2004 European Parliament election in Austria

2004 European Parliament election in Austria

13 June 2004
18 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	42.43% ( 6.97 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Johannes Swoboda Ursula Stenzel Hans-Peter Martin Party SPÖ ÖVP Hans-Peter Martin's List Alliance PES EPP Last election 31.71%, 7 seats 7 seats, 30.67% – Seats won 7 6 2 Seat change 1 New Popular vote 833,517 817,716 349,696 Percentage 33.33% 32.70% 13.98% Swing 1.62pp 2.03pp New   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Johannes Voggenhuber Johann Kronberger (lost seat) Party Greens FPÖ Alliance European Greens Last election 9.29%, 2 seats 23.40%, 5 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 4 Popular vote 322,429 157,722 Percentage 12.89% 6.31% Swing 3.60pp 17.09pp

An election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect MEPs representing the Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.

The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the Greens, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the Austrian People's Party, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the Austrian Freedom Party, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner Hans-Peter Martin polled strongly and his list won two seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Austria	833,517	33.33	7	0
	Austrian People's Party	817,716	32.70	6	–1
	Hans-Peter Martin's List	349,696	13.98	2	New
	The Greens – The Green Alternative	322,429	12.89	2	0
	Freedom Party of Austria	157,722	6.31	1	–4
	Opposition for a Europe of Solidarity [de]	19,530	0.78	0	New
Total		2,500,610	100.00	18	–3
Valid votes		2,500,610	97.43
Invalid/blank votes		66,029	2.57
Total votes		2,566,639	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,049,129	42.43

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