State election in Lower Austria 2018

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Final result (in%)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
49.63
(-1.16)
23.92
(+2.35)
14.76
(+6.55)
6.43
(-1.63)
5.15
( n. K. )
0.10
(-11.26)
Otherwise. f
2013

2018

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Remarks:
f 2013 including Team Stronach 9.84%
Parliament
     
A total of 56 seats
State government
   
A total of 9 seats

The early state elections in Lower Austria in 2018 took place on January 28, 2018. The ÖVP was able to defend its absolute majority of mandates with a slight loss of votes (with 29 instead of 30 out of 56 mandates), the SPÖ was the second strongest party to hold its (13) mandates, the FPÖ won, the Greens lost slightly, the Neos are for the first time represented in the state parliament.

Starting position

In the 2013 state elections , the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and its top candidate, then Governor Erwin Pröll , defended its absolute majority despite losses. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) fell to an all-time low with its top candidate Josef Leitner . The Stronach (FRANK) team , which started for the first time, immediately became the third strongest player. The Greens (GRÜNE) with Madeleine Petrovic gained slightly, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) with Barbara Rosenkranz lost slightly.

As a result, the ÖVP concluded a labor agreement with the SPÖ, whereby, due to the proportional representation system, the ÖVP is represented in the state government with 5 regional councils, the SPÖ with 2 regional councils and the Stronach team with a regional council. The FRANK regional council, however, has already left its party, but retains its position in the regional government as an independent.

Parties and Spitzenkandidaten

The following parties competed:

Political party Abbreviation candidacy Top candidate function
People's Party of Lower Austria ÖVP nationwide Johanna Mikl-Leitner Provincial Governor of Lower Austria and chairman of VPNÖ.
List Franz Schnabl - SPÖ SPÖ nationwide Franz Schnabl State councilor of the state government Mikl-Leitner I and chairman of the SPÖ Lower Austria
Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ nationwide Udo Landbauer District and City Party Chairman Wiener Neustadt; Member of the Lower Austrian state parliament
The Greens - The Green Alternative GREEN nationwide Helga Krismer Member of the Lower Austrian state parliament and chairwoman of the Green Lower Austria
NEOS - The new Lower Austria NEOS nationwide Indra Collini Chairwoman of NEOS NÖ
We for Lower Austria WFNOE Baden constituency Robert Marshal Chairman of Wir for Lower Austria ; Chairman of the EUAUS party
Christian Party of Austria CPÖ Constituencies of Amstetten, Melk, Mödling Alfred Kuchar Chairman of the CPÖ

The list of Peter Pilz represented in the National Council did not run in the state elections, contrary to earlier speculations and statements. For the first time since 1919, the KPÖ did not stand as a candidate in the state elections in Lower Austria.

Survey

When asked which party the Lower Austrians would vote for would be the state election next Sunday, the respondents answered as follows (fluctuation range 3–5%):

Sunday question on the state election in Lower Austria (percentages)
Institute date ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ GREEN NEOS Others
OGM 01/21/2018 45 26th 19th 5 5 -
Research Affairs 01/19/2018 45 23 21st 5 5 1
Public Opinion Strategies January 15, 2018 48 23 17th 5 6th 1
Market January 15, 2018 46 24 17th 5 6th 2
Unique research 10/01/2018 47 23 18th 5 5 2
Research Affairs 05.01.2018 45 22nd 21st 4th 5 3
SOZAB December 10, 2017 50 22nd 16 5 4th 3
OGM 11/14/2017 45 25th 20th 4th 4th 2

Result

Overall result

Majorities in the communities
Final result of the state election 2018
Political party Results 2018 Results 2013 Differences
be right % Mand. be right % Mand. be right % Mand.
Eligible voters 1,386,356   1,404,454   -18,098
Total votes 922,807 66.56%   995.273 70.87%   -72,466 -4.31%
Invalid 14,468     19,527     -5,059  
Valid 908.339 98.43% 975.746 98.04%   -67,407 + 0.39%
ÖVP 450.812 49.63% 29 495,557 50.79% 30th -44,745 -1.16% -1
SPÖ 217.289 23.92% 13 210.504 21.57% 13 +6,785 + 2.35% ± 0
FPÖ 134.085 14.76% 8th 80.122 8.21% 4th +53,963 + 6.55% +4
GREEN 58,401 6.43% 3 78,678 8.06% 4th -20,277 -1.63% -1
NEOS 46,801 5.15% 3 nk nk nk +46,801 + 5.15% +3
CPÖ 584 0.06% 841 0.08% -257 -0.03%
WFNOE 367 0.04% nk nk nk +367 + 0.04%

