 2 77.8 Mistelbach 60.3 2 27.8 6.3 4.3 1.3 2 74.8 Mödling 50.0 2 28.7 1 14.3 5.0 2.0 3 62.9 Neunkirchen 47.8 1 41.0 1 6.3 3.8 1.2 2 72.7 Sankt Pölten 48.4 2 37.9 2 7.6 4.3 1.7 4 74.2 Scheibbs 62.6 1 26.8 5.8 3.5 1.3 1 78.5 Tulln 57.8 1 28.9 7.3 4.5 1.5 1 74.4 Waidhofen an der Thaya 61.5 26.1 4.9 6.1 1.4 0 74.9 Wiener Neustadt 48.6 2 40.0 1 6.1 3.8 1.4 3 69.3 Vienna Surrounds 44.0 1 36.9 1 12.0 5.4 1.87 2 61.9 Zwettl 69.0 1 20.1 5.1 4.7 1.1 1 78.1 Remaining seats 6 9 4 2 21 Total 53.3 31 33.6 19 7.2 4 4.5 2 1.4 56 71.8 Source: Lower Austrian Government References Lower Austrian state election Category:State elections in Austria Lower Austrian state election