2009 Carinthian state election

2009 Carinthian state election Carinthia state parliamentary 2004 Carinthian state election 2004 2013 Carinthian state election 2013 1 March 2009 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Carinthia 19 362,680 (82.8%) 3.1% 170x170px Gerhard Dörfler Freedom Party in Carinthia 16 seats, 42.4% 17 1 159,926 44.9% 2.5% 170x170px Reinhart Rohr Social Democratic Party of Austria 14 seats, 38.4% 11 3 102,385 28.7% 9.7% 170x170px Josef Martinz Austrian People's Party 4 seats, 11.6% 6 2 59,955 16.8% 5.2% 170x170px Rolf Holub The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 6.7% 2 0 18,336 5.1% 1.6% Governor Gerhard Dörfler Freedom Party in Carinthia Gerhard Dörfler Freedom Party in Carinthia The 2009 Carinthian state election was held on 1 March 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia. The election took place five months after the death of Governor Jörg Haider, long-time leader of the Freedom Party in Carinthia (FPK). He was succeeded by Gerhard Dörfler. The FPK had split from the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) when Haider formed the Alliance for the Future of Austria in 2005, and without its veteran leader, the party's future was uncertain. Nonetheless, Dörfler managed to retain the FPK's position and even increase its voteshare to an all-time high of almost 45%. The opposition Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) suffered major losses, but remained in second place. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) made gains, and The Greens narrowly retained their seats. The FPÖ's new state branch won just 3.8% and failed to enter the Landtag at all.http://www.ktn.gv.at/wahlen/lt2009/ Carinthia overall - final results Carinthian Government The FPK managed to secure a majority in the state government for the first time, but was still two seats short in the Landtag. The party subsequently formed a coalition with the ÖVP. Background Prior to amendments made in 2017, the Carinthian constitution mandated that cabinet positions in the state government (state councillors, de Landesräten) be allocated between parties proportionally in accordance with the share of votes won by each; this is known as Proporz. As such, the government was a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualified for at least one state councillor.https://www.diepresse.com/5227708/karnten-schafft-den-proporz-ab Carinthia abolishes the Proporz 1 June 2017 Die Presse In 2005, then-Governor and former federal leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) Jörg Haider split from the party due to internal disputes, and founded the Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ). The Freedom Party in Carinthia, then the FPÖ's state branch and led by Haider, changed its allegiance and became the Carinthian branch of the BZÖ. The large majority of its leadership and structure followed, with only a small minority defecting to the FPÖ's new Carinthian branch. Shortly after the 2008 federal election, Haider was killed in a car accident. He was succeeded by Gerhard Dörfler, who became the new Governor of Carinthia and leader of the FPK. Dörfler led the party to the 2009 state election under the name "Freedom Party in Carinthia – BZÖ List Jörg Haider". The FPÖ launched a new Carinthian state branch, hoping to challenge the FPK's dominance. Electoral system The 36 seats of the Landtag of Carinthia are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between four 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.http://www.ktn.gv.at/wahlen/lt2013/LT2013_mandate.pdf LT2013_Mandate.pdf Carinthian Government 2020-09-17 2020-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122084551/http://www.ktn.gv.at/wahlen/lt2013/LT2013_mandate.pdf dead Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 2004 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors FPK Freedom Party in Carinthia – BZÖ List Jörg HaiderDie Freiheitlichen in Kärnten – BZÖ Liste Jörg Haider Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Gerhard Dörfler 42.4% 16 36 Freedom Party of Austria 3 7 Freedom Party of Austria SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Reinhart Rohr 38.4% 14 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria 3 7 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Josef Martinz 11.6% 4 36 Austrian People's Party 1 7 Austrian People's Party GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Rolf Holub 6.7% 2 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, six parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) List Strong (STARK) Gaddafi Party of Austria (GPÖ) Results File:2009 Carinthian state election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Freedom Party in Carinthia – BZÖ List Jörg Haider (FPK) 159,926 44.89 +2.46 17 +1 4 +1 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 102,385 28.74 –9.69 11 –3 2 –1 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 59,955 16.83 +5.19 6 +2 1 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 18,336 5.15 –1.56 2 ±0 0 ±0 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 13,383 3.76 New 0 New 0 New Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 1,893 0.53 –0.06 0 ±0 0 ±0 List Strong (STARK) 208 0.06 New 0 New 0 New Gaddafi Party of Austria (GPÖ) 188 0.05 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 6,406 – – – – – – Total 362,680 100 – 36 0 7 0 Registered voters/turnout 443,499 81.78 –3.15 – – – – Source: Carinthian Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px FPK Freedom Party of Austria 44.89 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 28.74 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 16.83 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.15 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 3.76 Other #777777 0.63 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px FPK Freedom Party of Austria 47.22 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 30.56 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 16.67 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency FPK SPÖ ÖVP Grüne FPÖ Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Klagenfurt 41.8 3 27.1 2 16.9 1 8.6 4.4 1.1 6 78.0 Carinthia East 47.0 4 28.5 2 16.7 1 4.0 3.4 0.5 7 84.3 Villach 42.7 3 34.4 2 13.6 1 4.9 3.8 0.6 6 79.7 Carinthia West 47.4 4 25.8 2 19.7 1 3.2 3.5 0.4 7 85.0 Remaining seats 3 3 2 2 10 Total 44.9 17 28.7 11 16.8 6 5.2 2 3.8 0.6 36 81.8 Source: Carinthian Government References Category:State elections in Austria Category:2009 elections in Austria Category:March 2009 in Europe