2010 Viennese state election

none 2010 Viennese state election Vienna state parliamentary no 2005 Viennese state election 2005 2015 Viennese state election 2015 All 100 seats in the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna51 seats needed for a majorityAll 13 seats in the state government 10 October 2010 774,079 (67.6%) 6.8% 170x170px Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria 55 seats, 49.1% 49 6 334,757 44.3% 4.8% 170x170px Heinz-Christian Strache Freedom Party of Austria 13 seats, 14.8% 27 14 194,517 25.8% 10.9% 170x170px Christine Marek Austrian People's Party 18 seats, 18.8% 13 5 105,627 14.0% 4.8% 170x170px Maria Vassilakou The Greens – The Green Alternative 14 seats, 14.6% 11 3 95,445 12.6% 2.0% Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria Michael Häupl Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2010 Viennese state election was held on 10 October 2010 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) lost its absolute majority for the first time since 1996. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) became the second largest party on a swing of eleven percentage points, while the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and The Greens both suffered losses.http://www.wien.gv.at/wahl/NET/GR101/GR101-109.htm Final election results Viennese Government Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl was ultimately re-elected after the SPÖ formed a coalition with The Greens, the first state-level "red-green" coalition in Austrian history.https://orf.at/v2/stories/2025048/2025054/ Big plans for integration and transport 12 November 2010 ORF 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 2005 state election, the SPÖ increased its majority, while the opposition was divided between the ÖVP (18.8%), FPÖ (14.8%), and Greens (14.6%). Unusually, the Greens won one more seat than the FPÖ despite winning fewer votes; they also won an additional city councillor. The SPÖ won nine councillors, the ÖVP and Greens two each, and the FPÖ one. The SPÖ formed government alone. 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 2005 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Michael Häupl 49.1% 55 100 Social Democratic Party of Austria 9 14 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Christine Marek 18.8% 18 100 Austrian People's Party 2 14 Austrian People's Party GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Maria Vassilakou 14.6% 14 100 The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 14 The Greens – The Green Alternative FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Heinz-Christian Strache 14.8% 13 100 Freedom Party of Austria 1 14 Freedom Party of Austria In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, six parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) Liberal Forum (LIF) – on the ballot only in 15 constituencies MUT Party, Human Environment Animal Welfare (MUT) – on the ballot only in Centre and Inner West Direct Democracy Platform (DEM) – on the ballot only in Donaustadt Socialist Left Party (SLP) – on the ballot only in Brigittenau Results thumb|left|220px|Heinz-Christian Strache, speaking at a rally before the 2010 Vienna elections.|alt=Heinz-Christian Strache speaking at a political rally File:2010 Viennese state election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. City councillors +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 334,757 44.34 –4.75 49 –6 8 –1 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 194,517 25.77 +10.94 27 +14 3 +2 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 105,627 13.99 –4.78 13 –5 1 –1 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 95,445 12.64 –1.99 11 –3 1 –1 Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 8,425 1.12 –0.35 0 ±0 0 ±0 Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) 10,057 1.33 +0.18 0 ±0 0 ±0 Liberal Forum (LIF) 5,192 0.69 +0.69 0 ±0 0 ±0 MUT Party, Human Environment Animal Welfare (MUT) 514 0.07 New 0 New 0 New Direct Democracy Platform (DEM) 331 0.04 New 0 New 0 New Socialist Left Party (SLP) 124 0.01 –0.01 0 ±0 0 ±0 Invalid/blank votes 19,141 – – – – – – Total 774,079 100 – 100 0 13 –1 Registered voters/turnout 1,144,510 67.63 +6.82 – – – –Source: Viennese Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 44.34 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 