Cartographic representation of the election results

Lower Austrian Parties 2018.svg

On February 2, 2018, one day after the official final results had been announced, the Lower Austrian Greens announced that they would be examining an election challenge to the state election at the Constitutional Court (VfGH). Due to the new regulation of voting rights for people who have a second residence in Lower Austria, many people should not have been allowed to vote against, criticized state spokeswoman Helga Krismer . In addition, it is an "arbitrary decision" of the respective mayor in the communities whether he or she is allowed to vote. On February 27, 2018, state spokeswoman Krismer announced that she would continue to examine a contestation of the election. An expanded state committee will discuss this and make a decision. Any contestation of the election would still be introduced during the applicable period - Thursday, March 1, 2018. The State Committee of the Greens decided not to contest the election on February 28, 2018. However, the list “Wir für Niederösterreich” (WFNOE), which only ran in the Baden constituency, brought a complaint to the Constitutional Court (VfGH). However, this was rejected by the Constitutional Court on June 15, 2018. NEOS country spokeswoman Indra Collini said in an interview with ORF Niederösterreich on August 7, 2018 , that she was in favor of a reform of the electoral law before the next upcoming state elections in Lower Austria in 2023. She described the current regulation as a "chicane".

Preferential votes

Unlike in 2013 , the results of the parties were not reflected by the preferential vote results. FPÖ top candidate Udo Landbauer received more preferential votes than SPÖ top candidate Franz Schnabl, although his SPÖ was well ahead of the FPÖ. The top candidates of the two small parties, Greens and NEOS, Helga Krismer and Indra Collini, respectively, were both behind the ÖVP regional councilors (LH deputy) Stephan Pernkopf, Karl Wilfing and Ludwig Schleritzko.

Preferred votes of the state lists
space Political party Surname be right
1. ÖVP Johanna Mikl-Leitner 186.133
2. FPÖ Udo Landbauer 041,461
3. SPÖ Franz Schnabl 039,950
4th ÖVP Stephan Pernkopf 018,465
5. ÖVP Karl Wilfing 007,491
6th ÖVP Ludwig Schleritzko 007.091
7th GREEN Helga Krismer-Huber 007,079
8th. NEOS Indra Collini 006,959
9. SPÖ Karin Renner 004,309
10. FPÖ Gottfried Waldhäusl 004.133

Exceeding the upper limit for election campaign costs

In June 2020, the state's Independent Party Transparency Senate determined that the Lower Austrian ÖVP had exceeded the maximum allowable election campaign cost limit of six million euros by almost eleven percent and imposed a fine of 26,000 euros on the party.

See also

Web links

Commons : State election in Lower Austria 2018  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • State election 2018 Official election page on the website of the Lower Austrian state government.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b Lower Austria state election 2013. In: news.ORF.at. Retrieved May 21, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Correction to OTS0114: 1,386,343 eligible voters in Lower Austria state elections in 2018. In: ots.at. Office of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria, December 22, 2017, accessed on December 23, 2017 .
  4. ^ Castling in the SPÖ: Franz Schnabl becomes state councilor. In: noe.ORF.at. September 11, 2017, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Gudrun Springer: Future SP-Lower Austria boss Schnabl: "We want to grow significantly". In: derStandard.at. April 28, 2017, accessed June 24, 2020 .
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  8. ↑ State election - Lower Austria Greens without Petrovic and Weiderbauer in election 2018. In: noen.at. March 1, 2017, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  9. ↑ NEOS Lower Austria press release: Indra Collini introduces NEOS to ... NEOS Lower Austria, June 10, 2017, accessed on June 10, 2017 .
  10. ^ "We for Lower Austria" at the Lower Austria election 2018: Collect declarations of support for the election. In: wfnoe.at. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
  11. ^ CPÖ: Elections. CPÖ, accessed December 9, 2017 .
  12. ↑ List Pilz does not run in the state elections in Lower Austria. In: news.ORF.at. December 5, 2017, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  13. ^ Decision in Lower Austria: "An election with five winners". In: kurier.at. January 21, 2018, accessed January 21, 2018 .
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  15. ↑ Walter Fahrnberger, Daniel Lohninger: VP absolute within reach, SP clearly in second place. In: noen.at. January 15, 2018, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  16. ^ Conrad Seidl: ÖVP Lower Austria must fear an absolute majority. In: derStandard.at . January 15, 2018, accessed on June 24, 2020.
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  18. ↑ First NE survey: VP clear number 1. In: oe24.at . January 5, 2018, accessed June 24, 2020.
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  21. ↑ State elections: Greens examine contestation. In: noe.ORF.at. February 2, 2018, accessed February 2, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Contesting the election: Greens postpone decision. In: noe.ORF.at. February 27, 2018, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  23. ↑ Greens do not contest state elections. In: noe.ORF.at. March 1, 2018, accessed June 24, 2020 .
  24. ^ VfGH: Small party opposed state election. In: noe.ORF.at. March 2, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
  25. ↑ VfGH rejected the challenge of the Landtag election. In: noe.ORF.at. June 21, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018 .
  26. ^ Second resident's right to vote: NEOS for reform. In: noe.ORF.at. August 7, 2018, accessed August 7, 2018 .
  27. ^ Gernot Rohrhofer: State election 2018: ÖVP exceeded limit. In: noe.ORF.at . June 24, 2020, accessed June 24, 2020.