1986 Austrian legislative election

1986 Austrian legislative election
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183 seats in the National Council of Austria
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Franz Vranitzky Alois Mock
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Last election 47.65%, 90 seats 43.22%, 81 seats
Seats won 80 77
Seat change Decrease 10 Decrease 4
Popular vote 2,092,024 2,003,663
Percentage 43.12% 41.29%
Swing Decrease4.53pp Decrease1.93pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Jörg Haider Freda Meissner-Blau
Party FPÖ Greens
Last election 4.98%, 12 seats –
Seats won 18 8
Seat change Increase 6 New
Popular vote 472,205 234,028
Percentage 9.73% 4.82%
Swing Increase4.75pp New
Results of the election, showing seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election

Franz Vranitzky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Franz Vranitzky
SPÖ

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 23 November 1986.[1] They were called by Chancellor Franz Vranitzky of the Socialist Party (SPÖ), as he was not prepared to continue the coalition government with new Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Jörg Haider, who had ousted Norbert Steger at the party convention.

The SPÖ won the most seats, and formed a grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), as neither were willing to work with Haider. The Green Alternative won eight seats, marking the first time a party other than the SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ had entered parliament since 1959 election. Voter turnout was 90%.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p216