25.77 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 13.99 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 12.64 Other #777777 3.26 Gemeinderat and Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 49.00 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 27.00 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 13.00 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 11.00 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ FPÖ ÖVP Grüne Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Centre 39.7 3 16.9 1 18.8 1 20.4 1 4.2 6 67.6 Inner West 37.3 2 14.2 19.0 1 24.9 1 4.6 4 70.3 Leopoldstadt 45.6 2 22.5 1 11.0 17.0 1 3.9 4 65.8 Landstraße 43.0 2 20.2 1 16.5 16.8 1 3.5 4 68.1 Favoriten 48.8 5 33.8 3 8.6 6.2 2.7 8 65.0 Simmering 49.0 2 35.5 2 7.5 5.7 2.3 4 65.8 Meidling 47.1 2 27.1 1 11.5 11.1 3.3 3 64.6 Hietzing 34.9 1 19.8 28.8 1 13.5 3.0 2 73.2 Penzing 42.3 2 24.6 1 16.3 13.5 2.3 3 68.4 Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus 47.3 1 24.0 9.8 16.2 2.7 1 62.8 Ottakring 46.8 2 24.7 1 11.3 14.0 2.2 3 66.6 Hernals 40.5 1 22.4 16.6 16.7 3.8 1 67.4 Währing 33.6 1 16.9 25.0 1 20.6 3.9 2 70.6 Döbling 38.0 1 20.2 1 26.4 1 12.7 2.7 3 70.6 Brigittenau 49.6 2 28.3 1 8.4 10.4 3.2 3 64.6 Floridsdorf 47.1 5 33.3 3 9.6 1 7.2 2.9 9 67.7 Donaustadt 48.7 5 31.4 3 9.4 7.4 3.1 8 69.0 Liesing 44.7 3 27.5 1 15.0 1 9.9 3.0 5 71.3 Remaining seats 7 7 6 7 27 Total 44.3 49 25.8 27 14.0 13 12.6 11 3.3 100 67.6 Source: Viennese Government Aftermath After the election, Häupl did not commit to negotiations with any party, but did rule out a coalition with the FPÖ. He stated he would not conduct simultaneous parallel negotiations with both the ÖVP and Greens.https://www.diepresse.com/601458/haupl-startet-nachste-woche-koalitions-gesprache Häupl starts coalition talks next week 12 October 2010 Die Presse FPÖ leader Strache stated that he was open to any potential coalition, and declared he would remain in Vienna state politics to serve in the most senior position were available to him; mayor, deputy mayor, or city councillor. There were divisions within the ÖVP, as some members favoured remaining in opposition to build the party's profile with hopes of making gains in the next election.https://www.derstandard.at/story/1285200573060/oevp-ferry-maier-will-wiener-oevp-in-opposition Ferry Maier wants Vienna's ÖVP in opposition 11 October 2010 Der Standard There was substantial support for a prospective SPÖ-Green coalition within both parties. Regional SPÖ leaders Michael Ritsch and Peter Kaiser both spoke out in favour, as did Stefan Schennach, a former Green politician who joined the SPÖ earlier in the year.http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/oesterreich/2513320/fix-noch-nichts-fix.story The only thing that is fixed is that nothing is fixed yet 11 October 2010 Kleine Zeitung The Socialist Youth Austria also preferred this arrangement. Shortly after the election, a website titled "red-green for Vienna" was registered,http://www.rotgruen.at/ https://web.archive.org/web/20101021042717/http://www.rotgruen.at/ Red-green for Vienna! 21 October 2010 Rotgruen.at featuring statements of support from various public figures, including director David Schalko, student activist Barbara Blaha, journalist Robert Misik, and former Liberal Forum leader Heide Schmidt.https://www.derstandard.at/story/1287099364869/koalition-in-wien-heide-schmidt-unterstuetzt-rot-gruen-befuerworter Heide Schmidt supports red-green advocates 18 October 2010 Der Standard At a party meeting, the Greens unanimously voted to begin negotiations with the SPÖ. This was reciprocated on 22 October.https://www.derstandard.at/story/1287099749942/entscheidung-buergermeister-haeupl-sagt-ja-zu-rot-gruenen-verhandlungen Mayor Häupl says yes to red-green negotiations 22 October 2010 Der Standard On 12 November, the two parties announced that they had agreed come to a coalition agreement. Greens leader Maria Vassilakou became Councillor for Urban Planning, Traffic & Transport, Climate Protection, Energy Planning and Public Participation in the fifth Häupl cabinet. This was the first time a coalition government of the SPÖ and Greens had taken office in an Austrian state. References Viennese state election Category:State elections in Austria Viennese state election Category:Politics of Vienna