Official Final Results of the Austrian Election

General election in Austria 2006

Austrian Election Results: October 1, 2006

Electoral Threshold

The electoral threshold for the election in Austria is 4%.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 78.5%.

Current Election Trends: Austria
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Seat Distribution and Mathematical Majorities

183
Majority requires 92 seats

The current government could maintain its majority

The incumbent governing parties secured 51.4% of the seats.

SPÖ + ÖVP
Centre-Right
73.2%
SPÖ + GRÜNE + BZÖ
Centre-Left
52.5%
ÖVP + GRÜNE + BZÖ
Centre-Right
51.4%
ÖVP + FPÖ + BZÖ
Right
51.4%
SPÖ + GRÜNE
Centre-Left
48.6%
SPÖ + FPÖ
Centre
48.6%
ÖVP + GRÜNE
Centre-Right
47.5%
ÖVP + FPÖ
Right
47.5%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Gusenbauer
2006
SPÖ
ÖVP
Historical Austrian Government Cabinets
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Polling Accuracy: How Precise Were the Forecasts?

Comparison: Pre-Election Polls vs. Actual Election Results

Party Results: Vote Shares and Gains/Losses

SPÖ

Social Democratic Party of Austria
Social Democratic
Pro-European
35.3
-1.2

ÖVP

Austrian People's Party
Christian Democratic
34.3
-8.0

GRÜNE

The Greens — The Green Alternative
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
11.0
+1.5

FPÖ

Freedom Party of Austria
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
11.0
+1.0

BZÖ

Alliance for Austria's Future
Right-wing Populist
4.1
+4.1

Liste Dr. Martin

List Dr. Hans-Peter Martin
Unknown
2.8
+2.8

KPÖ

Communist Party of Austria
Left-wing
Eurosceptic
1.0
+0.4

Sonstige Parteien

Other Parties
Unknown
4.3
+3.5

Data Sources and Methodology

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

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Additional Sources

Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov).

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

The leading expert survey on party positions in Europe. Over 400 political scientists document party stances based on rigorous scientific criteria.

Additional Sources

Rovny, Jan, et al. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024.”