Tyrolean state election, 2013

The choice of the Tyrolean Landtag in 2013 took place on 28 April.

• ÖVP: 16
• SPÖ: 5
• GREEN: 5
• Forward: 4
• FPO: 4
• FRITZ: 2

• 2.1 Tyrolean People's Party - Governor Günther Platter (VP Tyrol )
• 2.2 Citizens' Forum Tyrol - List Fritz ( FRITZ )
• 2.3 Social Democratic Party of Austria - Tirol (SPO )
• 2.4 Freedom Party of Austria - the Tyrolean Freedom Party (FPÖ )
• 2.5 The Greens - The Green Alternative Tirol ( GREEN )
• 2.6 forward Tyrol ( FORWARD)
• 2.7 Communist Party of Austria ( KPO )
• 2.8 Team Stronach for Tyrol ( TS)
• 2.9 FOR Tyrol - party of the center
• 2:10 Pirate Party Tyrol ( PIRATE )
• 2:11 Gurgiser & Team - Citizens Club Tirol ( GURGISER )

Requirements

Starting position

In the state elections in Tirol 2008, the ÖVP was despite significant voting losses of 9.4%, the strongest party, being the first time in the history lost its absolute majority of seats in the Tyrol with 40.5%. The Social Democratic Party suffered a loss of 10.4 % of its voting share, the Social Democratic Party with 15.5 % also reported their historically worst result. In addition, the SPÖ was overtaken by the FRITZ list, which reached 18.4% at initial -shows. Fourth largest party with 12.4% was the Freedom Party, which had been a previous votes profit as the only parliamentary party with a gain of 4.4%. The Greens in 2008 came to 10.7 %, where they had lost 4.9% in the election. The likewise occurred Communists and Christians (now Christian Party of Austria ) failed clear the way into the parliament.

After the state election the People's Party continued its coalition continues with the SPÖ. From the Fritz Dinkhauser list in 2009 two members split off as citizens club Tirol.

The state government has decided after the decision of the Diet on its dissolution prior to the expiration of the five-year legislative period on 30 January 2013 at its meeting on 31 January 2013, the election of the Tyrolean Landtag set for April 28, 2013. The promulgation of choice for tender was published in the episode on February 4, 2013 in the Official Gazette, where this date is considered the day of the election call. The effective date February 5, 2013 has been declared. As a result, the electoral rolls were launched from February 25, 2013, which could be subject to objection no later than 1 March 2013. For the campaigning parties existed until 15 March 2013, the opportunity for the submission of nominations at the district election authorities, the country's election proposals had to be introduced to 28 March 2013.

The country's electoral authority published in the episode on April 4, 2013, the approval of eleven lists in the state elections. In addition to the six parties represented in the parliament, ÖVP, FRITZ, SPÖ, FPÖ, Green and Citizens Club Tirol, Tirol also reached the Pirate Party, the Communist Party, the list For Tyrol, the team Stronach and the list forward Tirol admission to choice. While forward Tyrol, the team Stronach, the citizens club Tyrol and the list for Tyrol compete in all constituencies, the Communist Party failed the necessary statements of support in the constituency Landeck. While the CPA is thus compete in eight of the nine constituencies, the Pirate Party Tyrol only in the constituencies Innsbruck, Innsbruck-Land and Schwaz reached the required number of statements of support for a Fall in the respective constituency.

To a peculiarity arose when various groupings of the team Stronach submitting a total of three different country nominations for the state election. The country's electoral authority was in the wake of the now settled country managing director Hans -Peter Mayr preference, who had submitted his list first.

Suffrage

The state elections 2013 will be conducted by the " Tyrolean Parliament Election Rules, 2011". Once before the state election in 2008 already reduced the passive and active voting age and the " foreign Tyrolean " when choosing admitted was ( Tyrolean Parliament Election Rules 2008 - TLWO 2008), the 2011 reform adopted allows for the first time in the regional elections and the granting of preferential votes at the state level. Previously preference votes had been possible only at the district level. At the same time the possibility of a list coupling was abolished, voting cards must also be received by the Authority on election night. Postal votes had yet been evaluated when they were arrived later than the eighth day after election day to 12.00 clock in the regional elections of 2008.

