1995 Austrian legislative election

none Austria state parliamentary 1994 Austrian legislative election 1994 1999 Austrian legislative election 1999 All 183 seats in the National Council 92 17 December 1995 85.98% ( 4.04 pp) 130x130px SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation 52 (7534272276) (cropped).jpg Franz Vranitzky Social Democratic Party of Austria 34.92%, 65 seats 71 6 1,843,474 38.06% 3.14 pp W Schuessel7.jpg Wolfgang Schüssel Austrian People's Party 27.67%, 52 seats 52 1,370,510 28.29% 0.62 pp Haider, Jörg (cropped).jpg Jörg Haider Freedom Party of Austria 22.50%, 42 seats 41 1 1,060,377 21.89% 0.61 pp Heide Schmidt Wien2008 (cropped).jpg Heide Schmidt Liberal Forum 5.97%, 11 seats 10 1 267,026 5.51% 0.46 pp Madeleine Petrovic Sankt Poelten 20080911.jpg Madeleine Petrovic The Greens (Austria) 7.31%, 13 seats 9 4 233,208 4.81% 2.50 pp 350px Seats won by state 350px Popular vote by state Chancellor Franz Vranitzky Social Democratic Party of Austria Franz Vranitzky Social Democratic Party of Austria Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 December 1995,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 978-3-8329-5609-7 following the collapse of the grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP) due to disagreements over the national budget. The SPÖ made small gains, primarily at the expense of minor parties, while the ÖVP remained static. The grand coalition was renegotiated, and Franz Vranitzky continued serving as Chancellor. Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the 19th National Council. Name Ideology Leader 1994 result Votes (%) Seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy x75pxFranz Vranitzky 34.9% 65 183 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy x75pxWolfgang Schüssel 27.7% 52 183 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism x75pxJörg Haider 22.5% 42 183 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The GreensDie Grünen Green politics x75pxMadeleine Petrovic 7.3% 13 183 The Greens (Austria) LiF Liberal ForumLiberales Forum Liberalism x75pxHeide Schmidt 6.0% 11 183 Liberal Forum Results Social Democratic Party of Austria 1843474 71 +6 Austrian People's Party 1370510 52 0 Freedom Party of Austria 1060377 41 –1 Liberal Forum 267026 10 –1 The Greens 233208 9 –4 No – Civic Action Group against the Sale of Austria 53176 0 0 Communist Party of Austria 13938 0 0 Austrian Natural Law Party 1634 0 0 The Best Party 830 0 0 115282 0 5768099 Austrian Interior Ministry File:1995 Austrian Nationalrat.svg Results by state State SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ LiF Grüne Others Burgenland 44.6 31.9 16.9 3.3 2.5 0.8 Carinthia 40.8 18.5 32.7 3.6 3.5 0.9 Lower Austria 37.9 34.5 17.3 5.0 3.7 1.6 Upper Austria 38.1 29.5 21.6 4.4 5.1 1.3 Salzburg 32.6 29.1 25.4 6.1 5.6 1.2 Styria 39.7 29.5 21.2 4.2 4.0 1.4 Tyrol 27.3 31.3 27.0 6.2 6.4 1.8 Vorarlberg 22.9 34.1 27.4 7.1 7.3 1.2 Vienna 44.0 19.5 20.1 8.6 6.0 1.8 Austria 38.1 28.3 21.9 5.5 4.8 1.4 Source: Austrian Interior Ministry References Category:Legislative elections in Austria Austria Legislative Austria