State election in Styria 2019
The state elections in Styria in 2019 took place early on November 24, 2019. It was originally planned for 2020. On November 15, 2019, there was the possibility of early voting.
The ÖVP achieved first place with gains with 18 out of 48 mandates. The SPÖ achieved second place with 12 seats in losses. The Greens, KPÖ and Neos achieved gains, the FPÖ remained in third place with massive losses.
Starting position
- In July 2018, Defense Minister Mario Kunasek stated in an interview that he wanted to run as the FPÖ top candidate in the state elections and that he would move to the state government in Styria if the party moved into the state government.
- In September 2018, Michael Schickhofer was nominated as the SPÖ top candidate for the state election by the state party executive of the SPÖ Styria.
- In January 2019, the Greens presented Sandra Krautwaschl as the top candidate.
- In October 2019 chose NEOS Country Representative Niko Swatek top candidate for the state election.
- At the state conference on November 24th, the Styrian KPÖ elected Claudia Klimt-Weithaler as the top candidate with 98% of the votes cast .
In the state parliament session on August 26, 2019, the Freedom Party submitted a motion for new elections. On September 5, 2019, the Styrian state parliament decided on its premature dissolution with the votes of the ÖVP, FPÖ and the Greens in a special meeting. November 24, 2019 was set as the election day.
The following parties ran for election:
- Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)
- Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
- Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)
- The Greens - The Green Alternative (GREEN)
- Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)
- NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS)
There is no nationwide percentage hurdle in Styria . A basic mandate in one of the four constituencies ( Graz and the surrounding area , West Styria , East Styria , Upper Styria ) is required for entry into the state parliament .
Survey
When asked which party the Styrians would vote if the state elections were to take place next Sunday, the respondents answered as follows:
Sunday question
(Note: The statistical range of fluctuation (deviation) is between 3 and 5 percent depending on the party.)
Institute | date | SPÖ | ÖVP | FPÖ | GREEN | KPÖ | NEOS | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karmasin Research & Identity / PULS 4 | 11/15/2019 | 22% | 35% | 20% | 13% | 6% | 4% | - |
Research Affairs / TC Austria | 11/14/2019 | 23% | 35% | 20% | 13% | 4% | 5% | - |
Market / THE STANDARD | 11/13/2019 | 25% | 32% | 18% | 13% | 5% | 7% | - |
Research Affairs / TC Austria | October 31, 2019 | 21% | 36% | 21% | 13% | 4% | 5% | - |
IMAS / Kronen Zeitung | October 29, 2019 | 25% | 33% | 21% | 12% | 4% | 5% | - |
Unknown / ÖVP | October 29, 2019 | 25% | 34% | 18% | 13% | 5% | 5% | - |
OGM / FPÖ | 10/22/2019 | 21% | 35% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 2% |
GMK / SPÖ | 13.09.2019 | 27% | 33% | 22% | 8th % | 5% | 5% | 0% |
OGM / small newspaper | 06.09.2019 | 23% | 31% | 26% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
OGM / FPÖ | 08/04/2019 | 20% | 33% | 27% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 1 % |
market / The standard | January 31, 2019 | 27% | 30% | 24% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 1 % |
Brand Support / Kleine Zeitung | 01/13/2019 | 24% | 34% | 25% | 7% | 3% | 5% | 2% |
bmm / crown | 03/18/2018 | 26% | 34% | 26% | 6% | 3% | 5% | - |
OGM / small newspaper | 05/21/2016 | 25% | 28% | 31% | 7% | 5% | - | 4% |
Election 2015 | 05/31/2015 | 29.29% | 28.45% | 26.76% | 6.68% | 4.22% | 2.64% | 1.96% |
Surveys on the direct election of the governor
Institute | date | Hermann Schützenhöfer ( ÖVP ) | Michael Schickhofer ( SPÖ ) | Mario Kunasek ( FPÖ ) | Sandra Krautwaschl ( Greens ) | Claudia Klimt-Weithaler ( KPÖ ) | Nikolaus Swatek ( NEOS ) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Market | 11/16/2019 | 27% | 14% | 10% | 3% | 8th % | 1 % |
Research Affairs | October 31, 2019 | 41% | 22% | 20% | 10% | 3% | 3% |
Preferred coalition polls
The percentages indicate which potential coalition the respondents would prefer most.
