Austria – Vorarlberg state election

In Austria an election was held on Sunday in the state of Vorarlberg.

The ÖVP confirmed its position as the largest party in the region even though its vote declined, while the FPÖ also increased its vote considerably. By contrast, the SPÖ did very poorly with the Greens outpolling them. Here are the results from Wiener Zeitung. (The 2004 figures are in brackets).

Turnout 67.4%
ÖVP – 50.8% (59.4%)
FPÖ – 25.2% (13%)
Greens – 10.4% (10.2%)
SPÖ – 10.1% (16.9%)
Gsiberger – 1.7%
BZÖ – 1.2%

Party labels:
ÖVP – Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People’s Party)
SPÖ – Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (Social Democratic Party)
FPÖ – Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (Austrian Freedom Party)
BZÖ – Bündnis Zukunft Österreich (Alliance for the Future of Austria – ex-FPÖ)

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