The right to vote in the regional elections in 2013 have all those individuals who have reached the age of 16 at the latest on election day, have Austrian citizenship and have a primary residence in the Tyrol. In addition, the people the right to vote shall not be excluded. An exclusion from the right to vote was when a domestic court a civil " convicted of one or more criminal acts committed with intent to more than one year imprisonment " had. Since the electoral reform of 2008, Austrian citizens are eligible to vote in the regional elections, which had this before laying their main residence abroad in Tirol and met all other prerequisite for entitlement to vote. The right to vote was given to these citizens for the duration of your stay abroad, but for a maximum ten years granted. Passive entitled to vote are in the regional elections 2013, all Austrian citizens whose principal residence in the Tyrol, to the extent they have completed 18 years of age on election day and are not disqualified from voting.

Ballot

Since the electoral reform of 2008, the postal voting is possible in addition to the personal vote in the local community and the election by ballot card. With a choice card, the voters could vote in any polling station in Tyrol, which assumes voting cards or vote in the presence of a bedridden a "flying Electoral Commission " on the spot. If the delivery of the ballot card by postal ballot, the sealed card before Election Day at the district election authority shall post receipt or up to and including April 26, 2013 in a Tyrolean town hall or on Election Day, April 28, 2013, at a polling station that accepts election maps be issued.

Choice advertiser parties ( list names)

Tyrolean People's Party - Governor Günther Platter (VP Tyrol )

The ÖVP drew first time in 2013 with Governor Günther Platter as the leading candidate in the Tyrolean Landtag elections. Platter had taken over the office of the provincial governor after the election defeat of the ÖVP directly by Herwig van Staa. When dialing destination Platter called the " holding the 16 mandates ," which had won the People's Party in the 2008 election. Science Minister Karlheinz Töchterle had Platter, however, set the bar for electoral success at a press conference in early March to " about 40 percent ". Regarding a possible coalition joined the Governor of any party, but it expressed no preferences. Only a three-party coalition, as it had been formed after the state elections in Carinthia in 2013, refused Platter.

Citizens' Forum Tyrol - List Fritz ( FRITZ )

Citizens' Forum Tyrol - List Fritz ( FRITZ ) lost by the disease-related retirement of founder and chairman Fritz Dinkhauser in January 2013 its figurehead. As a result, the future of the list FRITZ several weeks was unclear until the beginning of March 2013 Andrea Haselwanter - Schneider, chairwoman of the list FRITZ, and Andreas Brugger announcing their shows, as a top candidate for the Civic Forum. As an option, the target proponents called the achievement of a sufficient number of mandates to get together with other parties form a coalition against the ÖVP can. The central election issue of the Civic Forum is a solution of the issue around the agricultural communities.

Social Democratic Party of Austria - Tirol (SPO )

The Social Democratic Party Tyrol ( SPÖ) draws first time in 2013 with Governor Deputy Governor Gerhard Reheis in the state election, the Hannes Gschwentner inherited in 2012. When choosing goals formulated Reheis, to become stronger, regain second place and to be Governor. Reheis stressed to be elected as a runner for governor, said he only excluded the FPÖ as a coalition partner. In its election manifesto, entitled " Designing a good country fair", the SPÖ the themes of education and job opportunities, Social, Health and Care, Work and Income, Child, Youth and Family, housing, women at the center. Specifically encourages the Social Democratic Party, for example, the introduction of the comprehensive school, the expansion of all-day school, the retransfer of the community good from the agricultural communities of the municipalities, the unification of the estate tax and the repeal of the estate tax exemption and fair wages.

