2009 Vorarlberg state election

20 September 2009

All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout178,711 (68.4%)
Increase 7.8%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Herbert Sausgruber Dieter Egger
Party ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 21 seats, 54.9% 5 seats, 12.9%
Seats won 20 9
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4
Popular vote 90,108 44,562
Percentage 50.8% 25.1%
Swing Decrease 4.1% Increase 12.2%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Johannes Rauch Michael Ritsch
Party Greens SPÖ
Last election 4 seats, 10.2% 6 seats, 16.9%
Seats won 4 3
Seat change Steady 0 Decrease 3
Popular vote 18,763 17,779
Percentage 10.6% 10.0%
Swing Increase 0.4% Decrease 6.9%

ÖVP results by municipality. Darker shades indicate a stronger vote share.

Governor before election

Herbert Sausgruber
ÖVP

Elected Governor

Herbert Sausgruber
ÖVP

The 2009 Vorarlberg state election was held on 20 September 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Vorarlberg.

The governing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) retained their majority with losses, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) recovered nearly all the losses it had suffered in 2004. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) lost much of their support and fell to fourth place behind The Greens, who stayed essentially level with the strong result they achieved in 2004. Governor Herbert Sausgruber was re-elected by the Landtag.

Background

In the 2004 election, the ÖVP achieved a strong result which allowed them to regain a comfortable majority. This was matched by major losses for the FPÖ, who fell from second to third place. Both the SPÖ and Greens also benefited. In addition, turnout fell catastrophically from 88% to just 60%.

Electoral system

The 36 seats of the Landtag of Vorarlberg are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between four multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Vorarlberg. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota, with any remaining seats allocated at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.

Contesting parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.

Name Ideology Leader 2004 result
Votes (%) Seats
ÖVP Austrian People's Party
Österreichische Volkspartei
Christian democracy Herbert Sausgruber 54.9%
21 / 36
SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Social democracy Michael Ritsch 16.9%
6 / 36
FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism
Dieter Egger 12.9%
5 / 36
GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative
Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative
Green politics Johannes Rauch 10.2%
4 / 36

In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, four parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

Result

Party Votes  % +/− Seats +/−
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 90,108 50.79 –4.13 20 –1
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 44,562 25.12 +12.18 9 +4
The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 18,763 10.58 +0.41 4 ±0
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 17,779 10.02 –6.85 3 –3
The Gsiberger (GSI) 3,090 1.74 New 0 New
Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) 2,134 1.20 New 0 New
wir-gemeinsam.at (WIR) 647 0.36 New 0 New
Kiebitz 331 0.19 New 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 1,297
Total 178,711 100 36 0
Registered voters/turnout 261,132 68.44 +7.80
Source: Vorarlberg Government
Popular vote
ÖVP
50.79%
FPÖ
25.12%
GRÜNE
10.58%
SPÖ
10.02%
Other
3.49%
Landtag seats
ÖVP
55.56%
FPÖ
25.00%
GRÜNE
11.11%
SPÖ
8.33%

Results by constituency

Constituency ÖVP FPÖ Grüne SPÖ Others
 %  %  %  %  %
Bludenz52.025.67.212.13.1
Bregenz54.622.69.89.73.3
Dornbirn45.129.211.79.84.2
Feldkirch49.624.812.99.23.5
Total50.825.110.610.03.5
Source: Vorarlberg Government

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