Burgenland state election, 2005
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State elections were held in the Austrian state of Burgenland
in 2005 to determine the State parliament (Landtag) for the next 5 years.
The SPÖ
won the election in a landslide victory. State governor since 2000, Hans Niessl
, Burgenland SPÖ chairman, won another term as state governor.
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
in 2005 to determine the State parliament (Landtag) for the next 5 years.
The SPÖ
SPO
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won the election in a landslide victory. State governor since 2000, Hans Niessl
Hans Niessl
Hans Niessl is an Austrian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria and governor of the Burgenland....
, Burgenland SPÖ chairman, won another term as state governor.
| Party | Votes in % | Seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria 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... (SPÖ) |
52.2% | 19 | +2 | |
| 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... (ÖVP) |
36.3% | 13 | ±0 | |
| 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... (FPÖ) |
5.8% | 2 | -2 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) | 5.2% | 2 | ±0 | |
| Others | 0.5% | 0 | ±0 |