Municipal council elections in Styria 2015
The municipal council elections in Styria 2015 took place on March 22, 2015. The elections will take place in accordance with the provisions of the 2009 municipal electoral code as amended on September 26, 2014. The announcement for election was made on December 30, 2014 by means of the Styrian Law Gazette, 153rd ordinance by Governor Franz Voves . In the Styrian municipalities, the mayor is elected by the respective municipal council at the constituent meeting of the municipal council. The city of Graz , where the next municipal council election did not take place until 2017, was excluded from this election .
In the 2015 municipal council elections, a total of 5088 councilors were available for election in 286 municipalities. In the municipal council elections in 2010 there were 7507 councilors, which corresponds to a decrease of 32.2 percent.
The winner of the elections was the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which more than doubled its share of the vote with a gain of 7.31 percent. While in 2010 6.55 percent of FPÖ mandatars gave their vote, it was 13.86 percent in this election. The Greens were also able to look forward to small gains, with their share of the vote rising from 2.12 to 3.33 percent (plus 1.21 percent). The NEOS , which ran for the first time in 15 municipalities, managed only 0.39 percent and only 6 municipalities mandates. The two major parties, the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), were the clear losers in the elections . The SPÖ fell from 37.72 to 31.57 percent, which corresponds to a minus of 5.42 percent, and lost especially in its traditional strongholds of Bruck an der Mur , Mürzzuschlag , Kapfenberg , Knittelfeld and Leoben . With a minus of 4.09 percent, the ÖVP also fell from 46.81 to 42.72 percent, but was largely able to maintain its absolute majorities in Eastern and Southern Styria. At just 73.36 percent, voter turnout continued to decline, reaching its lowest level in 2015.
Election calendar
At the meeting of the Styrian Landtag on December 18, 2014, the following election calendar was decided:
- January 5, 2015 - deadline for election; that is 75 days before the election date,
- January 12, 2015 - end of the deadline for the appointment of district returning officers and their deputies,
- January 24, 2015 - notification of the preliminary number of eligible voters,
- 26 January 2015 - constitution of the electoral authorities, edition of the electoral roll and handing over of copies to the parties,
- January 30, 2015 - end of the objection period,
- February 13, 2015 - at 1:00 p.m. end of the deadline for submitting the municipal election proposals to the municipal electoral authority,
- February 16, 2015 - Completion of the electoral roll and registration of the final eligible voters,
- February 19, 2015 - Finalization of the municipal election proposals by the municipal electoral authority,
- March 1, 2015 - Determination of the voting time and the polling stations of the electoral district,
- March 11, 2015 - Official election information sent out
- March 13, 2015 - early voting ,
- March 18, 2015 - End for written voting card applications
- March 22, 2015 - End for verbal voting card applications
- March 22, 2015 - Election Day
- March 24, 2015 - latest date for the announcement of the election results
- April 8, 2015 - End of the objection period at the state electoral authority
Starting position
Due to the structural reform of Styria , the number of municipalities was reduced from 539 to 287 municipalities (including Graz) on January 1, 2015, which corresponds to a dissolution of 252 municipalities. Three other municipalities were dissolved on January 1, 2014. The local political effects on the strength of the individual parties cannot yet be foreseen.
Government commissioners were appointed until the municipal councils were constituted in the new municipalities . The new mayors are then elected by the municipal councils during the constituent meetings.
While the Styrian People's Party or a list closely related to it only did not run in one municipality (Nestelbach im Ilztal) in the municipal council elections in 2010 , this was the case with the Austrian Social Democratic Party in 33 municipalities (Aug-Radisch, Bierbaum am Auersbach, Breitenfeld am Tannenriegel, Brodingberg , Dietersdorf am Gnasbach, Ebersdorf, Edelsgrub, Edelstauden, open land near Deutschlandsberg, Garanas, municipality of Modriach, Glojach, Gössenberg, Großwilfersdorf, Gschaid near Birkfeld, Gschnaidt, Hainersdorf, Hainsdorf in Schwarzautal, Johnsbach, Loipersdorf near Fürstenfeld, Mitterlabill, Poppendorf, Reichendorf Rinegg, Röthelstein, Schönberg-Lachtal, Schwarzau im Schwarzautal, Stein, Unterauersbach, Vornholz, Weinburg am Saßbach, Wielfresen and Zeutschach). The Freedom Party of Austria ran in 274 municipalities and the Greens in 86 municipalities. The Alliance for the Future of Austria competed in 54 municipalities and the Austrian Communist Party in 25 municipalities. In addition, a total of 130 lists of names and citizens were recorded in the municipal council elections in 2010.
