State election in Styria 2010
The state elections in Styria 2010 took place on September 26, 2010. In addition to the parties already represented in the Styrian Landtag , the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) and The Greens - The Green Alternative (GRÜNE), the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the Alliance Future Austria (BZÖ), the Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) and the Party for Environment, People and Work (PUMA). The SPÖ was able to defend its first place in spite of losses with 38.3%, the ÖVP achieved second place after slight losses with 37.2% as in 2005. With 10.7% the FPÖ succeeded in re-entering the state parliament, whereby the FPÖ rose again to the third strongest power after the loss of votes in the 2005 election. The Greens gained 5.6% of the votes after a slight increase, while the KPÖ lost half of its previous mandates with a share of 4.4%. All other parties failed to enter the state parliament. At government level, the SPÖ lost one seat and had four members of the state government Voves II, which was elected by the new state parliament on October 21, 2010, as did the ÖVP. The FPÖ moved into the government with Gerhard Kurzmann as regional councilor.
requirements
After a loss of 8.4% and a 38.4% share of the vote in the state elections in Styria in 2005 , the ÖVP under Governor Waltraud Klasnic lost first place for the first time in the history of Styria. The reasons for the defeat were, among other things, a scandal at the state energy supplier ESTAG , the failure of a motorsport project at the Österreichring in Spielberg, the audit report on the Herberstein zoo and the appearance of her former party colleague Gerhard Hirschmann in the state election. The SPÖ was able to benefit most from the losses of the ÖVP, with the SPÖ gaining 9.4% and achieving a share of the votes of 41.7%. Furthermore, the KPÖ was able to achieve strong profits with a plus of 5.3%, which meant that it was able to move back into the state parliament for the first time in 35 years. With 6.3% it even took 3rd place. The Greens, on the other hand, lost a slight share of the vote with a minus of 0.9% and took 4th place with 4.7%. The FPÖ failed to return to the state parliament with only 4.6%, although it had recorded a minus of 7.9% compared to the state elections in 2000. The BZÖ and the Hirschmann list also failed to enter the state parliament.
After the state election, the state parliament elected the state government of Voves , with Franz Voves being elected the first governor of the SPÖ in Styria. The state government of Voves consisted of five representatives from the SPÖ and four from the ÖVP, with the government being formed according to the proportional representation system.
Suffrage
The state elections in 2010 were carried out according to the 2004 state elections and the state constitutional law of 1960. According to this, Styria was divided into four constituencies for the election of 56 members of the state parliament, electoral district 1 comprising Graz and the surrounding area, constituency 2 comprising western and southern Styria, constituency 3 comprising eastern Styria and constituency 4 comprising Upper Styria. A basic mandate in one of the four constituencies is necessary for entry into the state parliament. If a basic mandate has been achieved, the votes of the other constituencies are taken into account in the remaining vote procedure. However, if a basic mandate is not achieved in any constituency, the group applying for election will no longer be considered in the remaining votes. Therefore, no percentage lower limit can be given for entry into the state parliament; it is possible that a party with more votes, but no basic mandate, misses entry, while another with fewer votes receives a basic mandate and several remaining mandates.
In the 2010 state elections, all Austrian citizens who had their main residence in Styria on the cut-off date, July 20, 2010, were 16 years old on the day of the election and were not excluded from the right to vote, had the right to vote. In addition, the name of the person entitled to vote had to be included in the completed electoral roll of the municipality. In order to exclude the right to vote, a final conviction by a domestic court for one or more deliberate criminal acts led to a prison sentence of more than one year , whereby the exclusion ended six months after the execution. In the state elections, all persons who were actively entitled to vote who had reached the age of 18 on election day were passively entitled to vote. For the candidacy of a campaigning party, at least one district election proposal had to be submitted for the state election, although this had to take place between the deadline and August 20, 2010. In addition, a valid constituency proposal requires the signature of a member of the state parliament or the 200 declarations of support, whereby a party not represented in the state parliament would need 800 declarations of support to stand nationwide.
