Styrian state election, 2005

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State elections were held in the Austrian state of Styria on 9 March 2008.

The SPÖ won the election in a landslide victory. After 60 years of having an ÖVP state governor, Franz Voves, Styrian SPÖ chairman, became state governor.

Party Votes in % Change Seats Change
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 41,67% (+ 9,35%) 25 +6
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 38,66% (- 8,63%) 24 -3
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 6,34% (+ 5,31%) 4 +8
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) 4,73% (- 0,88%) 3 +0
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 4,56% (- 7,85%) 0 -7