2013 Salzburg state election

2013 Salzburg state election Salzburg state parliamentary no 2009 Salzburg state election 2009 2018 Salzburg state election 2018 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Salzburg 19 5 May 2013 276,597 (71.0%) 3.4% 150x150px Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Austrian People's Party 14 seats, 36.5% 11 3 77,312 29.0% 7.5% 150x150px Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria 15 seats, 39.4% 9 6 63,460 23.8% 15.6% 150x150px Astrid Rössler The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 7.4% 7 5 53,779 20.2% 12.8% 150x150px Karl Schnell Freedom Party of Austria 5 seats, 13.0% 6 1 45,387 17.0% 4.0% 150x150px Hans Mayr Team Stronach Did not exist 3 3 22,217 8.3% New party Landtagswahl in Salzburg 2013 - Gemeinden.svg 300px Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority. Governor Gabi Burgstaller Social Democratic Party of Austria Wilfried Haslauer Jr. Austrian People's Party The 2013 Salzburg state election was held on 5 May 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Salzburg. The governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) suffered huge losses. The SPÖ lost suffered a swing of almost 16 percentage points, while the ÖVP lost 7.5; despite its losses, the latter became the largest party in the Landtag. The Greens were the main beneficiary of the government's collapse, taking 20% of votes, their best ever result. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) made modest gains, while Team Stronach debuted at 8.3%.https://www.salzburg.gv.at/stat/wahlen/ltw/index2013.html Landtag election on 5 May 2013 Salzburg State Government Despite its losses, the ÖVP led by Wilfried Haslauer Jr. was the clear victor of the election. The party ultimately succeeded in negotiating a coalition with the Greens and Team Stronach, and Haslauer Jr became the new Governor of Salzburg.https://service.salzburg.gv.at/lkorrj/Index?cmd=detail_ind&nachrid=51174 First meeting of the new Salzburg state government 19 June 2013 Salzburg State Government Background After the 2009 election, the SPÖ remained the largest party and Gabi Burgstaller won her second term as governor, forming a coalition with the ÖVP. After speculative financial investments by the state became known in December 2012, second deputy Governor and finance minister David Brenner resigned. An oversight committee was formed in January to investigate the scandal. Greens leader Astrid Rössler was chosen as committee chairwoman with the support of the ÖVP, over the FPÖ's candidate Friedrich Wiedermann, who was supported by the SPÖ. After concluding its investigation, the oversight committee recommended the dissolution of the Landtag and the calling of early elections. This was pushed by the ÖVP against the will of Governor Burgstaller, but was nonetheless agreed to. The four parliamentary parties agreed to schedule the election for 5 May 2013.https://www.sn.at/salzburg/politik/finanzskandal-aufloesung-des-landtags-neuwahlen-am-5-mai-5306818 Financial scandal: dissolution of the state parliament, new elections on May 5th 23 January 2013 Salzburger Nachrichten 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 2009 result Votes (%) Seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Gabi Burgstaller 39.4% 15 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Wilfried Haslauer Jr. 36.5% 14 36 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Karl Schnell 13.0% 5 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Astrid Rössler 7.4% 2 36 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: Team Stronach (TEAM) Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT) – running only in Salzburg City, Salzburg Surrounds, and Zell am See Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) – running only in Salzburg City and Salzburg Surrounds Results File:2013 Salzburg state election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 77,312 29.01 –7.54 11 –3 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 63,460 23.83 –15.54 9 –6 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 53,779 20.18 +12.82 7 +5 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 45,387 17.03 +4.02 6 +1 Team Stronach (TEAM) 22,217 8.34 New 3 New Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT) 3,456 1.30 +1.30 0 ±0 Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 879 0.33 +0.33 0 ±0 Invalid/blank votes 10,107 – – – – Total 276,597 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout 389,789 70.96 –3.44 – –Source: Salzburg State Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 29.01 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 23.83 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 20.18 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 17.03 TEAM Team Stronach 8.34 Other #777777 1.63 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 30.56 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 25.00 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 19.44 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 16.67 TEAM Team Stronach 8.33 Results by constituency Constituency ÖVP SPÖ Grüne FPÖ TEAM Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Salzburg City 22.5 2 24.8 2 26.3 2 15.3 1 7.7 3.4 7 63.4 Hallein 31.2 1 24.2 21.7 15.2 7.6 1 74.8 Salzburg Surrounds 30.8 3 19.4 1 22.7 2 16.0 1 8.9 2.1 7 73.0 St. Johann im Pongau 31.1 1 27.1 1 14.2 19.0 8.5 2 74.2 Tamsweg 38.5 24.9 12.3 18.1 6.2 0 75.8 Zell am See 28.9 1 26.6 1 13.9 20.3 1 9.1 1.4 3 72.5 Remaining seats 3 4 3 3 3 16 Total 29.0 11 23.8 9 20.2 7 17.0 6 8.3 3 1.6 36 71.0 Source: Salzburg State Government Aftermath Ahead of the election, both SPÖ Governor Burgstaller and ÖVP lead candidate Wilfried Haslauer Jr stated they would retire from politics if their respective parties failed to place first. On the evening of the election, Burgstaller announced she would resign all political functions. She was subsequently replaced as party leader by Walter Steidl.https://www.sn.at/politik/innenpolitik/walter-steidl-folgt-burgstaller-als-salzburger-spoe-chef-4950703 Walter Steidl follows Burgstaller as Salzburg's SPÖ boss 7 May 2013 Salzburger Nachrichten Despite its losses, the ÖVP was the clear victor of the election, and Haslauer Jr was the prospective new governor. However, the fragmented parliament promised difficulties in forming a government. He ultimately succeeded in negotiating a coalition with the Greens and Team Stronach. With the exception of Proporz states, this was the first time Team Stronach had joined a state government, with Hans Mayr becoming Minister for Transport, Infrastructure, and Housing. Astrid Rössler of the Greens became deputy governor alongside two other Greens ministers. 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