East Styria (National Council electoral district)
Parliamentary electoral district in Austria
East Styria Location of East Styria within Austria
District State Styria Population 267,565 (2024)[ 1] Electorate 217,383 (2019) Area 3,305 km2 (2023)[ 2] Created 2013 Seats 6 (2013–present) Members[ 3] Created from
East Styria (German : Oststeiermark ), also known as Electoral District 6B (German : Wahlkreis 6B ), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council , the lower house of the Austrian Parliament , the national legislature of Austria . The electoral district was established in 2012 by the merger of Styria East and Styria South East following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure and came into being at the following legislative election in 2013 . It consists of the districts of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld , South East Styria and Weiz in the state of Styria. The electoral district currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system . At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 217,383 registered electors.
History
East Styria was established in 2012 by the merger of Styria East and Styria South East following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure.[ 4] It consisted of the districts of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld , South East Styria and Weiz in the state of Styria.[ 5] The district was initially allocated six seats in April 2013.[ 6]
Electoral system
East Styria currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages.[ 10] In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists ) at the regional level using a state-wide Hare quota (wahlzahl ) (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state).[ 11] [ 12] In the second stage, seats are allocated to parties at the state/provincial level using the state-wide Hare quota (any seats won by the party at the regional stage are subtracted from the party's state seats).[ 11] [ 12] In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats).[ 11] [ 12] Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold , or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages.[ 11] [ 12]
Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels.[ 12] Split-ticket voting (panachage ), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated .[ 12] [ 13] At the regional level, candidates must receive preferential votes amounting to at least 14% of the valid votes cast for their party to over-ride the order of the party list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels).[ 13]
Election results
Summary
Election
Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ
Social Democrats SPÖ
Greens GRÜNE
NEOS NEOS
People's ÖVP
Freedom FPÖ
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
Votes
%
Seats
2019
1,106
0.67%
0
22,422
13.57%
0
15,157
9.18%
0
9,013
5.46%
0
79,887
48.36%
3
35,216
21.32%
1
2017
874
0.49%
0
31,150
17.63%
1
3,540
2.00%
0
7,059
4.00%
0
68,912
39.00%
2
58,476
33.10%
2
2013
1,512
0.89%
0
29,801
17.62%
1
12,798
7.57%
0
4,680
2.77%
0
49,312
29.16%
1
40,757
24.10%
1
Detailed
2019
Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:[ 14] [ 15]
Party
Votes per district
Total Votes
%
Seats
Hart- berg- Fürst- enfeld
South East Styria
Weiz
Voting card
Austrian People's Party
ÖVP
28,611
26,772
24,400
104
79,887
48.36%
3
Freedom Party of Austria
FPÖ
12,583
11,631
10,940
62
35,216
21.32%
1
Social Democratic Party of Austria
SPÖ
7,196
6,204
8,985
37
22,422
13.57%
0
The Greens – The Green Alternative
GRÜNE
4,963
3,941
6,146
107
15,157
9.18%
0
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
NEOS
2,947
2,738
3,276
52
9,013
5.46%
0
JETZT
JETZT
596
556
678
19
1,849
1.12%
0
KPÖ Plus
KPÖ+
285
324
493
4
1,106
0.67%
0
Der Wandel
WANDL
180
140
212
6
538
0.33%
0
Valid Votes
57,361
52,306
55,130
391
165,188
100.00%
4
Rejected Votes
663
562
669
5
1,899
1.14%
Total Polled
58,024
52,868
55,799
396
167,087
76.86%
Registered Electors
74,303
70,451
72,629
217,383
Turnout
78.09%
75.04%
76.83%
76.86%
The following candidates were elected:[ 16] [ 17]
Substitutions:
Reinhold Lopatka (ÖVP) resigned on 2 July 2024 and was replaced by Kerstin Fladerer (ÖVP) on 3 July 2024.[ 18]
2017
Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:[ 19] [ 20]
Party
Votes per district
Total Votes
%
Seats
Hart- berg- Fürst- enfeld
South East Styria
Weiz
Voting card
Austrian People's Party
ÖVP
24,319
23,295
21,173
125
68,912
39.00%
2
Freedom Party of Austria
FPÖ
20,766
19,136
18,476
98
58,476
33.10%
2
Social Democratic Party of Austria
SPÖ
10,178
8,776
12,087
109
31,150
17.63%
1
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
NEOS
2,309
2,090
2,618
42
7,059
4.00%
0
Peter Pilz List
PILZ
1,481
1,237
1,654
34
4,406
2.49%
0
The Greens – The Green Alternative
GRÜNE
1,132
974
1,406
28
3,540
2.00%
0
My Vote Counts!
GILT
453
428
619
9
1,509
0.85%
0
Communist Party of Austria
KPÖ
247
257
363
7
874
0.49%
0
Free List Austria
FLÖ
170
158
138
0
466
0.26%
0
The Whites
WEIßE
93
109
81
2
285
0.16%
0
Valid Votes
61,148
56,460
58,615
454
176,677
100.00%
5
Rejected Votes
609
493
504
0
1,606
0.90%
Total Polled
61,757
56,953
59,119
454
178,283
81.89%
Registered Electors
74,366
70,779
72,553
217,698
Turnout
83.04%
80.47%
81.48%
81.89%
The following candidates were elected:[ 21] [ 22]
2013
Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013:[ 23] [ 24]
Party
Votes per district
Total Votes
%
Seats
Hart- berg- Fürst- enfeld
South East Styria
Weiz
Voting card
Austrian People's Party
ÖVP
18,505
17,774
12,957
76
49,312
29.16%
1
Freedom Party of Austria
FPÖ
13,501
14,088
13,116
52
40,757
24.10%
1
Social Democratic Party of Austria
SPÖ
10,106
9,111
10,526
58
29,801
17.62%
1
Team Stronach
FRANK
6,950
6,994
8,709
30
22,683
13.41%
0
The Greens – The Green Alternative
GRÜNE
3,956
3,532
5,238
72
12,798
7.57%
0
Alliance for the Future of Austria
BZÖ
2,052
1,930
1,941
14
5,937
3.51%
0
NEOS – The New Austria
NEOS
1,604
1,555
1,481
40
4,680
2.77%
0
Communist Party of Austria
KPÖ
387
444
671
10
1,512
0.89%
0
Pirate Party of Austria
PIRAT
304
277
306
2
889
0.53%
0
Christian Party of Austria
CPÖ
293
261
196
4
754
0.45%
0
Valid Votes
57,658
55,966
55,141
358
169,123
100.00%
3
Rejected Votes
1,030
1,047
954
8
3,039
1.77%
Total Polled
58,688
57,013
56,095
366
172,162
78.28%
Registered Electors
73,732
73,883
72,324
219,939
Turnout
79.60%
77.17%
77.56%
78.28%
The following candidates were elected:[ 25] [ 26]
Substitutions:
Sonja Steßl (SPÖ) resigned on 16 December 2013 and was replaced by Klaus Uwe Feichtinger (SPÖ) on 17 December 2013.[ 27]
Klaus Uwe Feichtinger (SPÖ) resigned on 18 May 2016 and was replaced by Sonja Steßl (SPÖ) on 19 May 2016.[ 28]
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