Freedom Party of Austria - the Tyrolean Freedom Party (FPÖ )

The Freedom Party of Austria ( FPÖ) is at like 2008 with Freedom Party Parliamentary Group Leader and state party chairman Gerald Hauser in the regional elections of 2013. While federal party leader Heinz-Christian Strache spent 15 % as a choice destination for the state election, Hauser himself described surpassing the previous 12.4% share of the vote as a success. Strache known further, he could also Hauser as governor, about a SPÖ deputy imagine. In its first poster shaft the FPÖ entered under the subject headings " justice ", " cleanliness " and " safety " for higher wages, against corruption and the pushing of " asylum cheats " and positioned himself against Brussels and " social abuse". In the final campaign, the FPÖ also kicked against minarets in Tirol, demanded lower rents and demanded the protection of savings and the Tyrolean water before accessing the EU.

The Greens - The Green Alternative Tirol ( GREEN )

The Tyrolean Greens (Greens ) Send in the regional elections in 2013 Ingrid Felipe as a top candidate into the race. During the many years of club chairman Georg Willi according to the National Council Election 2013 Change in the House of Representatives, Felipe continued with 53.3% of the lists Creating the Tyrolean Greens narrowly defeated by Christine Baur. The Greens are the target of choice, at least 50,000 and to have a voice and to reach second place. The Greens are also a kind of government participation of their party after the election, in which Felipe formulated a change in environmental policy, a stop " of destruction and Verscherbelns our nature " as well as healthy, leistbares food for all as a coalition conditions. As further demands Felipe formulated more transparency, a Öffi ticket to a maximum of 365 euros per year and a solution for the transit load.

Forward Tyrol ( FORWARD)

The list of "forward Tirol" ( FORWARD) was founded in January 2013 around the prominent politician Anna Hosp ( former ÖVP provincial government ), Hans Lindenberger (former SPÖ Provincial ) and Christine Oppitz - Plörer ( ÖVP near Mayor of Innsbruck ). The reason for the establishment of the list indicated the proponents that "by the ÖVP no renewal will recognisably " was. Although Hans Lindenberger was "forward Tirol" in the race as the leading candidate for, it came during the election campaign to an ordeal by the leadership within the group between Lindenberger and Hosp Finally Lindenberger and Hosp were jointly nominated as candidates for a future state government. If the list should be the second strongest, the grouping, however, would also nominate Hosp As Governor - nominee. Forward Tirol occurs with the choice target to achieve double-digit earnings and second place. A coalition with the ÖVP Governor Platter or Landtagspräsident van Staa joined the group from also. The contents of the list for example, positioned for more civic participation, fight corruption, the transparent use of taxpayer money, reducing bureaucracy, economic development, affordable housing, the expansion of childcare and educational facilities, and energy policy.

Communist Party of Austria ( KPO )

The Communist Party of Austria ( KPO ) sends Roland Steixner as the leading candidate in the state election. When dialing destination formulated the party to become stronger, though cooperation with the ÖVP, FPÖ and team Stronach is in principle rejected. Even with the other parties to the CPA can imagine a collaboration only in certain areas. Thematically enters the CPA for social justice, higher minimum wages, lower rents and free energy and heat.

Team Stronach for Tyrol ( TS)

The list submission for the state election by members of the team Stronach made ​​in public for strong confusion as three lists were submitted with different top candidates in the state election authority. So the original, but remote state party chairman Walter Those wine handed as well as a list of laid-off as country manager Hans -Peter Mayr. In addition, the assistant Sonja Ulmer from Telfs led to a supported by the federal organization of the team Stronach third list. While Jenewein withdrew his list, the state election authority finally allowed the unsupported by the federal organization list by Hans -Peter Mayr, since it was first filed. The team Stronach broke in the wake of the election campaign in the short term from, but eventually Frank Stronach agreed with Mayr and supported him in the episode. According to the group to Ulmer, who did not accept the agreement came out in the following 820 members of Team Stronach, also went 18 candidates of the district lists with the call " Selects us not! " In the media. When dialing destination Mayr formulated the " entry into the state parliament with a view to Zweistelligkeit ".

