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