Austria (European Parliament constituency)
For elections in the European Union, Austria is a European Parliament constituency, currently represented by eighteen MEPs. It covers the member state of Austria.
| Austria | |
|---|---|
| European Parliament constituency | |
 Location among the current constituencies | |
| Member state | Austria |
| Created | 1996 |
| MEPs | 21 (1996–2004) 18 (2004–2009) 17 (2009–2011) 19 (2011–2014) 18 (2014–present) |
| Sources | |
Current MEPs
As of October 2007
| Name | National party | EP group |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Bösch | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Wolfgang Bulfon | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Harald Ettl | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Othmar Karas | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Jörg Leichtfried | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Eva Lichtenberger | Die Grünen | G–EFA |
| Hans-Peter Martin | independent | non-attached |
| Andreas Mölzer | Freiheitliche Partei | ITS |
| Hubert Pirker | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Christa Prets | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Reinhard Rack | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Karin Resetarits | Liberales Forum | ALDE |
| Paul Rübig | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Karin Scheele | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Agnes Schierhuber | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Richard Seeber | Volkspartei | EPP–ED |
| Hannes Swoboda | Sozialdemokratische | PES |
| Johannes Voggenhuber | Die Grünen | G–EFA |
1996
This was the first European election in Austria.
1999
The 1999 European election was the fifth election to the European Parliament.
2004
The 2004 European election was the sixth election to the European Parliament.
| ← 1999 • 2004 • 2009 → | ||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) | PES | Johannes Swoboda | 833,517 | 33.33 | 1.62  | 7 / 18 | 0  | |
| People's Party (ÖVP) | EPP | Ursula Stenzel | 817,716 | 32.70 | 2.03 | 6 / 18 | 1  | |
| Hans-Peter Martin's List (MARTIN) | None | Hans Peter Martin | 349,696 | 13.98 | new | 2 / 18 | 2 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) | EGP | Johannes Voggenhuber | 322,429 | 12.89 | 3.60 | 2 / 18 | 0 | |
| Freedom Party (FPÖ) | None | Johann Kronberger | 157,722 | 6.31 | 17.09 |
1 / 18 |
4 | |
| Opposition for a Europe of Solidarity (LINKE) | PEL | Leo Gabriel | 19,530 | 0.78 | — | 0 / 18 |
— | |
| Valid votes | 2,500,610 | 97.43 | ||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 66,029 | 2.57 | ||||||
| Totals | 2,566,639 | 100.00 | — | 18 / 18 |
3 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 6,049,129 | 42.43 | 6.97 |
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2009
| ← 2004 • 2009 • 2014 → | ||||||||||
| National party | European party | Main candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | Seats (post-Lisbon) | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party (ÖVP) | EPP | Ernst Strasser | 858,921 | 29.98 | 2.7 |
6 / 17 |
0 |
6 / 19 |
0 | |
| Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) | PES | Johannes Swoboda | 680,041 | 23.74 | 9.6 |
4 / 17 |
3 |
5 / 19 |
1 | |
| Hans-Peter Martin's List (MARTIN) | None | Hans-Peter Martin | 506,092 | 17.67 | 3.7 |
3 / 17 |
1 |
3 / 19 |
0 | |
| Freedom Party (FPÖ) | None | Andreas Mölzer | 364,207 | 12.71 | 6.4 |
2 / 17 |
1 |
2 / 19 |
0 | |
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) | EGP | Ulrike Lunacek | 284,505 | 9.93 | 3.0 |
2 / 17 |
0 |
2 / 19 |
0 | |
| Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) | None | Ewald Stadler | 131,261 | 4.58 | new | 0 / 17 |
0 |
1 / 19 |
1 | |
| Young Liberals (JULIS) | None | Hannes Müllner | 20,668 | 0.71 | new | 0 / 17 |
0 |
0 / 19 |
0 | |
| Communist Party (KPÖ) | PEL | Günther Hopfgartner | 18,926 | 0.65 | 0.1 |
0 / 17 |
0 |
0 / 19 |
0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,864,621 | 97.93 | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 60,511 | 2.07 | ||||||||
| Totals | 2,925,132 | 100.00 | — | 17 / 17 |
1 |
19 / 19 |
2 | |||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 6,362,761 | 45.97 | 3.54 |
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| Source: Austrian Ministry of Interior | ||||||||||
2014
| ← 2009 • 2014 • 2019 → | |||||||||||
| Party | Euro party | Euro group | Main Candidate | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) | EPP | EPP | Othmar Karas | 761,896 | 26.98 | 3.00 |
5 / 18 |
1 | |||
| Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) | PES | S&D | Eugen Freund | 680,180 | 24.09 | 0.35 |
5 / 18 |
0 | |||
| Freedom Party (FPÖ) | EAF | None | Harald Vilimsky | 556,835 | 19.72 | 7.01 |
4 / 18 |
2 | |||
| The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) | EGP | G-EFA | Ulrike Lunacek | 410,089 | 14.52 | 4.59 |
3 / 18 |
1 | |||
| NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) | ALDE | ALDE | Angelika Mlinar | 229,781 | 8.14 | new | 1 / 18 |
1 | |||
| EU-STOP (EUSTOP) | None | None | Robert Marschall | 77,897 | 2.76 | new | 0 / 18 |
0 | |||
| Europe Different (ANDERS) | PPEU | EUL-NGL | Martin Ehrenhauser | 60,451 | 2.14 | new | 0 / 18 |
0 | |||
| PEL | |||||||||||
| The Reform Conservatives (REKOS) | MELD | EFDD | Ewald Stadler | 33,224 | 1.18 | new | 0 / 18 |
0 | |||
| Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) | None | None | Angelika Werthmann | 13,208 | 0.47 | 4.11 |
0 / 18 |
1 | |||
| Valid votes | 2,823,561 | 97.05 | |||||||||
| Blank and invalid votes | 85,936 | 2.95 | |||||||||
| Totals | 2,909,497 | 100.00 | — | 18 / 18 |
1 | ||||||
| Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout | 6,410,602 | 45.39 | 0.58 |
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| Source: Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||||
References
External links
- European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela)
- List of MEPs europarl.europa.eu
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