Upper Austrian state election, 2009

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The Upper Austrian state election was held in Upper Austria on 27 September 2009. The SPÖ lost a lot of its votes, falling even behind the 1999 result, while the FPÖ gained strongly and both incumbent governing parties ÖVP and Greens held steady. The BZÖ failed to enter the Landtag.[1]

Party Votes Votes in % Change Seats Change Government seats Change
  Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 400,365 46.76% +3.34% 28 +3 5 +1
  Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 213,555 24.94% -13.39% 14 -8 2 -2
  Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 130,937 15.29% +6.89% 9 +5 1 +1
  The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) 78,569 9.18% +0.12% 5 ±0 1 ±0
  BZÖ - Uschi Haubner's List (BZÖ - Liste Uschi Haubner) 24,268 2.83% +2.83% 0 ±0 0 ±0
  Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 4,812 0.56% -0.22% 0 ±0 0 ±0
  The Christians (DC) 3,721 0.43% +0.43% 0 ±0 0 ±0
Total 856,227 100%  
Spoilt and null votes 16,569 1.90%  
Turnout 872,796 80.35%  
Electorate 1,086,310  

References

  1. Upper Austria: Results of the 2009 state election, retrieved 18 May 2010
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