2009 Salzburg state election

2009 Salzburg state election Salzburg state parliamentary no 2004 Salzburg state election 2004 2013 Salzburg state election 2013 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Salzburg 19 1 March 2009 287,065 (74.4%) 2.9% 170x170px Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria 17 seats, 45.4% 15 2 111,485 39.4% 6.0% 170x170px Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Austrian People's Party 14 seats, 37.9% 14 0 103,385 36.5% 1.4% 170x170px Karl Schnell Freedom Party of Austria 3 seats, 8.7% 5 2 36,845 13.0% 4.3% 170x170px Cyriak Schwaighofer The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 8.0% 2 0 20,843 7.4% 0.6% Governor Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Austrian People's Party The 2009 Salzburg state election was held on 1 March 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Salzburg. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) remained the largest party but took moderate losses. Its coalition partner the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) also suffered a small swing against it. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) recovered somewhat from its 2004 defeat, winning five seats. The Greens remained stable. The SPÖ renewed its coalition with the ÖVP, and Governor Gabi Burgstaller was re-elected for a second term.https://www.derstandard.at/story/1240297879561/salzburg-neue-alte-landesregierung-angelobt New old state government sworn in 22 April 2009 Der Standard Background In the 2004 election, the SPÖ became the largest party in the Landtag for the first time in post-war history. While the ÖVP suffered only a slight decline, they fell to second place in the face of a major swing to the SPÖ, who captured voters from the FPÖ and Liberal Forum. The FPÖ fell from 20% to under 9%, while the Greens made gains. Gabi Burgstaller subsequently became the first SPÖ governor of Salzburg, in a coalition with the ÖVP. 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 2004 result Votes (%) Seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Gabi Burgstaller 45.4% 17 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Wilfried Haslauer Jr. 37.9% 14 36 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Karl Schnell 8.7% 3 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Cyriak Schwaighofer 8.0% 2 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, one party collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot: Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) Results centerParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 111,485 39.37 –6.03 15 –2 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 103,385 36.55 –1.37 14 ±0 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 36,845 13.02 +4.33 5 +2 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 20,843 7.35 –0.63 2 ±0 Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) 10,477 3.70 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 4,030 – – – – Total 287,065 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout 386,068 74.36 –2.94 – –Source: Salzburg State Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 39.37 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 36.55 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 13.02 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 7.36 BZÖ Alliance for the Future of Austria 3.70 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 41.67 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 38.89 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 13.89 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Grüne BZÖ Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats Salzburg City 38.9 3 30.2 2 13.2 1 13.3 1 4.4 7 60.1 Hallein 41.2 1 37.0 1 11.4 6.7 3.7 2 78.8 Salzburg Surrounds 34.8 3 40.1 4 13.0 1 7.9 4.3 8 77.4 St. Johann im Pongau 42.0 2 37.6 1 13.3 4.1 3.0 3 80.5 Tamsweg 38.8 39.9 14.2 3.3 3.7 0 84.2 Zell am See 44.0 2 36.1 2 13.3 4.0 2.5 4 81.0 Remaining seats 4 4 3 1 12 Total 39.4 15 36.5 14 13.0 5 7.4 2 3.7 36 74.4 Source: Salzburg State Government References Salzburg state election Category:State elections in Austria Salzburg state election