2015 Burgenland state election

Austrian election June 2018 2015 Burgenland state election Burgenland state parliamentary no 2010 Burgenland state election 2010 2020 Burgenland state election 2020 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Burgenland 19 31 May 2015 190,556 (76.0%) 1.3% 150x150px Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria 18 seats, 48.3% 15 3 77,947 41.9% 6.3% 150x150px Franz Steindl Austrian People's Party 13 seats, 34.6% 11 2 54,082 29.1% 5.5% Landesfeuerwehrjugendleistungsbewerb 2016 Großpetersdorf 34.jpg 300 115 150 60 100 Johann Tschürtz Freedom Party of Austria 3 seats, 9.0% 6 3 27,963 15.0% 6.1% Regina Petrik The Greens – The Green Alternative 1 seat, 4.1% 2 1 11,964 6.4% 2.3% Manfred Kölly F8D323 LBL 1 seat, 4.0% 2 1 8,970 4.8% 0.8% Governor Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2015 Burgenland state election was held on 31 May 2015 to elect the members of the 21st Landtag of Burgenland.Burgenland - State election 2015 (in German) The two major parties, the governing Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), both lost votes.http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/austria3.html Austria States, legislative elections Parties and elections in Europe 20 June 2018 31 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120331161757/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/austria3.html dead The three minor parties made gains and each doubled their representation in the Landtag.http://www.vienna.at/live-burgenland-wahl-2015-infos-ergebnis-und-hochrechnung-im-ticker/4338402 Burgenland Vote 2015 31 May 2015 Vienna.at With the SPÖ falling substantially short of a majority, they required a coalition partner to govern.https://www.thelocal.at/20150605/burgenland-looks-set-for-red-blue-coalition Burgenland gets SPÖ and FPÖ coalition 5 June 2015 The Local They subsequently formed a coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), violating the party's federal directive not to work with FPÖ in government. The decision was subject to backlash and protests, but the coalition took office regardless.https://burgenland.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2714690/ Red-blue government fixed 5 June 2015 ORFhttps://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-austria-politics-alliance/austrian-social-democrats-move-toward-ending-ban-on-far-right-alliances-idUKKBN1781QX https://web.archive.org/web/20181204122703/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-austria-politics-alliance/austrian-social-democrats-move-toward-ending-ban-on-far-right-alliances-idUKKBN1781QX dead 4 December 2018 Austrian Social Democrats move closer toward ending ban on far-right alliances Reuters Background In the 2010 election, the SPÖ won 48.3% of votes and fell one seat short of an absolute majority. They thus negotiated a working agreement with the ÖVP. Before amendments made in 2014, the Burgenland constitution required that cabinet positions in the state government be distributed proportionally among parties based on their share of the votes received. This practice is commonly referred to as Proporz. As such, the government was a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualified for at least one cabinet position. In December 2014, the SPÖ and ÖVP voted to amend the constitution to remove this requirement.https://burgenland.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2683812/ Proporz has been abolished 11 December 2014 ORF As such, the 2015 election was the first in post-war Burgenland history in which conventional coalition formation could take place.https://burgenland.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2668727/ Constitutional reform fixed: SPÖ and ÖVP agree 16 September 2014 ORF Electoral system The 36 seats of the Landtag of Burgenland are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between seven multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the seven districts of Burgenland (the statutory cities of Eisenstadt and Rust are combined with Eisenstadt-Umgebung District). Apportionment of the seats is based on the results of the most recent census.https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=LrBgld&Gesetzesnummer=10000427&TabbedMenuSelection=LandesrechtTab RIS - Landtag election regulation 1995 - Provincial law consolidates, version as of 03.08.2020 Burgenland Government For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 