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2000 Burgenland state election

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2000 Burgenland state election

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  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hans Niessl Franz Steindl [de]
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 17 seats, 44.5 14 seats, 36.1% 5 seats, 14.6%
Seats before 17 14 5
Seats after 17 13 4
Seat change ±0 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Percentage 46.6% 35.3% 12.6%
Swing Increase 2.1% Decrease 0.8% Decrease 2.0%

  Fourth party
 
Party Greens
Last election 0 seats, 2.5%
Seats before 0
Seats after 2
Seat change Increase 2
Percentage 5.5%
Swing Increase 3.0%

The Burgenland state election of 2000 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 3 December 2000.

The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) won the election, with Hans Niessl returning as state governor (Landeshauptmann). He had previously taken over the office in late 2000 from Karl Stix.

Party Votes in % Seats Change
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 46.6% 17 +0
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 35.3% 13 -1
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 12.6% 4 -1
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) 5.5% 2 +2
Others 0.1% 0 +0
Popular Vote
SPÖ
46.55%
ÖVP
35.33%
FPÖ
12.63%
GRÜNE
5.49%
Landtag seats
SPÖ
47.22%
ÖVP
36.11%
FPÖ
11.11%
GRÜNE
5.56%