Ballot
In April 2010, the SPÖ and ÖVP parties represented in the state government agreed on September 26th as the election day for the Styrian state election. The state parliament was subsequently dissolved on July 7, 2010 by a resolution of the state parliament in its last session. As a result, from August 9, 2010, the electoral rolls were published in the Styrian municipalities, which could be contested until August 14, 2010.
In addition to the actual election day on September 26, it was also possible to cast a vote on September 17 in every municipality, whereby the polling stations had to be open at least between 6 and 7 p.m. In Styria, 5.68% took advantage of the possibility of early voting, with voter turnout being highest in the Murau district at 10.76% and lowest in the city of Graz at 3.55%. In the case of early voting, however, it was not possible to vote using a voting card. Rather, the voting card could be used to vote in front of a local electoral authority in Styria or a special “flying” electoral authority on election day. In addition, the voting card could also be used for postal votes from within Germany and abroad, whereby postal voting was possible from receipt of the voting card until the last polling station was closed on September 26th. In order to be counted as a valid vote, the voting card must reach the electoral authority no later than the 8th day after the election day at 2 p.m. The application for a voting card had to be submitted to the municipality of residence in writing no later than the fourth day or orally no later than the second day before the election day. A total of 63,219 people or 6.5% of the eligible voters applied for a voting card.
Campaigning parties (list name and short name)
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) put the incumbent Governor Franz Voves as the top candidate. He stated that the goal of the election was to regain a relative majority, and in the event of failure he announced his resignation. In the run-up to the election, the SPÖ had problems with internal party disputes in the SPÖ-Graz, the disempowerment of the left SPÖ politician Kurt Flecker and inconsistencies in the party-internal foundation. In addition, the Kronen Zeitung ran a campaign against Governor Voves. In its 12 goals for Styria , the SPÖ advocated, among other things, the abolition of the proportional representation system and a downsizing of the state parliament, sought the introduction of larger regional administrative centers instead of the 16 district main teams and demanded budget consolidation. Furthermore, the SPÖ relied on the expansion of rail and broadband supply in the infrastructure area and planned an energy self-sufficient Styria by 2025 as well as the construction of health centers. Furthermore, the SPÖ is campaigning for the introduction of the new middle school throughout the state and wanted to start an apprentice offensive.
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
Deputy Governor and State Councilor for Tourism Hermann Schützenhöfer entered the race as the top candidate of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) . His election goal was to achieve first place, although he saw the ÖVP as a challenger and the SPÖ as a favorite. The key points of the election program of the ÖVP Ways for Styria focused on the topics of work, security, sustainability, community and knowledge, with particular emphasis on the aspects of “work and community, in the sense of a 'strong family' and 'orderly immigration'” .
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)
After club chairman Ernest Kaltenegger had announced in March 2009 that he no longer wanted to run in the 2010 state elections, Claudia Klimt-Weithaler , member of the state parliament, was elected the top candidate of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) at a state assembly on November 14, 2009 . Klimt-Weithaler subsequently issued holding the previous four state parliament mandates as an election target. In its election manifesto, which the KPÖ called the “election manifesto”, the party advocated a strengthening of the social system, calling for the introduction of a “social passport”. In addition to its election program, the KPÖ formulated “11 good reasons” in its election folder to vote for the KPÖ in the state elections. The party put the social fund it founded and the demand for social justice through the introduction of wealth taxes at the top of its electoral topics. In addition, the KPÖ refused to close hospitals, advocated the expansion of public transport and the buyback of ESTAG and opposed the privatization of the pension system and housing. Furthermore, the KPÖ demanded free childcare, joint schooling for up to 14-year-olds and higher wages, as well as the elimination of income differences between men and women.
