1995 Austrian legislative election

1995 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.98% (Increase 4.04pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franz Vranitzky Wolfgang Schüssel Jörg Haider
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 34.92%, 65 seats 27.67%, 52 seats 22.50%, 42 seats
Seats won 71 52 41
Seat change Increase 6 Steady 0 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,843,474 1,370,510 1,060,377
Percentage 38.06% 28.29% 21.89%
Swing Increase 3.14pp Increase 0.62pp Decrease 0.61pp

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Heide Schmidt Madeleine Petrovic
Party LiF Greens
Last election 5.97%, 11 seats 7.31%, 13 seats
Seats won 10 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 4
Popular vote 267,026 233,208
Percentage 5.51% 4.81%
Swing Decrease 0.46pp Decrease 2.50pp


Chancellor before election

Franz Vranitzky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Franz Vranitzky
SPÖ

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 December 1995 to elect the 20th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.[1] The snap election was called after the collapse of the grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) due to a dispute regarding the national budget. The SPÖ made small gains primarily at the expense of minor parties, while the ÖVP remained stable. The grand coalition was subsequently renegotiated.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7