4 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. In addition to voting for a political party, voters may cast preferential votes for specific candidates of that party, but are not required to do so. These additional votes do not affect the proportional allocation based on the vote for the party or list, but can change the rank order of candidates on a party's lists at the state and constituency level. Voters may cast one preferential vote at the state level, or three at the constituency level. A voter may not cross party lines to cast a preference vote for a candidate of another party; such preference votes are invalid. Contesting parties Name Ideology Leader 2010 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Hans Niessl 48.3% 18 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria 4 7 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Franz Steindl 34.6% 13 36 Austrian People's Party 3 7 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Johann Tschürtz 9.0% 3 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Regina Petrik 4.1% 1 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative LBL List BurgenlandListe Burgenland Regionalism Manfred Kölly 4.0% 1 36 List Burgenland In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, four parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.https://wahl.bgld.gv.at/wahlen/lt20150531x.nsf Landtag election 2015 Carinthian Government NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS) Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) Opinion polling Polling firm Fieldwork date Samplesize SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Grüne LBL NEOS Lead 2015 state election 31 May 2015 – 41.9 29.1 15.0 6.4 4.8 2.3 12.8 Gallup 21–23 Apr 2015 400 44 31 13 6 3 3 13 Hajek April 2015 1,000 46 30 12 6 3 3 16 2010 state election 30 May 2010 – 48.3 34.6 9.0 4.1 4.0 – 13.7 Results File:2015 Burgenland Landtag.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 77,947 41.92 –6.34 15 –3 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 54,082 29.08 –5.54 11 –2 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 27,963 15.04 +6.06 6 +3 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 11,964 6.43 +2.28 2 +1 List Burgenland (LBL) 8,970 4.82 +0.82 2 +1 NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) 4,337 2.33 New 0 New Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) 699 0.38 +0.38 0 ±0 Invalid/blank votes 4,594 – – – – Total 190,556 100 – 36 0 Registered voters/turnout 250,607 76.04 –1.26 – –Source: Burgenland Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 41.92 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 29.08 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 15.04 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 6.43 LBL List Burgenland 4.82 NEOS NEOS – The New Austria 2.33 CPÖ Christian Party of Austria 0.38 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 41.67 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 30.56 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 16.67 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 LBL List Burgenland 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Grüne LBL NEOS Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Neusiedl 44.5 3 28.0 1 15.9 1 6.0 2.5 2.6 0.5 5 73.9 Eisenstadt 39.4 2 30.7 2 13.3 8.6 5.1 2.6 0.4 4 76.2 Mattersburg 46.5 2 22.5 1 15.9 6.4 6.0 2.5 0.3 3 75.0 Oberpullendorf 42.5 2 30.7 1 10.2 5.7 9.4 1.9 3 79.1 Oberwart 41.6 2 27.6 1 18.0 1 6.3 3.6 2.3 0.5 4 75.8 Güssing 39.9 1 35.0 1 14.7 5.2 3.0 1.8 0.4 2 78.6 Jennersdorf 35.3 32.2 19.2 6.4 4.5 2.0 0.4 0 74.2 Remaining seats 3 4 4 2 2 0 15 Total 41.9 15 29.1 11 15.0 6 6.4 2 4.8 2 2.3 0 0.4 36 76.0 Source: Burgenland Government Preference votes Alongside votes for a party, voters were able to cast a preferential votes for a candidate on the party list. The ten candidates with the most preferential votes on a state level were as follows:https://wahl.bgld.gv.at/wahlen/lt.nsf/kreiswahlvorschlaege2015.xsp Preferential votes Burgenland Government Party Pos. Position on party list Candidate Votes SPÖ 1 Hans Niessl 33,607 ÖVP 1 Franz Steindl 13,707 FPÖ 1 Johann Tschürtz 9,048 LBL 1 Manfred Kölly 3,468 GRÜNE 1 Regina Petrik 3,215 FPÖ 2 Ilse Benkö 2,365 ÖVP 6 Walter Temmel 2,199 ÖVP 14 Patrik Fazekas 2,010 SPÖ 4 Verena Dunst 1,962 ÖVP 2 Michaela Resetar 1,496 References Category:Burgenland Category:State elections in Austria