Number of parishes
district | 2010 | 2015 | difference |
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Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district | 37 | 19th | −18 |
Deutschlandsberg district | 40 | 15th | −25 |
Graz area | 57 | 36 | −21 |
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district | 64 | 36 | −28 |
Leibnitz district | 48 | 29 | −19 |
Leoben district | 19th | 16 | - | 3
Liezen district | 51 | 29 | −22 |
Murau district | 34 | 14th | −20 |
Murtal district | 38 | 20th | −18 |
District of Southeast Styria | 74 | 26th | −48 |
Voitsberg district | 25th | 15th | −10 |
Weiz district | 54 | 31 | −23 |
Affected communities
The following municipalities were affected by the municipal structural reform, which came into force on January 1, 2015 (the previously independent municipalities in brackets) :
- District Bruck-Mürzzuschlag : Aflenz ( Aflenz Kurort, Aflenz Land ), Bruck an der Mur ( Bruck an der Mur, Oberaich ), Kapfenberg ( Kapfenberg, Parschlug ), Kindberg ( All Saints in Mürz Valley, Kindberg, Mürzhofen ), Mariazell ( Gußwerk, Halltal , Mariazell, Sankt Sebastian ), Mürzzuschlag ( Ganz, Mürzzuschlag ), Neuberg an der Mürz ( Altenberg an der Rax, chapels, Mürzsteg, Neuberg an der Mürz ), St. Marein im Mürz Valley ( Frauenberg, St. Marein im Mürz Valley ), St Barbara in Mürz Valley ( Mitterdorf in Mürz Valley, Veitsch, Wartberg in Mürz Valley ), Thörl ( Etmißl, St. Ilgen, Thörl ) and Tragöß-St. Katharein ( St. Katharein an der Laming, Tragöß ).
- Deutschlandsberg district : Deutschlandsberg ( Bad Gams, Deutschlandsberg, Freiland bei Deutschlandsberg, Kloster, Osterwitz, Trahütten ), Eibiswald ( Aibl, Eibiswald, Großradl, Pitschgau, Soboth and St. Oswald ob Eibiswald ), Groß St. Florian ( Groß St. Florian, Unterbergla ), Schwanberg ( Garanas, Gressenberg, Hollenegg, Schwanberg ), St. Martin im Sulmtal ( Sankt Martin im Sulmtal, Sulmeck-Greith ), St. Stefan ob Stainz ( Greisdorf, Gundersdorf, Sankt Stefan ob Stainz ), Stainz ( Georgsberg, Marhof, Rassach, Stainztal, Stainz, Stallhof ) and Wies ( Limberg near Wies, Wernersdorf, Wielfresen, Wies ).
- Graz area : Deutschfeistritz ( Deutschfeistritz, Großstübing ), Dobl-Zwaring ( Dobl, Zwaring-Pöls ), Eggersdorf bei Graz ( Brodingberg, Hart-Purgstall, Eggersdorf bei Graz, Höf-Präbach ), Fernitz-Mellach ( Fernitz, Mellach ) , Frohnleiten ( Frohnleiten, Röthelstein, Schrems bei Frohnleiten ), Gratwein-Straßengel ( Eisbach, Gratwein, Gschnaidt, Judendorf-Straßengel ), Hitzendorf ( Attendorf, Hitzendorf, Rohrbach-Steinberg ), Nestelbach bei Graz ( Edelsgrub, Langegg bei Graz, Nestelbach bei Graz ), Raaba-Grambach ( Grambach, Raaba ), Seiersberg-Pirka ( Pirka, Seiersberg ), St. Marein bei Graz ( Krumegg, Petersdorf II, Sankt Marein bei Graz ) and Unterpremstätten-Zettling ( Unterpremstätten, Zettling ).
- Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district : Bad Waltersdorf ( Bad Waltersdorf, Oberlimbach, Sebersdorf ), Buch-St. Magdalena ( Buchberg-Geiseldorf, St. Magdalena am Lemberg / already merged on January 1, 2013 ), Dechantskirchen ( Dechantskirchen, Schlag bei Thalberg ), Feistritztal ( Blaindorf, Hirnsdorf, Kaibing, Sankt Johann bei Herberstein, Siegersdorf bei Herberstein ), Fürstenfeld ( Altenmarkt near Fürstenfeld, Fürstenfeld, Übersbach ), Grafendorf near Hartberg ( Grafendorf near Hartberg, Stambach ), Großwilfersdorf ( Großwilfersdorf, Hainersdorf ), Hartl ( Großhart, Hartl, Tiefenbach near Kaindorf ), Ilz ( Ilz, Nestelbach im Ilztal ), Kaindorf ( Dienersdorf , Hofkirchen near Hartberg, Kaindorf ), Loipersdorf near Fürstenfeld ( Loipersdorf near Fürstenfeld, Stein ), Neudau ( Neudau, Unterlimbach ), Pöllau ( Pöllau, Rabenwald, Saifen-Boden, Schönegg near Pöllau, Sonnhofen ), Rohr near Hartberg ( Rohr near Hartberg , Wörth an der Lafnitz ), Rohrbach an der Lafnitz ( Eichberg, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz ), Vorau ( Puchegg, Riegersberg, Schachen bei Vorau, Vorau, Vornholz ) and Waldbach-Mönichwald ( Mönichwa ld, Waldbach ).
- Leibnitz district : Ehrenhausen an der Weinstrasse ( Berghausen, Ehrenhausen, Ratsch an der Weinstrasse, Retznei ), Gamlitz ( Gamlitz, Sulztal an der Weinstrasse ), Gleinstätten ( Gleinstätten, Pistorf ), Heiligenkreuz am Waasen ( Heiligenkreuz am Waasen, Sankt Ulrich am Waasen ) , Leibnitz ( Kaindorf an der Sulm, Leibnitz, Seggauberg ), Leutschach an der Weinstrasse ( Eichberg-Trautenburg, Glanz an der Weinstrasse, Leutschach, Schloßberg ), Schwarzautal ( Breitenfeld am Tannenriegel, Hainsdorf im Schwarzautal, Mitterlabill, Schwarzau im Schwarzautal, Wolfsberg im Schwarzautal ), St. Georgen an der Stiefing ( St. Georgen an der Stiefing, Stocking ), St. Veit in southern Styria ( Sankt Nikolai ob Draßling, Sankt Veit am Vogau, Weinburg am Saßbach ), Straß-Spielfeld ( Obervogau, playing field, Straß in Steiermark, Vogau ) and Wildon ( KG Sukdull, Weitendorf, Wildon ).
- District of Leoben : Trofaiach ( Gai, Hafning, Trofaiach / already merged on January 1, 2013 ).
- Liezen district : Admont ( Admont, Hall, Johnsbach, Weng im Gesäuse ), Aich ( Aich, Gössenberg ), Bad Mitterndorf ( Bad Mitterndorf, Pichl-Kainisch, Tauplitz ), Gaishorn am See ( Gaishorn am See, Treglwang ), Irdning-Donnersbachtal ( Donnersbach, Donnersbachwald, Irdning ), Landl ( Gams bei Hieflau, Hieflau, Landl, Palfau ), Liezen ( Liezen, Weißenbach bei Liezen ), Michaelerberg-Pruggern ( Michaelerberg, Pruggern ), Mitterberg-St. Martin ( Mitterberg St. Martin am Grimming ), Öblarn ( Niederöblarn, Öblarn ), Rottenmann ( Oppenberg, Rottenmann ), Schladming ( Pichl-Preunegg, Rohrmoos-Untertal, Schladming ), Sölk ( Großsölk, Kleinsölk, St. Nikolai im Sölktal ), St. Gallen ( St. Gallen, Weißenbach an der Enns ) and Stainach-Pürgg ( Pürgg-Trautenfels, Stainach ).