The Greens - The Green Alternative (GREEN)
The Greens - The Green Alternative send Werner Kogler into the running as a top candidate after the original top candidate Jörg-Martin Willnauer suddenly resigned in mid-April 2010 for personal reasons. As a result, on May 8, 2010, in a state assembly, Kogler was named the top candidate with 93.5%. As an election goal, Kogler formulated that his party must become strong enough to have a majority effect. He himself would move from the National Council to the Landtag if he won an election, i.e. if he won an additional fourth mandate.
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)
The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) sent the member of the National Council and state party chairman Gerhard Kurzmann as a top candidate in the state election campaign. Kurzmann gave the achievement of “10 percent plus x” as an election target, which would result in the FPÖ's entry into the state government. The election manifesto of the Freedom Party was entitled More Security. More freedom. More home and put security in the foreground. In addition to the demand for the deportation of criminal foreigners and people who would abuse the right of asylum, the FPÖ advocated the reintroduction of border controls, harsh penalties for child abuse and an absolute ban on begging. Furthermore, the FPÖ also summarized the topics of families and children within the topic of security and called for tax relief for families with large children, a mother's pension and a limit on the proportion of children with non-German mother tongue in schools. Under the heading of freedom, the FPÖ advocated strengthening the federal states and against state regulations, and in the chapter on freedom , the party advocated a ban on the construction of mosques and minarets and the expulsion of fundamentalist Islamic teachers. In addition, jobs should first be provided for the local population. The computer game mosque baba , published on the liberal website, attracted special media attention , with the aim of the web browser game to stop as many minarets, mosques and muezzins as possible.
BZÖ - List Gerald Grosz (BZÖ)
The Alliance Future Austria (BZÖ) competed in Styria for the second time after the party failed in 2005 with only 1.7% in the state parliament. Gerald Grosz , Member of the National Council and Graz City Council, took on the role of the top candidate within the BZÖ Styria and estimated the potential of the BZÖ between five and nine percent before the election. In the event that he was not allowed to join the state parliament, Grosz announced his withdrawal from politics. Grosz, who advertised with the slogan “who dares to do something”, positioned himself in his election folder Pact for Styria as a fighter “against foundation scandals, unfulfilled election promises, proportional representation and post chatters”. He advocated savings in party subsidies and in the state administration, spoke out in favor of a flat tax and against the minimum income, and demanded savings in the health insurance companies while maintaining all hospital locations. Furthermore, the BZÖ strongly emphasized the issue of security, with the party calling for 1,000 additional police officers and at the same time advocating the deportation of criminal asylum seekers, foreign offenders and asylum seekers from safe third countries. In addition, the BZÖ opposed the construction of mosques and minarets and advocated a ban on begging in Styria.
Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ)
The Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) ran for the first time in the elections in Styria, as the top candidate, the CPÖ presented the qualified nurse and volunteer head of operations of Caritas Maria Fellner. The CPÖ named “waste of tax money”, family and life protection, upbringing and care, integration, as well as environmental protection and education as the main topics of its policy. In the area of “wasting tax money”, the CPÖ denounced above all the government's consulting costs and the personnel costs of civil servants, with the party calling for the tax money to be redirected to promoting the family through maternal / paternal allowances, life protection and care. In addition, the CPÖ advocated the introduction of a new child and life protection law. In the area of integration, the party called for a ban on mosques, in the area of the environment the CPÖ relied on renewable energies, a reduction in road traffic and turned against the coal-fired power station Voitsberg. Furthermore, the CPÖ spoke out in favor of financial support for the socially disadvantaged, against the comprehensive school and in favor of comprehensive music education in Styria.
Party for Environment, People and Work (PUMA)
The party for the environment, people and work (PUMA) competed in constituency 4 (Upper Styria), with Stefan Bernhart from Niklasdorf as the top candidate of the political scientist party and party founder . The focus of PUMA's demands was on savings in the federal and state administration with a downsizing of the state parliament and a cut in party subsidies, the reduction of state debts, the expansion of childcare places as well as sports and further education subsidies and higher funds for social spending.
