Austrian legislative election, 1995
Encyclopedia
Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria
on 17 December 1995, after the Grand Coalition between the Social Democratic Party
(SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party
collapsed over disagreements about the budget. The SPÖ remained the largest party in the National Council
and the Grand Coalition was reformed. Voter turnout was 86.0%.
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 17 December 1995, after the Grand Coalition between 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...
(SPÖ) and 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...
collapsed over disagreements about the budget. The SPÖ remained the largest party in the National Council
National Council of Austria
The National Council is one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament. According to the constitution, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council are peers...
and the Grand Coalition was reformed. Voter turnout was 86.0%.
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... |
1,843,474 | 38.1 | 71 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,370,510 | 28.3 | 52 | 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... |
1,060,377 | 21.9 | 41 | –1 |
| Green Alternative | 233,208 | 4.8 | 9 | –4 |
| Liberal Forum Liberal Forum The Liberal Forum is a small classical liberal party in Austria. The party is currently led by Angelika Mlinar, and is a member of the Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Founding:... |
267,026 | 5.5 | 10 | –1 |
| No - Civic Action Group against the sale of Austria | 53,176 | 1.1 | 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... |
13,938 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Austrian Natural Law Party | 1,634 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| The Best Party | 830 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 115,282 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,959,455 | 100 | 183 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||