- District Murau : Krakau ( Krakaudorf, Krakauhintermühlen, Krakauschatten ), Murau ( Laßnitz near Murau, Murau, Stolzalpe, Triebendorf ), Neumarkt in der Steiermark ( Dürnstein in der Steiermark, Kulm am Zirbitz, Mariahof, Neumarkt in Steiermark, Perchau am Sattel, Sankt Marein near Neumarkt, Zeutschach ), Oberwölz ( Oberwölz town, Oberwölz area, Schönberg-Lachtal, Winklern near Oberwölz ), Ranten ( Ranten, Rinegg ), Scheifling ( St. Lorenzen near Scheifling, Scheifling ), St. Georgen am Kreischberg ( St. Georgen ob Murau, St. Ruprecht-Falkendorf ), St. Lambrecht ( St. Blasen, St. Lambrecht ), St. Marein-Feistritz ( Feistritz bei Knittelfeld, St. Marein bei Knittelfeld ), Stadl-Predlitz ( Predlitz-Turrach, Stadl on the Mur ) and Teufenbach-Katsch ( Frojach-Katsch, Teufenbach ).
- Murtal district : Großlobming ( Großlobming, Kleinlobming ), Judenburg ( Judenburg, Oberweg, Reifling ), Knittelfeld ( Apfelberg, Knittelfeld ), Obdach (Amering, Obdach, St. Anna am Lavantegg, St. Wolfgang-Kienberg ), Pöls-Oberkurzheim (Oberkurzheim , Pöls ), Pölstal (Bretstein, Oberzeiring, St. Johann am Tauern, St. Oswald-Möderbrugg ), St. Marein-Feistritz (Feistritz near Knittelfeld, St. Marein near Knittelfeld ), St. Margarethen near Knittelfeld (Rachau, St. Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld, St. Margarethen bei Knittelfeld), Spielberg (Flatschach, Spielberg) and Weißkirchen in Steiermark ( Eppenstein, Maria Buch-Feistritz, Reisstrasse, Weißkirchen in Steiermark ).
- District of Southeast Styria : Bad Gleichenberg ( Bad Gleichenberg, Bairisch Kölldorf, Merkendorf, Trautmannsdorf in Oststeiermark ), Bad Radkersburg ( Bad Radkersburg, Radkersburg area ), Deutsch Goritz ( German Goritz, Ratschendorf ), Fehring ( Fehring, Hatzendorf, Hohenbrugg-Weinberg, Johnsdorf- Brunn, Pertlstein ), Feldbach ( Auersbach, Feldbach, Gniebing-Weißenbach, Gossendorf, Leitersdorf im Raabtal, Mühldorf bei Feldbach, Raabau ), Gnas ( Aug-Radisch, Baumgarten bei Gnas, Gnas, Grabersdorf, Maierdorf, Poppendorf, Raning, Trössing, Unterauersbach ), Kirchbach in der Steiermark ( Kirchbach in Steiermarkm Zerlach ), Kirchberg an der Raab ( Fladnitz im Raabtal, Kirchberg an der Raab, Oberdorf am Hochegg, Studenzen ), Mureck ( Eichfeld, Gosdorf, Mureck ), Paldau ( Paldau, Perlsdorf, KG Oberstorcha ), Pirching am Traubenberg ( Edelstauden, Frannach, Pirching am Traubenberg ), Riegersburg ( Breitenfeld an der Rittschein, Kornberg near Riegersburg, Lödersdorf, Riegersburg ), St. Anna am A igen ( Frutten-Gießelsdorf, St. Anna am Aigen ), St. Peter am Ottersbach ( Bierbaum am Auersbach, Dietersdorf am Gnasbach, St. Peter am Ottersbach ), St. Stefan im Rosental ( Glojach, St. Stefan im Rosental ) and Straden ( Hof bei Straden, Krusdorf, Stainz bei Straden, Straden ).
- Voitsberg district : Bärnbach ( Bärnbach, Piberegg ), Edelschrott ( Edelschrott, Modriach ), Geistthal-Södingberg ( Geistthal, Södingberg ), Hirschegg-Pack ( Hirschegg, Pack ), Kainach near Voitsberg ( Gallmannsegg, Kainach near Voitsberg, Kohlschwarz ), Köflach ( Graden, Köflach ), Maria Lankowitz ( Gößnitz, Maria Lankowitz, Salla ) and Söding-St. Johann ( St. Johann-Köppling, Söding ).
