Austrian legislative election, 2002

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 November 2002, 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. It continued its coalition government with the FPÖ, which had lost almost two-thirds of its seats. Voter turnout was 84.3%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Austrian People's Party‎	2,076,833	42.3	79	+27
Social Democratic Party	1,792,499	36.5	69	+4
Freedom Party of Austria	491,328	10.0	18	–34
Green Alternative	464,980	9.5	17	+3
Liberal Forum	48,083	1.0	0	0
Communist Party of Austria	27,568	0.6	0	0
Socialist Left Party	3,906	0.1	0	New
The Democrats	2,439	0.1	0	New
Christian Electoral Community	2,009	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	72,616	–	–	–
Total	4,982,499	100	183	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

External links

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