Institute | date |
ÖVP SPÖ |
ÖVP FPÖ |
ÖVP GREEN |
SPÖ FPÖ |
don't know / no answer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karmasin Research & Identity | 11/15/2019 | 25.9% | 26.8% | 30.3% | 4.2% | 12.8% |
Research Affairs | 11/14/2019 | 25% | 26% | 29% | 4% | 16% |
Results
Overall result
The turnout of 63.46% was below that of the previous election in 2015 (67.90% at the time).
Political party | be right | percent | +/- | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÖVP | 217.036 | 36.05 | +7.60 | 18th | |
SPÖ | 138,572 | 23.02 | −6.27 | 12 | |
FPÖ | 105.294 | 17.49 | −9.27 | 8th | |
Green | 72,749 | 12.08 | +5.40 | 6th | |
KPÖ | 36,062 | 5.99 | +1.77 | 2 | |
NEOS | 32,346 | 5.37 | +2.73 | 2 | |
total | 602.059 | 100 | 48 |
Results in the four regional constituencies
The following tables show the results in the four regional constituencies. Constituency 1 includes the city of Graz and the Graz-Umgebung district , constituency 2 the districts Hartberg-Fürstenfeld , Weiz and Southeast Styria , and constituency 3 the districts Deutschlandsberg , Voitsberg and Leibnitz and the constituency 4 districts Bruck-Mürzzuschlag , Leoben , Murau , Mur and Liezen . In the constituencies, 40 of the 48 MPs were elected by proportional representation. The specified number of seats relates only to these basic mandates. ÖVP and SPÖ each received two, the four other parties each received an additional remaining mandate in the second phase of the investigation. The Greens thus doubled their share of seats compared to 2015 and for the first time also received basic mandates in constituencies 2 and 4. NEOS received the basic mandate necessary for entry into the state parliament in constituency 1 (2780 votes above the hurdle) and with their two Sitting in the state parliament for the first time. The KPÖ missed the third mandate by 301 votes, which narrowly went to the SPÖ.
Political party | be right | percent | +/- | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÖVP | 56,700 | 29.22 | +4.38 | 4th | |
Green | 39,976 | 20.60 | +9.39 | 3 | |
SPÖ | 33,785 | 17.41 | −10.91 | 2 | |
FPÖ | 29,504 | 15.21 | −8.24 | 2 | |
KPÖ | 19,159 | 9.87 | +3.43 | 1 | |
NEOS | 14,907 | 7.68 | +3.98 | 1 | |
total | 194.031 | 100 | 13 |
Political party | be right | percent | +/- | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÖVP | 67,787 | 47.22 | +9.12 | 5 | |
FPÖ | 27.209 | 18.96 | −8.96 | 2 | |
SPÖ | 26,946 | 18.77 | −3.21 | 2 | |
Green | 12,252 | 8.54 | +3.35 | 1 | |
NEOS | 5,662 | 3.94 | +1.52 | ||
KPÖ | 3,686 | 2.57 | +0.67 | ||
total | 143,542 | 100 | 10 |
Political party | be right | percent | +/- | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÖVP | 38.160 | 38.76 | +10.33 | 3 | |
SPÖ | 23,503 | 23.87 | −4.46 | 2 | |
FPÖ | 20,916 | 21.25 | −10.58 | 1 | |
Green | 7,888 | 8.01 | +3.60 | ||
NEOS | 4,376 | 4.44 | +2.37 | ||
KPÖ | 3,606 | 3.66 | +0.75 | ||
total | 98,449 | 100 | 6th |
Political party | be right | percent | +/- | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ÖVP | 54,389 | 32.76 | +8.41 | 4th | |
SPÖ | 54,338 | 32.73 | −4.21 | 4th | |
FPÖ | 27,665 | 16.66 | −9.77 | 2 | |
Green | 12,633 | 7.61 | +3.25 | 1 | |
KPÖ | 9,611 | 5.79 | +1.26 | ||
NEOS | 7,401 | 4.46 | +2.46 | ||
total | 166.037 | 100 | 11 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
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