- District Weiz : Anger ( Anger, Baierdorf bei Anger, Feistritz bei Anger, Naintsch ), Birkfeld ( Birkfeld, Gschaid bei Birkfeld, Haslau bei Birkfeld, Koglhof, Waisenegg ), Fladnitz an der Teichalm ( Fladnitz an der Teichalm, Tulwitz, Tyrnau ), Gersdorf an der Feistritz ( Gersdorf an der Feistritz, Oberrettenbach ), Gleisdorf ( Gleisdorf, Labuch, Laßnitzthal, Nitscha, Ungerdorf ), Gutenberg-Stenzengreith ( Gutenberg an der Raabklamm, Stenzengreith ), Ilztal ( Ilztal, Preßguts ), Passauail ( Arzberg, Preßguts ), Passauail an der Raab, Neudorf bei Passail, Passail ), Pischelsdorf am Kulm ( Kulm bei Weiz, Pischelsdorf in der Steiermark, Reichendorf ), St. Ruprecht an der Raab ( Etzersdorf-Rollsdorf, St. Ruprecht an der Raab, Unterfladnitz ) and Weiz ( Krottendorf, Weiz ).
Nominations
In the 286 municipalities, a total of 1043 nominations were submitted, 574 fewer than in the 2010 municipal council election (1617 nominations). Both the SPÖ and the ÖVP run for elections in all municipalities. The FPÖ is running in 243 municipalities. The Greens stand for election in 87 municipalities, followed by the KPÖ in 29 municipalities and the first-time candidate NEOS, which are campaigning for votes in 15 municipalities. 97 lists round off the candidacies.
political district | Number of parishes |
List 1 SPÖ |
List 2 ÖVP |
List 3 FPÖ |
List 4 GREEN |
List 5 KPÖ |
Lists 6–10 | ||
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NEOS | other lists |
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Bruck-Mürzzuschlag | 19th | 19th | 19th | 19th | 6th | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Deutschlandsberg | 15th | 15th | 15th | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6th | |
Graz area | 36 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 25th | 5 | 6th | 20th | |
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld | 36 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 7th | |
Leibnitz | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 7th | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
Leoben | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6th | 1 | 6th | |
Liezen | 29 | 29 | 29 | 22nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
Murau | 14th | 14th | 14th | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Murtal | 20th | 20th | 20th | 17th | 4th | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Southeast Styria | 26th | 26th | 26th | 19th | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Voitsberg | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 4th | 4th | 0 | 6th | |
Wheat | 31 | 31 | 31 | 25th | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Styria as a whole | 286 | 286 | 286 | 243 | 87 | 29 | 15th | 97 | |
proposed nominations | 1043 |
Suffrage
Eligibility to vote
All men and women who have reached the age of 16 on the day of the election and who are Austrian citizenship or the citizenship of another member state of the European Union on the reference date, are not excluded from the right to vote and have their main residence in the municipality are actively eligible to vote.
The mayor has to put the electoral roll up for public inspection in a public office for five working days. Depending on the organizational and technical possibilities, this inspection can also be granted via a screen or terminal.
political district | Eligible voters |
of which from other EU countries |
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Men | Women | total | ||
Bruck-Mürzzuschlag | 41,358 | 44,138 | 85,496 | 3,936 |
Deutschlandsberg | 25,275 | 26,234 | 51,509 | 1,435 |
Graz area | 59,909 | 62,723 | 122,632 | 5,398 |
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld | 37.508 | 38,643 | 76.151 | 1,947 |
Leibnitz | 33,426 | 34,550 | 67,976 | 2,708 |
Leoben | 25,220 | 26,860 | 52,080 | 2,177 |
Liezen | 32,299 | 34,789 | 67,088 | 3,934 |
Murtal | 30,034 | 31,684 | 61,718 | 2,548 |
Murau | 11,988 | 12,417 | 24,405 | 753 |
Southeast Styria | 35,811 | 37,142 | 72,953 | 2,027 |
Voitsberg | 21,585 | 22,847 | 44,432 | 1,140 |
Wheat | 36,788 | 37,583 | 74,371 | 2,383 |
Styria as a whole | 391.201 | 409.610 | 800.811 | 30,386 |
eligibility
The passive voting age for the municipal council elections is 18 years of age, whereby the election day is also the key date.
