The EP election was held in Austria on Sunday.

The turnout was 45.3%. The EP is reporting the following results (2004 in brackets):

ÖVP (Austrian People’s Party) – 30%, 6 seats (32.7%, 7)
SPÖ (Social Democratic Party) – 23.8%, 4 seats (33.3%, 6)
Liste “Dr. Martin – für Demokratie, Kontrolle, Gerechtigkeit” (Dr. Martin’s List — For Democracy, Control, Justice) – 17.7%, 3 seats (14%, 2)
FPÖ (Austrian Freedom Party) – 12.8%, 2 seats (6.3%, 1)
GRÜNE (Greens) – 9.7%, 2 seats (12.9%, 2)
BZÖ (Alliance for the Future of Austria – ex-FPÖ) – 4.6%, 0 seats

Another bad day at the office for the SPÖ. At last year’s legislative election they won 29.7%, which was a poor result and they have declined further. That said, the Martin List is headed by a former SPÖ leader and may have attracted some votes away from the main SPÖ list. For their part, the ÖVP won 25.6% and so they increased their support. The BZÖ, which was an offshoot of the FPÖ, and which was led by the late Jorg Haider did badly at its first post-Haider election.

An article on the 2004 EP election Austria can be found here.