2004 Carinthian state election

2004 Carinthian state election Carinthia state parliamentary 1999 Carinthian state election 1999 2009 Carinthian state election 2009 7 March 2004 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Carinthia 19 334,431 (78.6%) 1.9% 170x170px Jörg Haider Freedom Party of Austria 16 seats, 42.1% 16 0 139,479 42.4% 0.4% Peter Ambrozy Social Democratic Party of Austria 12 seats, 32.9% 14 2 126,325 38.4% 5.6% Elisabeth Scheucher Austrian People's Party 8 seats, 20.7% 4 4 38,256 11.6% 9.1% 170x170px Rolf Holub The Greens – The Green Alternative 0 seats, 3.9%As part of the joint list Democracy 99. 2 2 22,053 6.7% 2.8% Governor Jörg Haider Freedom Party of Austria Jörg Haider Freedom Party of Austria The 2004 Carinthian state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia, Austria. The election was a victory for the first-term Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) government under Jörg Haider, which repeated its strong performance from the previous election. This came despite difficulties on the federal level and recent defeats in other state elections, as well as a strong challenge from the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) lost almost half its voteshare, while The Greens won seats for the first time. 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 the 1999 state election, the FPÖ became the largest party in a state legislature for the first time in history, winning 42% of votes cast. FPÖ leader Jörg Haider became Governor. 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.https://www.ktn.gv.at/wahlen/lt2013/LT2013_mandate.pdf LT2013_Mandate.pdf Carinthian Government Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 1999 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Jörg Haider 42.1% 16 36 Freedom Party of Austria 3 7 Freedom Party of Austria SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Peter Ambrozy 32.9% 12 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria 3 7 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Elisabeth Scheucher 20.7% 8 36 Austrian People's Party 1 7 Austrian People's Party In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) SAU Party (SAU) Results centerParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 139,479 42.43 +0.37 16 ±0 3 ±0 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 126,325 38.43 +5.57 14 +2 3 ±0 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 38,256 11.64 –9.10 4 –4 1 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 22,053 6.71 +2.78 2 +2 0 ±0 Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 1,951 0.59 +0.18 0 ±0 0 ±0 SAU Party (SAU) 635 0.19 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 5,732 – – – – – – Total 334,431 100 – 36 0 7 0 Registered voters/turnout 425,304 78.63 –1.87 – – – – Source: Carinthian Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 42.42 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 38.43 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 11.64 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 6.71 Other #777777 0.78 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 44.44 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 38.89 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 11.11 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency FPÖ SPÖ ÖVP Grüne Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Klagenfurt 41.7 4 35.8 3 10.7 1 11.1 1 0.7 9 76.9 Carinthia East 42.6 4 39.4 4 12.6 1 4.8 0.6 9 80.2 Villach 40.0 3 43.9 3 8.3 6.2 1.5 6 77.9 Carinthia West 45.1 4 35.1 3 14.5 1 4.8 0.5 8 79.4 Remaining seats 1 1 1 1 4 Total 42.4 16 38.4 14 11.6 4 6.7 2 0.8 36 78.6 Source: Carinthian Government Notes References Category:State elections in Austria Carinthian state election Carinthian state election