Austrian legislative election, 1990
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria
on 7 October 1990. The Social Democratic Party
won the most seats, and retained the grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party
. Voter turnout was 86.1%.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
on 7 October 1990. The Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
won the most seats, and retained the grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
. Voter turnout was 86.1%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved... |
2,012,787 | 42.8 | 80 | 0 |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,508,600 | 32.1 | 60 | –17 |
| Freedom Party of Austria Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had... |
782,648 | 16.6 | 33 | |
| Green Alternative-Freda Meissner-Blau Freda Meissner-Blau Freda Meissner-Blau is an Austrian politician, activist, and prominent figurehead in the Austrian environmental movement. She was a founder and the federal spokesperson of the Austrian Green Party.-Early life:... List |
225,084 | 4.8 | 10 | |
| United Greens of Austria | 92,277 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alliance of Welfare Beneficiaries | 35,833 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Communist Party of Austria Communist Party of Austria The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II... |
25,682 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Electoral Community Christian Electoral Community Christian Electoral Community is a Christian ultra-conservative political grouping in Austria. The CWG was formed on December 8, 1989 in Mariazell, by voters who thought the conservative ÖVP was too leftist... |
9,263 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 6,194 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Grey Austrians' Election Platform | 3,996 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Fritz Georg | 2,530 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 143,847 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,848,741 | 100 | 183 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||