Survey
| Institute |
date |
SPÖ |
ÖVP |
KPÖ |
GREEN |
FPÖ |
BZÖ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | August 15, 2010 | 38% | 37% | 3% | 6% | 11% | 2% |
| Market | August 29, 2010 | 39% | 37% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Market | September 2, 2010 | 38% | 36% | 5% | 7% | 8th % | 3% |
| GMK | September 10, 2010 | 39% | 38% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 2% |
| Gallup | September 10, 2010 | 37% | 37% | 4% | 6% | 10% | - |
| IMAS | September 15, 2010 | 39% | 38% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Gallup | September 18, 2010 | 38% | 37% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 3% |
| Human institute | September 18, 2010 | 39% | 36% | 3% | 8th % | 7% | 5% |
| OGM / courier | September 18, 2010 | 36-37% | 36-37% | 4-5% | 6-7% | 11-12% | 2-3% |
Election result
| Results 2010 | Results 2005 | Differences | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible voters | 966.900 | 929,795 | + 37,105 | ||||||
| voter turnout | 69.54% | 76.18% | - 6.64% | ||||||
| be right | % | Mand. | be right | % | Mand. | be right | % | Mand. | |
| Votes cast | 672.379 | 708.311 | - 35,932 | ||||||
| Invalid | 8,855 | 1.32% | 10,232 | 1.44% | - 1,377 | - 0.12% | |||
| Valid | 663.524 | 98.68% | 698.079 | 98.56% | - 34,555 | + 0.12% | |||
| Political party | |||||||||
| Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) | 253,878 | 38.26% | 23 | 290,859 | 41.67% | 25th | - 36,981 | - 3.41% | - 2nd |
| Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) | 246,755 | 37.19% | 22nd | 269.905 | 38.66% | 24 | - 23,150 | - 1.47% | - 2nd |
| Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) | 29,231 | 4.41% | 2 | 44,247 | 6.34% | 4th | - 15,016 | - 1.93% | - 2nd |
| The Greens - The Green Alternative (GREEN) | 36,834 | 5.55% | 3 | 33,013 | 4.73% | 3 | + 3,821 | + 0.82% | ± 0 |
| Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) | 70,708 | 10.66% | 6th | 31,807 | 4.56% | 0 | + 38.901 | + 6.10% | + 6 |
| Alliance Future Austria (BZÖ) | 19,775 | 2.98% | 0 | 11,977 | 1.72% | 0 | + 7,798 | + 1.26% | ± 0 |
| Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ) | 4,762 | 0.72% | 0 | not running | + 4,762 | + 0.72% | ± 0 | ||
| Party for Environment, People and Work (PUMA) | 1,581 | 0.24% | 0 | not running | + 1,581 | + 0.24% | ± 0 | ||
| List Hirschmann | not running | 14.309 | 2.05% | 0 | - 14.309 | - 2.05% | ± 0 | ||
| List "party-free" | not running | 1,962 | 0.28% | 0 | - 1,962 | - 0.28% | ± 0 | ||
| total | 663.524 | 100.00% | 56 | 698.079 | 100.00% | 56 | - 34,555 | ||
consequences
The SPÖ loses a seat in the state government in favor of the FPÖ. In addition to the possibility of a grand coalition , this also gives rise to a red-blue coalition in the form of a labor agreement. Franz Voves announced that he would hold talks about a possible cooperation with both the FPÖ and the ÖVP. Cooperation with the Freedom Party is, however, controversial in the SPÖ, as it has so far been ruled out at the federal level and would be secured with only one mandate in the state parliament.
