Austrian legislative election, 2002

Austrian legislative election, 2002

24 November 2002

All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority Turnout 4,982,261 (84.27%)[1]   First party Second party Third party   Leader Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer Herbert Haupt Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Leader since 1995 2000 2002 Leader's seat 9E Vienna South-West 3 Lower Austria 2C Carinthia West Last election 52 seats, 26.91% 65 seats, 33.15% 52 seats, 26.91% Seats won 79 69 18 Seat change 27 4 34 Popular vote 2,076,833 1,792,499 491.328 Percentage 42.30% 36.51% 10.01% Swing 15.39% 3.36% 16.90%   Fourth party   Leader Alexander Van der Bellen Party Greens Leader since 1997 Leader's seat 9F Vienna North-West Last election 14 seats, 7.40% Seats won 17 Seat change 3 Popular vote 464,980 Percentage 9.47% Swing 2.53%

Chancellor before election Wolfgang Schüssel ÖVP Elected Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel ÖVP

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 November 2002,^[2] after internal divisions in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) culminating in the Knittelfeld Putsch led to the resignation of several leading FPÖ members. The result was a victory for the ÖVP, which won 79 of the 183 seats, the first time it had been the largest party in the National Council since 1966.^[3] It continued its coalition government with the FPÖ, which had lost almost two-thirds of its seats.^[4] Voter turnout was 84.3%.^[5]

Results

References

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External links

• Media related to 2002 Austrian general election at Wikimedia Commons