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1996 European Parliament election in Austria

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1996 European Parliament election in Austria
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European elections were held in Austria on 13 October 1996 to elect the 21 Austrian members of the European Parliament.

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Background

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In 1996, Austria was a country with a population of 7.9 million (5.8 million voters). The federal government was a "grand coalition" of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the Christian Democratic Party (ÖVP) and was led by Chancellor Franz Vranitzky.

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At the last national election in 1995, the parties obtained the following results: SPÖ: 38.1%, ÖVP: 28.3%, FPÖ: 21.9%, Liberals: 5.5% and Greens: 4.8%.

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Composition before election

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An asterisk (*) indicates Members standing for re-election.

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Electoral system

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The electoral system used for the European elections was based on proportional representation, comparable to the system traditionally used in Austria for legislative elections.

The parties put forward lists of candidates. The seats are shared out on the basis of the percentage of the votes obtained by each list. Because of the limited number of seats, the lists were identical for the whole of Austria; there were no regional lists. The threshold required to win a seat was 4%. Candidates who win 7% of the total 'preference votes' obtained by their party would win one of the seats accorded to the party, irrespective of their position on the list. The lists of candidates had to be signed by three members of the national parliament, or by one Member of the European Parliament, or by 2600 voters. The minimum voting age was 18. European citizens residing in Austria were entitled to vote provided that they did not vote in their country of origin in the June 1994 European elections. 7205 European citizens registered and fulfilled that condition.

Parties running for election

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The following political parties entered lists for the European elections on 13 October 1996:

Parties represented in the EP

Parties not represented in the EP

  • Forum Handicap (group defending the interests of the handicapped): Mr Klaus VOGET.
  • KPÖ (communists): Mr Walter BAIER.
  • N-Die Neutralen (group campaigning for the retention of neutrality)
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Results

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Results by state

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The three best parties' results by state

The ÖVP won a plurality of nationwide votes, winning five federal states out of nine. The SPÖ and the FPÖ each won two states; in particular, the SPÖ prevailed in the capital city-state of Vienna. The ÖVP recorded their best results in Vorarlberg, the country's westernmost and second-smallest state. Simultaneously, the SPÖ performed the worst there, at just 13.7%. Neither party reached at least 40% in any state: the SPÖ's 38.1% in Burgenland was the best performance for any party in any state.

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