Web links
- meinparlament.at - Overview of the candidates of all campaigning parties for the Styrian state election 2010
- Voter analysis and election analysis by the SORA Institute
Individual evidence
- ^ State elections 2010 Styria overall - final result
- ↑ RIS, Landesrecht Steiermark ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Law of April 27, 2004 on the election of the Styrian Landtag (Landtag election regulations 2004 - LTWO)
- ↑ RIS, Landesrecht Steiermark ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. State Constitutional Law 1960 - L.-VG. 1960
- ↑ State of Styria ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. LTW - passive right to vote - candidacy
- ↑ Styria will vote on September 26th . In: ORF . April 12, 2010
- ↑ Styrian election calendar ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ State of Styria ( 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. Participation on the day of the early voting (September 17, 2010)
- ↑ State of Styria ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Early voting
- ↑ State of Styria ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. LTW - Voting with voting card, postal voting
- ↑ 63,219 voting cards were issued . In: ORF . September 24, 2010
- ↑ Walter Müller: "How can you be so stupid?" In: Der Standard . June 11, 2010
- ↑ Michael Sprenger: Trembling in the green marrow ( memento of the original from December 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Tyrolean daily newspaper . September 22, 2010
- ↑ 12 destinations for Styria ( 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. . Election folder of the SPÖ Styria
- ↑ Claus Albertani: “The Styrian word should count again in Vienna” . In: Small newspaper . June 25, 2010
- ^ A b Marina Koch & Daniela Kainer: Elective programs finally complete. Kleine Zeitung , September 1, 2010, archived from the original on August 29, 2014 . .
- ↑ KPÖ Landtag Club Styria: Ernest Kaltenegger continues to hold office, but will no longer run for office in 2010 . March 30, 2010
- ↑ KPÖ goes into state elections with Klimt-Weithaler. Kleine Zeitung , November 14, 2009, archived from the original on September 30, 2014 . . In: Small newspaper . November 14, 2009
- ↑ Katharina Schmidt: Styrian KPÖ wants to "fight to the end" . In: Wiener Zeitung . September 7, 2010
- ↑ KPÖ Styria: 11 good reasons to choose KPÖ . September 3, 2010
- ↑ Werner Kogler new top candidate of the Greens . In: The Standard . April 19, 2010
- ↑ Green top candidate Willnauer resigns . In: The Standard . April 17, 2010
- ↑ Werner Kogler is the top candidate of the Greens . In: ORF . May 8, 2005
- ↑ a b Ambitious goals for the state election. Kleine Zeitung , September 2, 2010, archived from the original on October 15, 2014 . .
- ↑ Our election program for the Styrian state election 2010 ( Memento from September 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Without a mandate, BZÖ-Grosz says goodbye to politics. Kleine Zeitung , September 17, 2010, archived from the original on September 18, 2010 . .
- ↑ Pact for Styria ( Memento of the original from September 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . BZÖ Styria election folder (PDF; 672 kB)
- ↑ My Parliament: Profile of Maria Fellner (Die Christians) ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on meinparlament.at ( Der Standard )
- ↑ Stefan Bernhart on the state election ( 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. . In: gayoesterreich. September 16, 2010
- ^ SPÖ in Styria just before ÖVP . In: Austria . August 15, 2010
- ↑ Conrad Seidl : Only red and black count in the Green Mark . In: The Standard . August 29, 2010
- ↑ Incorrect polls published . In: The Standard . September 3, 2010
- ↑ Survey: SPÖ just ahead of ÖVP . In: ORF . September 2, 2010
- ↑ Head-to-head races in Styria . In: Small newspaper . September 11, 2010
- ↑ Election campaign: Häupl brakes Strache . In: Austria . September 10, 2010
- ↑ Gerald Schwaiger & Gerhard Felbinger: Dramatic duel SPÖ vs. ÖVP before Styria election . In: Kronen Zeitung . September 15, 2010
- ^ Styria: SPÖ is ahead with Voves . In: Austria . September 18, 2010
- ↑ Human Institute: “Political pyramid of needs for the Styrian state election” - BZÖ wins. FPÖ loses! September 18, 2010
- ↑ Philipp Hacker: Red must tremble, blue on the advance ( memento from September 19, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Kurier (daily newspaper)
- ↑ Preliminary end result ( 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.
- ↑ Styria: Voves keeps the red-blue option open . In: The press . September 27, 2010
