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State elections were held in the Austrian state of Styria on 9 March 2005.
After being governed by ÖVP-led administrations for sixty years, the SPÖ managed to win the election. Franz Voves, Styrian SPÖ chairman, became prime minister. The election also saw the return to parliament of the Communist Party, after an absence of thirty-five years, and the departure of the Freedom Party.
| Party | Votes in % | Change | Seats | Change | |
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 41.67% | +9.35% | 25 | +6 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 38.66% | −8.63% | 24 | −3 | |
| Communist Party of Austria | 6.34% | +5.31% | 4 | +4 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative | 4.73% | −0.88% | 3 | ±0 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 4.56% | −7.85% | 0 | −7 | |
| Hirschmann's List | 2.05% | — | 0 | — | |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria | 1.72% | — | 0 | — | |
| Non-Party | 0.28% | — | 0 | — |
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