Election result
Who Won the Parliamentary Election in Austria 2006?
In the Parliamentary Election in Austria 2006, SPÖ received the most votes with 35.3%. Following were ÖVP with 34.3%, GRÜNE with 11%, FPÖ with 11%, BZÖ with 4.1%, Liste Dr. Martin with 2.8% and KPÖ with 1%.Other parties collectively received 0.5% of the votes.
Voter Turnout: 78.5%
The voter turnout for the Parliamentary Election in Austria 2006 was 78.5%.
Seats in parliament
SPÖ
35.3
-1.2
ÖVP
34.3
-8.0
GRÜNE
11.0
+1.5
FPÖ
11.0
+1.0
BZÖ
4.1
MARTIN
2.8
KPÖ
1.0
+0.4
Others
0.5
Coalition possibilities
176
Majority requires 89 seats
SPÖ
68
38.6%
GRÜNE
21
11.9%
ÖVP
66
37.5%
FPÖ
21
11.9%
SPÖ + ÖVP
SPÖ + GRÜNE + BZÖ
ÖVP + GRÜNE + BZÖ
ÖVP + FPÖ + BZÖ
SPÖ + GRÜNE
ÖVP + GRÜNE
ÖVP + FPÖ
Distribution of seats in parliament
Which Parties Entered Parliament?
In the Parliamentary Election in Austria 2006, 4 parties entered parliament: SPÖ with 68 seats, ÖVP with 66 seats, GRÜNE with 21 seats and FPÖ with 21 seats.
Are There More Left-Wing or Right-Wing Representatives?
After the Parliamentary Election in Austria 2006, the number of left-wing and right-wing representatives in parliament is roughly equal. 89 (48.6%) out of 183 seats are held by representatives of predominantly left-wing parties, while 87 (47.5%) seats are held by representatives of predominantly right-wing parties.
Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament
: 183
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties
: 89
Right-leaning parties
: 87
Pre-election institute polls
Election result
SPÖ
35.3
ÖVP
34.3
GRÜNE
11
FPÖ
11
BZÖ
4.1
Others
4.3
Election result
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPÖ | 35.3% | -1.2% | 68 | -1 |
| ÖVP | 34.3% | -8.0% | 66 | -13 |
| GRÜNE | 11.0% | +1.5% | 21 | +4 |
| FPÖ | 11.0% | +1.0% | 21 | +3 |
| BZÖ | 4.1% | +4.1% | 7 | +7 |
| Liste Dr. Martin | 2.8% | +2.8% | 0 | ±0 |
| KPÖ | 1.0% | +0.4% | 0 | ±0 |
| Sonstige Parteien | 0.5% | +0.3% | 0 | ±0 |