2010 Burgenland state election
The Burgenland state election of 2010 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 30 May 2010.[1] An opinion poll conducted in May 2010 expected the results to be similar to the previous election, with the Social Democratic Party predicted to win 50% of the votes, the Austrian People's Party following with 38% of votes and the Freedom Party and the Greens remaining the smallest parties in the state's legislature with 7% and 5% respectively. The BZÖ didn't take part this election.[2][3]
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All 36 seats in the Landtag of the Burgenland All 7 seats in the state government 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 77.30%  4.08% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | Votes in % | Change | Seats | Change | |
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| Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) | 91,185 | 48.26% | -3.92% | 18 | -1 | |
| Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) | 65,411 | 34.62% | -1.76% | 13 | ±0 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) | 16,970 | 8.98% | +3.23% | 3 | +1 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) | 7,835 | 4.15% | -1.06% | 1 | -1 | |
| List Burgenland (LBL) | 7,559 | 4.00% | * | 1 | * | |
| Total | 188,960 | 100% | 36 | |||
| Spoilt and null votes | 3,286 | 1.71% | ||||
| Turnout | 192,246 | 77.30% | -4.08% | |||
| Electorate | 248,694 | |||||
| * Did not stand in previous election
Source: Land Burgendland | ||||||
References
- ^ Burgenland - State election 2010, Retrieved 22 May 2010. (in German)
- ^ [1] ORF 4 April 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010. (in German)
- ^ Conrad Seidl: Niessls SPÖ könnte Absolute knapp halten, der Standard, 15 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010. (in German)
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