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2024 European Parliament election in Austria
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20 Austrian seats to the European Parliament
Opinion polls
Turnout56.25% (Decrease3.52pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Harald Vilimsky - FPÖ-Neujahrstreffen 2019.JPG
Reinhold Lopatka (2012).jpg
2019 Andreas Schieder (40646215333).jpg
Leader Harald Vilimsky Reinhold Lopatka Andreas Schieder
Party FPÖ ÖVP SPÖ
Alliance ID EPP S&D
Last election 17.20%, 3 seats 34.55%, 7 seats 23.89%, 5 seats
Seats won 6 5 5
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Steady
Popular vote 893,754 864,072 818,287
Percentage 25.36% 24.52% 23.22%
Swing Increase8.16pp Decrease10.03pp Decrease0.67pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Lena Schilling - Buchmesse Wien 2022.JPG
Helmut Brandstätter - Buchmesse Wien 2018.JPG
Leader Lena Schilling Helmut Brandstätter
Party Greens NEOS
Alliance Greens–EFA Renew
Last election 14.08%, 3 seats 8.44%, 1 seat
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 390,503 357,214
Percentage 11.08% 10.14%
Swing Decrease3.00pp Increase1.70pp
  FPÖ
  ÖVP
  SPÖ
  Grüne

The 2024 European Parliament election in Austria was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Austria, and the first to take place after Brexit.

Background

The ÖVP was the winner of the previous election in 2019, while the SPÖ came in second and the FPÖ third. Trailing further behind were the Greens and NEOS. Other parties failed to win a seat in the new Parliament.

Electoral system

Compared to the last election, Austria is entitled to two more MEPs in this election: one assigned in 2020 due to the seat redistribution after Brexit, and one assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. The additional seat assigned in 2020 went to the Green Party.[2] The 20 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through D'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is set at 4%.[3]

All people who have Austrian citizenship and a main residence in Austria, Austrian citizens without residence in Austria (Austrians abroad) and other Union citizens (if their main residence is in Austria) are entitled to vote in the European elections in Austria. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 16 years old by election day at the latest and be registered in the voter register/European voter register of an Austrian municipality on the deadline date. The right to stand as a candidate in the European elections is available to all those people who are entitled to vote and have reached the age of 18 on election day.[1]

Outgoing delegation

Members of the
European Parliament
for Austria
Delegation (1995)
4th term (1996)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)
9th term (2019)
10th term (2024)
Women

The table shows the detailed composition of the Austrian seats at the European Parliament as of early 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
European People's Party
7 / 19
 Austrian People's Party 7
 
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
5 / 19
 Social Democratic Party of Austria 5
 
Identity and Democracy
3 / 19
 Freedom Party of Austria 3
 
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 19
 The Greens – The Green Alternative 3
 
Renew Europe
1 / 19
 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum 1
 
Total 19
Source: European Parliament

Voter statistics

According to final numbers, 6.372.204 people are eligible to vote in the election, including 45.764 Austrian citizens with their main residence abroad and 45.161 EU citizens with their main residence in Austria.

Compared to the 2019 election, the total number of eligible voters decreased by 43.973, the number of Austrian citizens with their main residence abroad increased by 1.041 and the number of EU citizens with their main residence in Austria increased by 6.489.

The final number of eligible voters was published on 7 June 2024.[4]

A total of 958.948 absentee ballots were issued in the run-up to the election, 913.856 of which were issued to eligible voters living in Austria and 45.092 to eligible voters living abroad. Compared to the 2019 election (686.249), a total of 39.74% more absentee ballots were issued. A total of 15.05% of eligible voters applied for an absentee ballot, a record for European elections in Austria (2019: 10.70%).[5]

Parties running for election

Any party which intends to be on the ballot for the election either needs to submit the signature of 1 member of the European Parliament, or 3 members of the Austrian National Council, or 2.600 valid petition signatures of eligible Austrian voters by April 26, 2024 at 5pm at the Austrian Interior Ministry.

The following parties running in the European elections are represented in the National Council and the European Parliament:

Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
ÖVP Austrian People's Party EPP EPP 34.6 Reinhold Lopatka[6]
SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria PES S&D 23.9 Andreas Schieder[7]
FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria ID ID 17.2 Harald Vilimsky[8]
GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative EGP Greens/EFA 14.1 Lena Schilling[9]
NEOS NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum ALDE Renew 8.4 Helmut Brandstätter[10]

The following other parties have announced their candidacy, are currently not represented in the National Council or in the European Parliament, but submitted the necessary amount of petition signatures to be placed on the ballot:[11]

Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
KPÖ Communist Party of Austria PEL GUE/NGL 0.8[a] Günther Hopfgartner[12]
DNA Democratic – Neutral – Authentic unknown ECR — Maria Hubmer-Mogg[13]
  1. ^ With the electoral alliance KPÖ Plus

