2001 Viennese state election

October 2020 2001 Viennese state election Vienna state parliamentary no 1996 Viennese state election 1996 2005 Viennese state election 2005 All 100 seats in the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna51 seats needed for a majorityAll 15 seats in the state government 25 March 2001 730,162 (66.6%) 1.9% 150x150px Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria 43 seats, 39.2% 52 9 336,832 46.9% 7.8% 150x150px Hilmar Kabas Freedom Party of Austria 29 seats, 27.9% 21 8 144,747 20.2% 7.8% ÖVP Bernhard Görg Austrian People's Party 15 seats, 15.3% 16 1 117,683 16.4% 1.1% 115px Monika Vana The Greens – The Green Alternative 7 seats, 7.9% 11 4 89,395 12.4% 4.5% Alexandra Bolena Liberal Forum 6 seats, 8.0% 0 6 24,669 3.4% 4.5% Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2001 Viennese state election was held on 25 March 2001 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna. The election was won by the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), who reclaimed the absolute majority in the Gemeinderat and Landtag which they had lost in 1996. This came to the detriment of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which suffered substantial losses; the Liberal Forum (LIF) also lost all its seats after only one term in the Landtag. The Greens made modest gains, and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) saw a slight improvement. With its majority in both the Landtag and city government recovered, the SPÖ terminated its coalition with the ÖVP and returned to governing alone. Background The Viennese constitution mandates that cabinet positions in the city government (city councillors, de Stadtsräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. The number of city councillors is voted upon by the Landtag after each election, and may legally vary between nine and fifteen. City councillors are divided into two groups – "senior" councillors, who hold a cabinet portfolio, and "non-executive" councillors who do not. Non-executive councillors may vote in cabinet meetings, but do not otherwise hold any government responsibility. In practice, parties seek to form a coalition which holds a majority in both the Landtag and city government. City councillors bound to the coalition become senior councillors, while the opposition are relegated to non-executive status. In the 1996 state election, the SPÖ lost its absolute majority for the first time in history, falling to 39.2%, by far its worst ever result. The ÖVP and Greens also suffered losses, with the FPÖ made significant gains, and its centrist splinter Liberal Forum debuted at 8%. The SPÖ also fell short of a majority in the city government, winning seven of fourteen councillors. The FPÖ won four, the ÖVP two, and the Greens one. The SPÖ subsequently formed a coalition with the ÖVP. Electoral system The 100 seats of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between eighteen 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.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=LrW&Gesetzesnummer=20000320 RIS - Viennese Gemeinderat election act 1996 Viennese Government Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 1996 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Michael Häupl 39.2% 43 100 Social Democratic Party of Austria 7 14 Social Democratic Party of Austria FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Hilmar Kabas 27.9% 29 100 Freedom Party of Austria 4 14 Freedom Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Bernhard Görg 15.3% 15 100 Austrian People's Party 2 14 Austrian People's Party GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Monika Vana 7.9% 7 100 The Greens – The Green Alternative 1 14 The Greens – The Green Alternative LIF Liberal ForumLiberales Forum Liberalism Alexandra Bolena 8.0% 6 100 Liberal Forum In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) Socialist Left Party (SLP) – on the ballot only in Centre Bill Clinton – Handy Börse Fanclub (BCH) Results File:2001 Viennese Landtag.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. City councillors +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 336,832 46.91 +7.76 52 +9 9 +2 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 144,747 20.16 –7.78 21 –8 3 –1 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 117,683 16.39 +1.13 16 +1 2 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 89,395 12.45 +4.51 11 +4 1 ±0 Liberal Forum (LIF) 24,669 3.43 –4.52 0 –6 0 ±0 Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 4,566 0.64 +0.07 0 ±0 0 ±0 Socialist Left Party (SLP) 100 0.01 New 0 New 0 New Bill Clinton – Handy Börse Fanclub (BCH) 67 0.01 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 12,103 – – – – – – Total 730,162 100 – 100 0 15 +1 Registered voters/turnout 1,096,732 66.58 –1.88 – – – –Source: Viennese Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 46.91 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 20.16 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 16.39 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 12.45 LIF Liberal Forum 3.43 Other #777777 0.66 Gemeinderat and Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 52.00 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 21.00 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 16.00 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 11.00 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ FPÖ ÖVP Grüne LIF Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Centre 35.5 3 18.5 1 21.1 1 19.5 1 4.4 0.9 6 65.6 Inner West 32.0 2 16.5 1 21.7 1 23.9 1 5.2 0.7 5 66.5 Leopoldstadt 47.3 3 20.3 1 13.9 14.5 1 3.2 0.8 5 65.8 Landstraße 41.4 2 19.3 1 18.5 1 16.2 3.9 0.7 4 65.8 Favoriten 59.9 6 22.8 2 10.8 1 7.5 2.4 0.7 9 65.1 Simmering 59.2 2 21.7 1 9.8 6.3 2.4 0.6 3 65.7 Meidling 49.8 2 21.4 1 14.2 11.0 3.1 0.6 3 64.9 Hietzing 35.3 1 18.3 29.1 1 12.4 4.5 0.5 2 71.0 Penzing 44.8 2 20.1 1 18.4 1 12.7 3.6 0.5 4 67.4 Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 48.3 2 21.5 1 12.9 13.6 3.0 0.7 3 62.5 Ottakring 50.0 2 20.9 1 13.4 12.1 2.9 0.7 3 66.4 Hernals 40.7 1 21.2 19.6 14.0 3.9 0.6 1 66.9 Währing 31.1 1 17.7 28.4 1 17.6 4.5 0.7 2 68.4 Döbling 37.0 2 18.6 1 27.6 1 12.1 4.2 0.4 4 70.5 Brigittenau 53.2 2 22.6 1 10.4 9.9 3.0 0.8 3 64.4 Floridsdorf 55.6 5 20.5 2 12.0 1 8.6 2.8 0.6 8 66.6 Donaustadt 55.3 4 20.2 1 11.8 1 9.0 3.1 0.7 6 66.7 Liesing 49.2 3 19.5 1 17.0 1 10.6 3.3 0.6 5 70.5 Remaining seats 7 4 5 8 – 24 Total 46.9 52 20.2 21 16.4 16 12.4 11 3.4 0 0.6 100 66.6 Source: Viennese Government References Viennese state election Category:State elections in Austria Viennese state election Category:Politics of Vienna