2010 Burgenland state election

December 2023 2010 Burgenland state election Burgenland state parliamentary no 2005 Burgenland state election 2005 2015 Burgenland state election 2015 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Burgenland19 seats needed for a majorityAll 7 seats in the state government 30 May 2010 192,246 (77.3%) 4.1% 150x150px Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria 19 seats, 52.2% 18 1 91,185 48.3% 3.9% 150x150px Franz Steindl Austrian People's Party 13 seats, 36.4% 13 0 65,411 34.6% 1.8% Landesfeuerwehrjugendleistungsbewerb 2016 Großpetersdorf 34.jpg 300 115 150 60 100 Johann Tschürtz Freedom Party of Austria 2 seats, 5.8% 3 1 16,970 9.0% 3.2% Michel Reimon-MEP by Olaf Kosinsky.png 220 115 150 10 60 center Michel Reimon The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 5.2% 1 1 7,835 4.1% 1.1% Manfred Kölly F8D323 LBL Did not exist 1 1 7,559 4.0% New party Governor Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2010 Burgenland state election was held on 30 May 2010 to elect the members of the 20th Landtag of Burgenland. The governing Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) narrowly lost its majority, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and List Burgenland (LBL) made gains. Governor Hans Niessl was returned for a third term. Background Prior to amendments made in 2014, the Burgenland 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://burgenland.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2683812/ Proporz has been abolished 11 December 2014 ORF In the 2005 election, the SPÖ won an absolute majority with 52.2% of votes. 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 2005 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Hans Niessl 52.2% 19 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria 4 7 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Franz Steindl 36.4% 13 36 Austrian People's Party 3 7 Austrian People's Party GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Regina Petrik 5.2% 2 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Johann Tschürtz 5.8% 2 36 Freedom Party of Austria In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, one party collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. List Burgenland (LBL) Results File:2010 Burgenland Landtag.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 91,185 48.26 –3.92 18 –1 4 ±0 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 65,411 34.62 –1.76 13 ±0 3 ±0 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 16,970 8.98 +3.23 3 +1 0 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 7,835 4.15 –1.06 1 –1 0 ±0 List Burgenland (LBL) 7,559 4.00 New 1 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 3,286 – – – – – – Total 192,246 100 – 36 0 7 0 Registered voters/turnout 248,694 77.30 –4.08 – – – –Source: Burgenland Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 48.26 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 34.62 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 8.98 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 4.15 LBL List Burgenland 4.00 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 50.00 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 36.11 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 8.33 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 2.78 LBL List Burgenland 2.78 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Grüne LBL Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats Neusiedl 52.2 3 32.5 2 9.0 3.8 2.5 5 75.0 Eisenstadt 46.1 3 34.6 2 8.5 5.9 4.8 5 76.5 Mattersburg 50.7 2 28.4 1 10.7 4.2 6.1 3 77.1 Oberpullendorf 48.5 2 35.3 1 5.7 3.3 7.3 3 80.9 Oberwart 48.5 3 34.0 2 11.4 3.7 2.3 5 77.2 Güssing 44.5 1 43.7 1 7.1 3.0 1.6 2 80.0 Jennersdorf 41.9 39.6 10.8 5.1 2.6 0 74.6 Remaining seats 4 4 3 1 1 13 Total 48.3 18 34.6 13 9.0 3 4.1 1 4.0 1 36 77.3 Source: Burgenland Government References Category:2010 elections in Austria Category:State elections in Austria Category:May 2010 in Austria