Upper Austrian state election, 2009
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State elections 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.
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
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.
| Party | Votes | Votes in % | Change | Seats | Change | Government seats | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
400,365 | 46.76% | +3.34% | 28 | +3 | 5 | +1 | |
| 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) |
213,555 | 24.94% | -13.39% | 14 | -8 | 2 | -2 | |
| 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) |
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 Alliance for the Future of Austria The Alliance for the Future of Austria , abbreviated to BZÖ, is a conservative liberal political party in Austria. The party has sixteen seats in the National Council.... (BZÖ - Liste Uschi Haubner) |
24,268 | 2.83% | +2.83% | 0 | ±0 | 0 | ±0 | |
| 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... (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 | |||||||