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

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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