Lower Austrian state election, 2013

Lower Austrian state election, 2013
Lower Austria
March 3, 2013

All 56 seats in the Landtag of Lower Austria
All 9 seats in the state government

29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 70.87% Decrease 3.64%

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party ÖVP SPÖ Stronach
Last election 31 seats 15 seats Did not contest
Seats won 30 13 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2 Increase 5
Popular vote 495,557 210,504 96,016
Percentage 50.79% 21.57% 9.84%
Swing Decrease3.6% Decrease3.94% Increase9.84%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party FPÖ Greens
Last election 6 seats 4 seats
Seats won 4 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 80,122 78,678
Percentage 8.21% 8,06%
Swing Decrease2.26% Increase1.15%
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The Lower Austrian state election of 2013 was held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 3 March 2013. Since 2003 the Austrian People's Party has had a majority of the seats, the Team Stronach, which was standing for election in Lower Austria in the first time, won 5 seats, while the Social Democratic Party of Austria, like the Freedom Party of Austria, lost 2 seats and the Greens could defend their 4 seats.

Election results

Party Votes in % Seats Change
  Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 50.79% 30 -1
  Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 21.57% 13 -2
  Team Stronach (TEAM STRONACH) 9.84% 5 +5
  Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 8.21% 4 -2
  The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 8.06% 4 ±0
  Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 0.77% 0 ±0
  Others 0.75% 0 ±0
Source: noel.gv.at
Popular Vote
ÖVP
 
50.79%
SPÖ
 
21.57%
STRONACH
 
9.84%
FPÖ
 
8.21%
GRÜNE
 
8.06%
KPÖ
 
0.77%
Other
 
0.75%

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