The election proposals must be submitted to the municipal electoral authority by 5 p.m. on the 37th day before the election day. In municipalities up to 1000 inhabitants of at least five, in municipalities up to 3000 inhabitants of at least 10, in municipalities up to 5000 inhabitants of at least 15 and in municipalities with over 5000 inhabitants of at least 20 people who are entitled to vote in the electoral register in the municipality on the reference date are registered, be supported.
Community organs
Municipal council
In the municipalities of Styria, the municipal council consists of 9 members with up to 1,000 inhabitants, 15 over 1,000 inhabitants, 21 over 3,000 inhabitants, 25 over 5,000 inhabitants and 31 over 10,000 inhabitants.
Parish council
In Styria, in municipalities with up to 3,000 inhabitants, this consists of the mayor, the deputy mayor and the municipal treasurer. In communities with over 3,000 inhabitants, a second vice mayor and another board member are added. In communities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, there is a second vice mayor and three other board members.
The total number of community board members must be divided among the electoral parties represented in the community council according to the number of votes. This number of votes is determined by the number of votes received in the municipal council election.
mayor
In the municipalities of Styria, the mayor is elected by the municipal council. Any electoral party represented in the municipal council that is entitled to a seat on the municipal board can submit an election proposal. This person must have Austrian citizenship and be eligible for election to the municipal council, but does not have to belong to it.
The mayor takes up his position with the swearing in. Unless he resigns from his position, he remains so until a new mayor is sworn in.
Results
Country result
*) In this fictitious comparison election, mandate comparisons are not possible in the overall evaluation and in the district evaluation due to the municipal mergers.
voter turnout
The voter turnout continued to decline in 2015 and reached its lowest level to date at 73.36 percent. In 2010, 77.81 percent had gone to the ballot box.
year | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
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Eligible voters | 628.415 | 628.425 | 658.672 | 689.042 | 715.056 | 733.796 | 738.465 | 779.903 | 793.469 | 800.836 |
year | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
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voter turnout | 89.17% | 93.94% | 93.07% | 92.88% | 91.77% | 83.83% | 79.97% | 77.81% | 77.33% | 73.36% |
The highest voter turnouts were in small communities. This was highest in Gasen (759 voters / 92.49 percent) followed by Miesenbach near Birkfeld (598 / 92.31), Pusterwald (409 / 89.98), Krakau (1257 / 89.66), Stanz im Mürz Valley ( 1,591 / 89.38), Tieschen (1,120 / 89.38), Schöder (832 / 89.30) and Mühlen (775 / 89.29).
Towns and market towns had the lowest turnouts. It was below 60 percent in Knittelfeld (10,455 / 52.43), Kalsdorf near Graz (4,981 / 54.29), Feldkirchen near Graz (4,698 / 56.07), Kapfenberg (18,890 / 57.16) and Leoben (20,420 / 57.65).
SPÖ and assigned lists
The clear loser in the municipal council elections was the SPÖ, which only achieved a share of 31.57 percent of the vote and thus fell 5.42 percent. In 2010 the SPÖ was able to book 36.99 percent for itself. It was particularly painful for the SPÖ that they were in their traditional strongholds, the Upper Styrian industrial cities of Bruck an der Mur (43.88 / −14.10 percent), Mürzzuschlag (42.27 / −8.26 percent), Kapfenberg (48, 40 / −7.48 percent), Knittelfeld (49.30 / −6.65 percent) and Leoben (48.74 / −4.11 percent) had to give the absolute majority. In the new “reform community” of St. Barbara im Mürz Valley , which was created by merging the industrial and mining towns of Veitsch , Wartberg and Mitterdorf , the SPÖ slipped from an extrapolated 62.75 percent to 45.30 percent.