The following other parties have announced their candidacy, but failed to submit the necessary amount of petition signatures by the end of the deadline:

Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
VOLT Volt Austria Volt Greens/EFA — Nini Tsiklauri & Alexander Harrer[14]
BESTE Best Austria
Bestes Österreich 		unknown unknown — David Packer[15]
ÖXIT EU-Exit for Austria
EU-Austritt für Österreich 		unknown[a] unknown — Christian Ebner[13]
EUAUS EU-Exit Party
EU-Austrittspartei 		unknown unknown — Robert Marschall[17]
OMA Clean Politics starts here
Saubere Politik beginnt hier 		unknown unknown — Julian Gredinger[18]
  1. ^ The Christian Party of Austria, which is involved in the list, is a member of the ECPM.[16]

Opinion polling

See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election
Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size ÖVP
EPP 		SPÖ
S&D 		FPÖ
ID 		Grüne
G/EFA 		NEOS
Renew 		KPÖ
Left 		DNA
ECR 		Others Lead
Lazarsfeld Society 3–4 Jun 2024 2,000 19-22
4 		22-25
5 		27-30
6 		8-10
2 		12-15
3 		3
0 		2
0 		— 5
Lazarsfeld Society 24–28 May 2024 2,000 22
4 		23
5 		28
6 		9
2 		15
3 		2
0 		1
0 		— 5
Market 24–28 May 2024 814 22
4 		24
5 		27
6 		9
2 		14
3 		3
0 		1
0 		— 3
IFDD 22–24 May 2024 1,080 22
5 		23
5 		28
6 		10
2 		12
2 		3
0 		2
0 		— 5
Lazarsfeld Society 17–21 May 2024 1,000 22
4 		24
5 		27
6 		9
2 		15
3 		2
0 		1
0 		— 3
Spectra 13–20 May 2024 1,000 22
5 		23
5 		26
5 		11
2 		13
3 		3
0 		2
0 		— 3
IFDD 15–17 May 2024 1,000 23
5 		22
5 		27
6 		11
2 		12
2 		4
0 		1
0 		— 4
Peter Hajek 13–17 May 2024 1,200 23
5 		23
5 		30
6 		10
2 		10
2 		3
0 		1
0 		— 7
OGM 7–8 May 2024 1,007 22
5 		22
5 		26
5 		13
2 		14
3 		2
0 		— 1
0 		4
Lazarsfeld Society 6–8 May 2024 2,000 21
4 		21
4 		26
6 		14
3 		15
3 		2
0 		1
0 		— 5
Triple-M 3–7 May 2024 800 19
4 		23
5 		27
6 		14
3 		11
2 		4
0 		— 2
0 		4
Market 22–25 Apr 2024 842 20
4 		24
5 		27
6 		12
2 		13
3 		3
0 		— 1
0 		3
Lazarsfeld Society 22–24 Apr 2024 2,000 21
4 		23
5 		27
6 		12
2 		13
3 		3
0 		— 1
0 		4
Ipsos 23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024 1,000 21.0
4 		22.0
5 		28.2
6 		13.0
3 		11.8
2 		2.1
0 		— 1.9
0 		6.2
Lazarsfeld Society 26–28 Feb 2024 1,000 20
4 		22
5 		26
5 		14
3 		16
3 		2
0 		— — 4
Market 5–7 Feb 2024 800 24
5 		23
5 		27
6 		11
2 		12
2 		2
0 		— 1
0 		3
Lazarsfeld Society 29–31 Jan 2024 1,000 24
5 		20
4 		27
6 		13
2 		14
3 		2
0 		— — 3
OGM 22–31 Jan 2024 2,076 22
5 		21
4 		26
6 		14
3 		12
2 		2
0 		— 3
0 		4
IFDD 25–28 Jan 2024 1,000 21
4 		24
5 		27
6 		14
3 		9
2 		3
0 		— 2
0 		3
Lazarsfeld Society 11–13 Dec 2023 1,000 22
5 		22
5 		30
6 		13
2 		9
2 		2
0 		— 2
0 		8
Peter Hajek 22–29 Nov 2023 1,600 23
5 		24
5 		30
7 		12
2 		7
1 		3
0 		— 1
0 		6
IFDD 1–4 Oct 2023 837 25
5/6 		25
5/6 		25
5/6 		14
3 		8
1 		— — 3
0 		Tie
2019 legislative election 29 Sep 2019 – 37.5
8 		21.2
5 		16.2
3 		13.9
3 		8.1
1 		0.7
0 		— 2.5
0 		16.3
2019 European election 26 May 2019 – 34.6
7 		23.9
5 		17.2
3 		14.1
3 		8.4
1 		0.8
0 		— 1.0
0 		9.7

Projected turnout:

According to the OGM poll for the "Kurier" newspaper (May 7-8, 2024), a total of 66% of those surveyed said they are "certain" to vote. This would represent an increase of more than 6% compared to the 2019 election, which had 59.8% turnout. It would also be the highest turnout since the first EU parliament election in Austria in 1996, when turnout was 67.7%.

