2008 Tyrolean state election

2008 Tyrolean state election Tyrol state parliamentary 2003 Tyrolean state election 2003 2013 Tyrolean state election 2013 8 June 2008 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Tyrol 19 342,713 (65.8%) 4.9% 150x150px Herwig van Staa Austrian People's Party 20 seats, 49.9% 136,401 16 4 40.5% 9.4% 150x150px Fritz Dinkhauser FRITZ E43226 Did not exist 7 7 61,795 18.4% New party SPÖ Hannes Gschwentner Social Democratic Party of Austria 9 seats, 25.9% 5 4 52,066 15.5% 10.4% Gerald Hauser Freedom Party of Austria 2 seats, 8.0% 4 2 41,788 12.4% 4.4% Georg Willi The Greens – The Green Alternative 5 seats, 15.6% 4 1 36,136 10.7% 4.9% Landtagswahl in Tirol 2008 Gemeinden.png 350px Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority. Governor Herwig van Staa Austrian People's Party Günther Platter Austrian People's Party The 2008 Tyrolean state election was held on 8 June 2008 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol. The election saw major losses of almost ten percentage points for the governing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), with each suffering its worst ever result up to this point. The ÖVP lost its absolute majority for only the second time in history, while the SPÖ fell to third place for the first time. The major winner of the election was the Fritz Dinkhauser List, which debuted at a strong 18.4%, immediately becoming the second largest party. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) made gains, while The Greens fell by almost five points compared to their best-ever result from 2003.https://wahlen.tirol.gv.at/landtagswahl_2008/index.html State results - 2008 Landtag election Tyrolean Government Despite its losses, the ÖVP under Governor Herwig van Staa remained by far the largest party. After leading post-election coalition negotiations, in which the ÖVP secured a coalition with the SPÖ, van Staa resigned and was replaced by Günther Platter on 23 June.https://www.diepresse.com/393287/tirol-landeshauptmann-van-staa-zuruckgetreten Tyrol: Governor Van Staa resigns 23 June 2008 Die Presse Background In the 2003 election, the ÖVP under new Governor Herwig van Staa regained its absolute majority, which it had lost in 1999. The SPÖ made gains, while the FPÖ lost more than half its voteshare. The Greens were the biggest winner, doubling their result to almost 16% and placing third. Despite its majority, the ÖVP chose to form a coalition with the SPÖ. In 2008, Fritz Dinkhauser founded his own party in Tyrol, named the Fritz Dinkhauser List. Dinkhauser was chairman of the ÖAAB, the ÖVP-affiliated trade union association, and known for his criticism of his own party, including the ÖVP government of Herwig van Staa. With his new party, he promoted affordable housing, support for families, and improved education. Electoral system The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. 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. Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 2003 result Votes (%) Seats ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Herwig van Staa 49.9% 20 36 Austrian People's Party SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Hannes Gschwentner 25.9% 9 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Georg Willi 15.6% 5 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Gerald Hauser 8.0% 2 36 Freedom Party of Austria In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Fritz Dinkhauser List (FRITZ) The Christians (DC) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) Results File:2008 Tyrolean state election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 136,401 40.50 –9.39 16 –4 Fritz Dinkhauser List (FRITZ) 61,795 18.35 New 7 New Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 52,066 15.46 –10.39 5 –4 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 41,788 12.41 +4.44 4 +2 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 36,136 10.73 –4.86 4 –1 The Christians (DC) 4,699 1.40 New 0 New Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 3,896 1.16 +0.46 0 ±0 Invalid/blank votes 5,932 – – – – Total 342,713 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout 520,527 65.84 +4.93 – –Source: Tyrolean Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 40.50 FRITZ #E43226 18.35 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 15.46 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 12.41 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 10.73 Other #777777 2.56 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 44.44 FRITZ #E43226 19.44 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 13.89 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 11.11 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 11.11 Results by constituency Constituency ÖVP FRITZ SPÖ FPÖ Grüne Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Innsbruck City 28.5 1 20.2 1 14.6 13.3 20.4 1 2.9 3 58.5 Imst 48.3 1 14.4 16.4 10.8 7.5 2.7 1 67.7 Innsbruck-Land 36.0 3 21.6 1 15.1 1 12.4 1 12.2 1 2.7 7 68.7 Kitzbühel 42.7 1 19.0 16.4 12.4 7.5 2.1 1 64.8 Kufstein 39.9 2 17.0 17.3 15.1 8.8 2.0 2 66.8 Landeck 50.9 1 12.7 18.3 9.3 5.9 2.9 1 68.9 Lienz 48.8 1 13.1 12.6 14.4 8.8 0.9 1 67.7 Reutte 55.8 1 17.0 10.0 7.5 6.7 3.0 1 67.6 Schwaz 41.6 1 20.5 16.4 11.4 7.7 2.3 1 65.4 Remaining seats 4 5 4 3 2 18 Total 40.5 16 18.4 7 15.5 5 12.4 4 10.7 4 2.6 36 65.8 Source: Tyrolean Government Aftermath During the election campaign, Governor van Staa had stated he would resign if the ÖVP fell below 40% of votes. The party narrowly exceeded this threshold, and van Staa was re-affirmed as ÖVP leader by the party after the election. However, his presence was a stumbling block in coalition negotiations, as both the Fritz list and Greens desired his resignation.https://www.news.at/a/koalitionsverhandlungen-woche-tiroler-oevp-spoe-gruenen-209261 Coalition negotiations this week: Tyrolean ÖVP explores with the SPÖ and the Greens 16 June 2008 News.athttps://tirv1.orf.at/stories/285044 ÖVP-Greens possible, ÖVP-SPÖ likely 13 June 2008 ORF The ÖVP thus sought to form government with the SPÖ instead;https://www.diepresse.com/392004/tirol-ovp-und-spo-starten-koalitionsverhandlungen Tyrol: ÖVP and SPÖ start coalition negotiations 18 June 2008 Die Presse a coalition agreement was finalised on 23 June. However, van Staa announced on the same day that he would indeed resign. His successor was Günther Platter, who became the new Governor. The SPÖ's disastrous result, following losses in the recent Graz local election, compounded pressure on federal Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer. He was replaced as federal SPÖ chairman a week after the election, and ultimately resigned as Chancellor in December. References Category:2008 elections in Austria Category:State elections in Austria Category:June 2008 in Europe Category:Tyrol (state)