Despite losses, the SPÖ has in Gralla (81.78 percent), Selzthal (80.25 percent), Haselsdorf-Tobelbad (73.24 percent), Frauental an der Laßnitz (72.50 percent), Rosental an der Kainach (70, 64 percent), Vordernberg (69.04 percent) or Niklasdorf (68.22 percent) still have large majorities. But there were also communities where the SPÖ was able to decisively expand its majorities. The highest profit for the SPÖ was in Grobming, where it increased by 23.07 to 51.98 percent and now has the absolute majority. There are also new absolute majorities for the SPÖ in Pöls-Oberkurzheim (+16.93 to 64.59 percent), Ratten (+14.92 to 59.75 percent), Trofaiach (+11.67 to 57.16 percent) , Rohrbach an der Lafnitz (+16.64 to 56.02 percent) and in Mureck (+17.65 to 51.83 percent). The SPÖ was also able to achieve double-digit profits in St. Georgen ob Judenburg (+18.13 percent), Miesenbach near Birkfeld (+16.46 percent), Nestelbach near Graz (+13.80 percent), Gaishorn am See (+13, 33 percent), St. Margarethen near Knittelfeld (+11.70 percent), Kitzeck im Sausal (+11.48 percent), Kainach near Voitsberg (+10.32 percent) and Seckau (+10.17 percent).
The SPÖ recorded the highest loss in Tillmitsch , where it fell from 64.06 to 21.18 percent and thus lost almost two thirds (−42.88 percent) of its votes. The SPÖ also lost two thirds in Jagerberg , where it now has only 14.37 instead of 36.09 percent (-21.72 percent). The SPÖ lost around half of its votes in Gratkorn (-33.88 to 33.56 percent), in Grundlsee (-32.86 to 24.68 percent), in Hart near Graz (-29.30 to 32.97 percent) ), in Geistthal-Södingberg (-28.34 to 33.53 percent), in Köflach (-25.59 to 33.88 percent), St. Radegund near Graz (-22.86 to 21.72 percent), in Sinabelkirchen (−22.50 to 32.22 percent), in Thal (−21.14 to 33.83 percent) and in Maria Lankowitz (−20.09 to 39.92 percent).
Almost 30% of the residents live under an SPÖ mayor.
ÖVP and assigned lists
The ÖVP lost a total of 4.09 percent. In municipalities without a merger, however, only 1.69 percent, whereas in merged communities 5.31 percent. Two thirds of the population (including Graz) is ruled by an ÖVP mayor.
FPÖ and assigned lists
The FPÖ was able to achieve its historically best result in the 2015 municipal council elections with 13.86 percent and 604 municipal council seats. This enabled them to more than double their share from 2010, where they achieved 6.55 percent, and also surpass the previous top result from 2000 (11.3 percent).
The FPÖ landed its greatest success in Neumarkt in Styria , where it overtook the previously ruling ÖVP with 46.60 percent. With the gain of 23.10 percent, it was able to almost double its share (previously 23.50 percent) and now has a relative majority in the municipal council with 12 mandates. The outstanding results also include the success in Sankt Stefan ob Stainz , where the FPÖ increased its share from just 1.63 percent by a remarkable 30.31 percent and is now 31.94 percent and has 7 seats on the municipal council. She achieved a similar success in Vorau , where she increased from 4.00 percent to 28.63 percent. In Bad Blumau the FPÖ increased from 7.90 to 30.16 percent and in Stadl-Predlitz from 5.79 to 26.65 percent. The success in Mürzzuschlag was also remarkable , where the FPÖ more than doubled its previous share of 14.78 percent (+15.67 percent) and now relegated the ÖVP to third place with 30.45 percent. The FPÖ also reached over 30 percent in Pusterwald (36.18 percent) and Kalwang (30.56 percent).
But there were also a few communities where the FPÖ suffered heavy losses. The biggest loss was for the blues in Gröbming , where they fell from 32.19 to 9.36 percent (-22.38 percent). In Turnau they fell from 22.36 to 8.61 percent (−13.75 percent) and in Teufenbach-Katsch from 15.23 to 8.45 percent (−6.78 percent). In Stanz im Mürz Valley the loss was only 3.07 percent, but they lost their only mandate. They are not on the municipal council in Ilz (2.61 percent), Lannach (3.64 percent), Gaishorn am See (4.26 percent), Übelbach (4.63 percent), Stanz im Mürz Valley (4.68 percent), Söchau (4.92 percent), Gralla (4.93 percent), Haus (5.37 percent), Unzmarkt-Frauenburg (5.37 percent), Frauental an der Laßnitz (5.40 percent) and Ratten (5.42 percent) Percent).
