1986 Austrian legislative election

Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 23 November 1986.^[1] They were called by Chancellor Franz Vranitzky of the Socialist Party, as he unwilling to continue governing with the Freedom Party following the ousting of liberal Norbert Steger by the right-wing Jörg Haider at the Freedom Party's convention.^[2]

1986 Austrian legislative election

← 1983 23 November 1986 1990 →
All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Franz Vranitzky Alois Mock Party SPÖ ÖVP Last election 47.65%, 90 seats 43.22%, 81 seats Seats won 80 77 Seat change 10 4 Popular vote 2,092,024 2,003,663 Percentage 43.12% 41.29% Swing 4.53pp 1.93pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Jörg Haider Freda Meissner-Blau Party FPÖ Greens Last election 4.98%, 12 seats – Seats won 18 8 Seat change 6 New Popular vote 472,205 234,028 Percentage 9.73% 4.82% Swing 4.75pp New
Results by state
Chancellor before election Franz Vranitzky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Franz Vranitzky SPÖ

The SPÖ won a plurality of seats, and formed a grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), as neither were willing to work with Haider, with Vranitzky continuing as Chancellor. The Green Alternative won eight seats, marking the first time a party other than the SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ had entered parliament since 1959 election. Voter turnout was 90%.^[3]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party of Austria	2,092,024	43.12	80	–10
	Austrian People's Party	2,003,663	41.29	77	–4
	Freedom Party of Austria	472,205	9.73	18	+6
	Green Alternative–Freda Meissner-Blau List	234,028	4.82	8	New
	Communist Party of Austria	35,104	0.72	0	0
	Action List – I've Had Enough	8,100	0.17	0	New
	Green Alternatives – Democratic List	6,005	0.12	0	New
	Carinthian Greens–VGÖ–VÖGA–Independent Councillors	1,059	0.02	0	0
Total		4,852,188	100.00	183	0
Valid votes		4,852,188	98.22
Invalid/blank votes		88,110	1.78
Total votes		4,940,298	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,461,414	90.46
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Results by state

State	SPÖ	ÖVP	FPÖ	GRÜNE	Others
Burgenland	49.0	42.8	5.4	2.5	0.3
Carinthia	47.2	27.2	20.9	3.8	0.9
Lower Austria	42.4	47.3	6.1	3.6	0.6
Upper Austria	42.0	41.5	11.0	4.9	0.6
Salzburg	36.7	40.9	15.9	5.9	0.5
Styria	44.1	41.0	9.9	4.1	0.9
Tyrol	29.2	53.2	11.3	5.8	0.6
Vorarlberg	25.5	53.1	11.9	8.8	0.7
Vienna	52.4	33.2	5.8	6.1	2.6
Austria	43.1	41.3	9.7	4.8	1.0
Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)[4]