2005 Burgenland state election

2005 Burgenland state election Burgenland state parliamentary no 2000 Burgenland state election 2000 2010 Burgenland state election 2010 All 36 seats in the Landtag of Burgenland19 seats needed for a majorityAll 7 seats in the state government 9 October 2005 197,127 (83.4%) 1.3% 150x150px Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria 17 seats, 46.5% 19 2 100,497 52.2% 5.6% Franz Steindl Austrian People's Party 13 seats, 35.3% 13 0 70,057 36.4% 1.1% Landesfeuerwehrjugendleistungsbewerb 2016 Großpetersdorf 34.jpg 300 115 150 60 100 Johann Tschürtz Freedom Party of Austria 4 seats, 12.6% 2 2 11,077 5.8% 6.9% Margarethe Krojer The Greens – The Green Alternative 2 seats, 5.5% 2 0 10,043 5.2% 0.3% Governor Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria Hans Niessl Social Democratic Party of Austria The 2005 Burgenland state election was held on 9 October 2005 to elect the members of the 19th Landtag of Burgenland. The governing Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) won in a landslide, securing an absolute majority for the first time since 1982. This came to the detriment of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which conversely suffered its worst result since 1982. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) stayed level on 13 seats. The SPÖ could have governed alone thanks to its majority, but chose to renew its coalition with the ÖVP. Niessl was sworn in as Governor for a second 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 2000 election, the SPÖ remained the largest party with 17 seats. The Greens entered the Landtag for the first time with two seats, while the ÖVP and FPÖ lost one each. The SPÖ formed a coalition with the ÖVP. 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 2000 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Hans Niessl 46.5% 17 36 Social Democratic Party of Austria 5 8 Social Democratic Party of Austria ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Franz Steindl 35.3% 13 36 Austrian People's Party 3 8 Austrian People's Party FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Johann Tschürtz 12.6% 4 36 Freedom Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Margarethe Krojer 5.5% 2 36 The Greens – The Green Alternative In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, one party collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. Austrian Citizens and Business Party (ÖBWP) – on the ballot in all constituencies except Oberpullendorf Results File:2005 Burgenland Landtag.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 100,497 52.18 +5.63 19 +2 4 –1 Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 70,057 36.38 +1.05 13 ±0 3 ±0 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 11,077 5.75 –6.88 2 –2 0 ±0 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 10,043 5.21 –0.28 2 ±0 0 ±0 Austrian Citizens and Business Party (ÖBWP) 916 0.48 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 4,537 – – – – – – Total 197,127 100 – 36 0 7 –1 Registered voters/turnout 242,218 81.38 –1.34 – – – –Source: Burgenland Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 52.18 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 36.38 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 5.75 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.21 ÖBWP #777777 0.48 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 52.78 ÖVP Austrian People's Party 36.11 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 5.56 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 5.56 Results by constituency Constituency SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Grüne Other Turnout % % % % % Neusiedl 55.1 34.6 5.1 4.7 0.4 80.5 Eisenstadt 49.5 36.5 6.2 7.1 0.7 81.8 Mattersburg 56.3 30.3 7.1 5.5 0.8 81.4 Oberpullendorf 51.1 37.1 7.2 4.7 83.2 Oberwart 53.7 35.8 5.7 4.2 0.6 80.9 Güssing 49.1 44.4 3.0 3.2 0.4 82.5 Jennersdorf 45.8 41.1 4.3 8.2 0.5 78.6 Total 52.2 36.4 5.8 5.2 0.5 81.4 Source: Vorarlberg Government References Category:2005 elections in Austria Category:State elections in Austria Category:October 2005 in Europe