In the municipalities without a merger, the FPÖ achieved an increase of 4.66 percent, in those with a merger, however, an increase of 8.43 percent.
Green and assigned lists
KPÖ and assigned lists
NEOS and associated lists
The elections for the NEOS, which anyway only ran in 15 municipalities, were disappointing. While they achieved 3.85 percent in the National Council election, they had to make do with an average of 3.30 percent in the municipal council election. In comparison with the 2015 municipal council elections in other federal states, they performed worst in Styria. In Vorarlberg they reached 5.17 percent, in Lower Austria 4.15 percent and in Carinthia 3.82 percent. Above all in the larger cities such as Kapfenberg (2.58 percent), Leoben (2.00 percent) or Leibnitz (1.82 percent) they failed to make it onto the municipal council.
In total, the NEOS received only 2,278 votes and 8 mandates. NEOS had the greatest success in Kumberg , where they are the second strongest force behind the ÖVP with 15.76 percent and are represented with 3 mandates in the local council. In Stubenberg they achieved 7.43 percent and 1 mandate. There was also a mandate in Hartberg (5.16 percent), Hart near Graz (4.48 percent), Hitzendorf (3.84 percent) and Feldbach (3.59 percent). In Nestelbach near Graz , they missed their entry into the municipal council despite 5.02 percent.
Lists
Only 2.4% of Styrians have a list mayor.
Web links
- State of Styria: Municipal council election 2015 (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- State of Styria: Results of the municipal council elections 2010 (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Austrian Association of Cities: Suffrage reform in Styria (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Social Democratic Party of Styria: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Styrian People's Party: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Freedom Party of Styria: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Die Grünen Steiermark: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Alliance Future Austria, Provincial Group of Styria: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Communist Party of Austria, Styrian regional group: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- Team Stronach, regional group Styria: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- NEOS Steiermark: official website (accessed on January 8, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b State of Styria: preliminary result (accessed on March 23, 2015)
- ↑ a b State of Styria: election dates (accessed on January 8, 2014)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j State of Styria: Municipal election regulations 2009 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF document, 602 kB; accessed on January 8, 2014)
- ^ Province of Styria: State Law Gazette No. 153/2014 (Word document, 218 kB; accessed on January 8, 2014)
- ^ State of Styria: GRW 2010 - data - evaluations (Excel document, 86 kB; accessed on January 8, 2014)
- ^ Province of Styria: Election calendar (PDF document, 73 kB; accessed on January 8, 2014)
- ^ Province of Styria: GRW 2010 - campaigning parties per municipality (Excel document, 171 kB; accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ State of Styria: GRW 2010 - overview of the number of campaigning parties, by district (Excel document, 171 kB; accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Styria: The Bruck-Mürzzuschlag district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF Styria: The Deutschlandsberg district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Steiermark: The Graz-Umgebung district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF-Steiermark: The Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF-Styria: The Leibnitz district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF-Styria: The Leoben district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Styria: The Liezen District (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF-Steiermark: The Murau district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Styria: The Murtal district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Steiermark: The district of Southeast Styria (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ^ ORF-Styria: The Voitsberg district (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ ORF-Steiermark: The district of Weiz (accessed on January 8, 2015)
- ↑ State of Styria: Municipal elections 2015 - district overview of campaigning parties (Excel file; accessed on March 21, 2015)
- ^ Province of Styria: Basic election data (accessed on March 31, 2015)
- ↑ ORF Steiermark of March 23, 2015: Blue eye for "Reform partners" (accessed on March 24, 2015)
- ↑ a b c d Kleine Zeitung: Top-Flop (accessed on March 24, 2015)
- ↑ Die Presse from March 23, 2015: Styria election: damper for red-black (accessed on March 23, 2015)
- ↑ a b Kleine Zeitung of March 22, 2015: So far weakest NEOS performance (accessed on March 23, 2015)