Other pollsters like the Lazarsfeld Society or Spectra are estimating turnout at between 52% to 63%.

Results

Official results will be released at 11pm on 9 June 2024, after all polling stations in the EU have closed. Polling stations in Austria already close no later than 5pm, but Italy's polling stations remain open until 11pm, which is why counting in Austria starts at 5pm, but results are withheld until Italy closes.

Projections (5pm):

Foresight/ARGE Wahlen/Hajek for ORF/APA/ATV/Puls24 - Source: [1]:

27.0% FPÖ, 23.5% ÖVP, 23.0% SPÖ, 10.5% Greens, 10.5% NEOS, 3.0% KPÖ, 2.5% DNA

Note: The trend forecast is the result of a joint survey by Foresight/ARGE Wahlen/Hajek on behalf of ORF/APA/ATV/Puls24 among around 3,600 people eligible to vote in the EU elections. The survey was carried out from June 3 to 8. Unlike the projections, the trend forecast is not yet based on results data from the electoral districts and is therefore less accurate. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.5%

Lazarsfeld Society for Oe24.at - Source: [2]:

28-30% FPÖ, 22-24% SPÖ, 21-23% ÖVP, 10-12% Greens, 10-12% NEOS, 3% KPÖ, 3% DNA

Note: The Lazarsfeld Society surveyed 1.700 voters on election day, 9 June 2024. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.43%

OGM for ServusTV - Source: [3]:

27% FPÖ, 23% SPÖ, 22% ÖVP, 12% NEOS, 11% Greens, 3% KPÖ, 2% DNA

Note: The OGM trend forecast is based on 2,486 interviews conducted from June 4 to 7 and on June 9. The EU sample also includes EU citizens and thus, for the first time, also data on their voting behavior.

Official final results, including all absentee ballots:

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Freedom Party of Austria893,75425.366+3
Austrian People's Party864,07224.525-2
Social Democratic Party of Austria818,28723.2250
The Greens – The Green Alternative390,50311.0820
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum357,21410.142+1
Communist Party of Austria104,2452.9600
Democratic – Neutral – Authentic95,8592.720New
Total3,523,934100.0020+2
Valid votes3,523,93498.31
Invalid/blank votes60,5481.69
Total votes3,584,482100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,372,20456.25
Source: Ministry of the Interior (BMI)

References

  1. ^ a b "How to vote in Austria". European Parliament.
  2. ^ "2024 European elections: 15 additional seats divided between 12 countries | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Oelbermann, Kai Friederike; Pukelsheim, Friedrich (July 2020). "The European Elections of May 2019" (PDF). europarl.europa.eu. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Gegenüberstellung der endgültigen Zahl der Wahlberechtigten der Europawahl vom 9. Juni 2024 mit der endgültigen Zahl der Wahlberechtigten der Europawahl vom 26. Mai 2019" (PDF). bmi.gv.at (Interior Ministry) (in German). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Gegenüberstellung der ausgestellten Wahlkarten der Europawahl am 9. Juni 2024 mit der Europawahl am 26. Mai 2019" (PDF). bmi.gv.at (Interior Ministry) (in German). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Lopatka geht als ÖVP-Spitzenkandidat in die EU-Wahl". Austria Press Agency (in German). 15 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Andreas Schieder mit 89,8 Prozent EU-Spitzenkandidat". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "FPÖ: Harald Vilimsky als Spitzenkandidat für EU-Wahl am 9. Juni 2024 fixiert". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ red, ORF at (22 January 2024). "EU-Wahl: Lena Schilling wird grüne Spitzenkandidatin". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ red, ORF.at/Agenturen (27 January 2024). "EU-WAHL: NEOS geht mit Brandstätter ins Rennen". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Europawahl 2024: Einbringung der Wahlvorschläge". bmi.gv.at (Interior Ministry) (in German). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  12. ^ red, ORF.at/Agenturen (24 January 2024). "KPÖ will mit Hopfgartner bei Wahl antreten". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  13. ^ a b red, ORF at/Agenturen (29 February 2024). "Austrittsbündnis Öxit will bei EU-Wahl antreten". news.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Europawahl 2024: Volt Österreich setzt auf Nini Tsiklauri". OTS.at (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  15. ^ krone.at (2 January 2024). ""Parteien sind Virus innerhalb des Systems"". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Election advertising of the Christian Party of Austria" (PDF) (in German).
  17. ^ "EU-Austrittspartei (EUAUS) - für Österreich 2024". www.euaustrittspartei.at. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Liste OMA: ÖH-Mandatar will bei EU-Wahl ins Europäische Parlament". vienna.at. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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