2002 Austrian legislative election

2002 Austrian legislative election
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All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.27% (Increase 3.85pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer
Party ÖVP SPÖ
Last election 26.91%, 52 seats 33.15%, 65 seats
Seats won 79 69
Seat change Increase 27 Increase 4
Popular vote 2,076,833 1,792,499
Percentage 42.30% 36.51%
Swing Increase 15.39pp Increase 3.36pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Herbert Haupt Alexander Van der Bellen
Party FPÖ Greens
Last election 26.91%, 52 seats 7.40%, 14 seats
Seats won 18 17
Seat change Decrease 34 Increase 3
Popular vote 491,328 464,980
Percentage 10.01% 9.47%
Swing Decrease 16.90pp Increase 2.07pp
Chancellor before election

Wolfgang Schüssel
ÖVP

Elected Chancellor

Wolfgang Schüssel
ÖVP

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 November 2002,[1] after internal divisions in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) culminating in the Knittelfeld Putsch led to the resignation of several leading FPÖ members. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) emerged as the largest party, winning 79 of the 183 seats, the first time it had been the largest party in the National Council since 1966.[2] It continued its coalition government with the FPÖ, which lost almost two-thirds of its seats.[3] Voter turnout was 84%.[4]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p197 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, pp219-220
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p179
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p217