Official Final Results of the Austrian Election

General election in Austria 2008

Austrian Election Results: September 28, 2008

Electoral Threshold

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

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 78.8%.

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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 59.0% of the seats.

SPÖ + ÖVP
Centre-Right
59.0%
ÖVP + FPÖ + BZÖ
Right
57.9%
SPÖ + BZÖ + GRÜNE
Centre
53.6%
ÖVP + BZÖ + GRÜNE
Centre-Right
50.3%
SPÖ + FPÖ
Centre-Right
49.7%
ÖVP + FPÖ
Right
46.4%
SPÖ + BZÖ
Centre
42.6%

Governments of the Current Legislative Period

Faymann I
2008
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
29.3
-6.0

ÖVP

Austrian People's Party
Christian Democratic
26.0
-8.3

FPÖ

Freedom Party of Austria
Right-wing Populist
Eurosceptic
17.5
+6.5

BZÖ

Alliance for Austria's Future
Right-wing Populist
10.7
+6.6

GRÜNE

The Greens — The Green Alternative
Green
Centre-Left
Pro-European
10.4
-0.6

Liberales Forum

Liberal Forum
Liberal
Pro-European
2.1
+2.1

Liste Fritz Dinkhauser

Citizens' Forum Austria — List Fritz Dinkhauser
Social Democratic
Pro-European
1.8
+1.8

Sonstige Parteien

Other Parties
Unknown
6.2
+4.7

KPÖ

Communist Party of Austria
Left-wing
Eurosceptic
0.8
-0.2

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.”