Burgenland state election, 2005
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State elections were held in the Austrian state of Burgenland in 2005 to determine the State parliament (Landtag) for the next 5 years.
The SPÖ won the election in a landslide victory. State governor since 2000, Hans Niessl, Burgenland SPÖ chairman, won another term as state governor.
Party | Votes in % | Seats | Change |
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) | 52.2% | 19 | +2 |
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) | 36.3% | 13 | +0 |
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) | 5.8% | 2 | -2 |
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) | 5.2% | 2 | +0 |
Others | 0.5% | 0 | +0 |
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