FOR Tyrol - party of the center

" For Tirol" was founded by founding chairman Patrick Pfurtscheller mid-2012, with Pfurtscheller before the boy People's Party and the Business Association of the ÖVP belonged. He also acts as the top candidate of the list. The party advocates a reform of the Diet, which includes halving the politicians covers and party promotion. When dialing destination Pfurtscheller formulated a place in the state legislature, where he excluded a coalition with any party.

Pirate Party Tyrol ( PIRATE )

The Pirate Party Tyrol reached the required number of statements of support for a candidate only in the districts of Innsbruck, Innsbruck-Land and Schwaz. As demands for their campaigning, the pirates were more transparency in state politics and referendums at the national level and supported sustainable energy, affordable housing, regionality and increased protection of victims. In addition, they performed against the transit, proportional representation and " cronyism " and too severe a townscape protection.

Gurgiser & Team - Citizens Club Tirol ( GURGISER )

Top candidate Fritz Gurgiser, who with his citizens club Tirol seceded in 2009 by the Fritz Dinkhauser list, initially went with the target in the choice to reach more than two mandates. Most recently, he called the collection in the state legislature as a target, with the main themes of his list were health, jobs and social security.

Candidate structure

The highest share of women among campaigning parties achieve the Greens and the Pirates with 50 %. They are followed by the People's Party ( 43%), Social Democratic Party (40 %), KPO ( 35%) and forward Tyrol ( 34%). Less than a third of women have the lists of citizens club Tirol ( 31%) and list Fritz ( 29%), less than a quarter of women list for Tyrol ( 24%) and the team Stronach (20 %). In last place is the FPÖ with a woman share of only 17%. The highest mean (median ) of the candidates to the respective party lists in the team Stronach at age 55 the highest. They are followed by the lists Fritz or forward Tirol (51 ), the CPA (50) and GREEN and Citizens Club Tirol ( 49.5 per ). A younger median age, the lists of the ÖVP ( 48.5 ), FP (48 ) and the SPÖ and for Tyrol ( both 47 ). The lowest mean age, the pirates on 43 years.

Professionally, or from the perspective of education, the Greens with 36% to the highest percentage of graduates of all parties. The list forward Tirol follows close behind with 35%, the People's Party has 26% already respect to distance. The Communist Party achieved a rate of 24% academics, the list Fritz 19% and 17% SPÖ. Significantly lower levels were recorded in the lists of citizens club Tirol ( 13%), the FPÖ ( 11%) and the pirates and the team at Stronach ( 10% each ). In last place is the list for Tyrol with 6%. The highest proportion of public servants, the SPÖ to 40%, closely followed by Green (38%) and OVP ( 36%). At least 25 % of the FPÖ or citizens club candidates are attributable to public officials, closely followed by forward Tyrol ( 21%), Pirates ( 20%), KPO ( 18%), list Fritz ( 15%) and for Tyrol (12% ). In team Stronach is found, however, no candidate who is in public service.

Taking into account only the first 10 candidates of each list into consideration, the CPA also has a quota of 50 %, Team Stronach and Freedom Party, however, are also here with 20% in the last places. The percentage of graduates GREEN is, however, with 70% in the ten winners of the Green Party candidates exorbitantly high, the list Fritz and the list forward Tyrol reached with 50 % and 40%, significantly higher values ​​than in their overall list. While the Greens on the overall list to achieve a relatively high average age, have their first 10 candidates with 38.5 years had the lowest median age at which FPÖ reached the age of 59, however, the Supreme. Among the first ten candidates to work at the ÖVP with 60 %, the most in the public sector, followed by the Freedom Party and the Social Democratic Party ( 50% each).

Surveys

Election result