2009 Upper Austrian state election

2009 Upper Austrian state election Upper Austria state parliamentary no 2003 Upper Austrian state election 2003 2015 Upper Austrian state election 2015 All 56 seats in the Landtag of Upper Austria29 seats needed for a majorityAll 9 seats in the state government 27 September 2009 872,796 (80.3%) 1.7% Pühringer Josef BHO-7736.jpg 260 125 170 0 35 Josef Pühringer Austrian People's Party 25 seats, 43.4% 28 3 400,365 46.8% 3.3% 40. ordentlicher Bundesparteitag 2008 in Linz (2755772583).jpg 600 125 170 50 110 Erich Haider Social Democratic Party of Austria 22 seats, 38.3% 14 8 213,555 24.9% 13.4% ManfredHaimbuchner cropped.jpg 250 125 170 35 65 Manfred Haimbuchner Freedom Party of Austria 4 seats, 8.4% 9 5 130,937 15.3% 6.9% 170x170px Rudolf Anschober The Greens – The Green Alternative 5 seats, 9.1% 5 0 78,569 9.2% 0.1% Governor Josef Pühringer Austrian People's Party Josef Pühringer Austrian People's Party The 2009 Upper Austrian state election was held on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) made gains but fell just short of an overall majority. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) suffered major losses, falling to just under a quarter of the vote, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) recovered some of the losses they had taken in the 2003 election. The ÖVP under Governor Josef Pühringer subsequently renewed its working agreement with the Greens which had been signed after the previous election. Background The Upper Austrian constitution mandates 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 is a perpetual coalition of all parties that qualify for at least one state councillor. Despite this, parties still establish formal coalitions to organise cabinet positions and ensure a Landtag majority for legislative purposes. In the 2003 state election, the ÖVP maintained a small lead over the SPÖ, which achieved a strong swing in its favour while the FPÖ's support collapsed. The Greens achieved a respectable result of 9%, and crucially achieved balance of power in the state government. The ÖVP and SPÖ each won four councillors, while the Greens won one; the FPÖ failed to win any. The ÖVP signed a working coalition with the Greens, giving rise to the first ÖVP–Green government in Austria. Electoral system The 56 seats of the Landtag of Upper Austria are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between five 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 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.https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=LrOO&Gesetzesnummer=10000538 RIS - Upper Austria Landtag election act Upper Austrian Government Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag. Name Ideology Leader 2003 result Votes (%) Seats Councillors ÖVP Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei Christian democracy Josef Pühringer 43.4% 25 56 Austrian People's Party 4 9 Austrian People's Party SPÖ Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs Social democracy Erich Haider 38.3% 22 56 Social Democratic Party of Austria 4 9 Social Democratic Party of Austria GRÜNE The Greens – The Green AlternativeDie Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative Green politics Rudolf Anschober 9.1% 5 56 The Greens – The Green Alternative 1 9 The Greens – The Green Alternative FPÖ Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Manfred Haimbuchner 8.4% 4 56 Freedom Party of Austria 0 9 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. Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) The Christians (DC) Results File:2009 Upper Austrian state election - composition chart.svgParty Votes % +/− Seats +/− Coun. State councillors +/− Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 400,365 46.76 +3.34 28 +3 5 +1 Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 213,555 24.94 –13.39 14 –8 2 –2 Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 130,937 15.29 +6.89 9 +5 1 +1 The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 78,569 9.18 +0.12 5 ±0 1 ±0 Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) 24,268 2.83 New 0 New 0 New Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 4,812 0.56 –0.22 0 ±0 0 ±0 The Christians (DC) 3,721 0.43 New 0 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 16,569 – – – – – – Total 872,796 100 – 56 0 9 0 Registered voters/turnout 1,086,310 80.35 +1.70 – – – –Source: Upper Austrian Government Popular vote #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 46.76 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 24.94 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 15.29 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 9.18 Other #777777 3.82 Landtag seats #ddd 500px 400px ÖVP Austrian People's Party 50.00 SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria 25.00 FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria 16.07 GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative 8.93 Results by constituency Constituency ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Grüne Others Totalseats Turnout % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % S Seats % Linz and Surrounds 38.6 4 31.2 3 15.1 1 11.4 1 3.8 9 74.0 Innviertel 50.6 4 19.6 1 18.9 1 7.0 4.0 6 81.1 Hausruckviertel 47.0 6 22.9 3 17.5 2 9.0 1 3.8 12 81.0 Traunviertel 45.6 4 27.8 2 13.4 1 8.8 4.5 7 80.1 Mühlviertel 52.7 6 22.7 2 12.0 1 9.2 1 3.5 10 86.6 Remaining seats 4 3 3 2 12 Total 46.8 28 24.9 14 15.3 9 9.2 5 3.8 56 80.3 Source: Upper Austrian Government References Category:2009 elections in Austria Category:State elections in Austria Category:September 2009 in Europe Category:Upper Austria