Vorarlberg state election, 2004

  • ÖVP: 21
  • SPÖ: 6
  • FPO: 5
  • GREEN: 4

The state elections in Vorarlberg in 2004 took place on September 19 of that year. For the choice of 242 509 and Vorarlberg Vorarlberg residents were eligible to vote. The first time was no choice in this election duty in Vorarlberg. Following the choice made ​​in spite of the absolute majority of the Austrian People's Party, a coalition of ÖVP and FPÖ, the state government Sausgruber III.

As with the previous state elections in other Austrian provinces also the losses of the FPÖ became clear. With a drop of 14.4 percentage points, this state election is the strongest loss that the FPÖ ever suffered in Vorarlberg. According to final voter flow analysis of SORA only 28 percent of the FPÖ voters said in 1999 that party again her voice. At the same time, more than half of the former voters of the Liberal Party elections stayed away in this election because of the lack elective.

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Austrian People's Party

The People's Party joined with the former Governor Herbert Sausgruber as a leading candidate. After the ÖVP had missed in the regional elections of 1999 for the first time in the second republic, the absolute majority of seats, it was stated aim of the party, this recapture in the upcoming election again.

Freedom Party of Austria

The liberal party attacked in this election again upon their tried and true top candidates Dieter Egger back, which was so far have been state governor in the coalition government with the ÖVP. Because of disputes in the Federal Party and various negative headlines in connection with the promotion of the FPÖ party of experts predicted a strong loss of voice, which finally occurred.

Social Democratic Party of Austria

In the Social Democratic Party ( SPÖ) was again determined Elke Sader as top candidate. You should catch the decisive defeat at the last state election again by the will of the party leadership. This goal could be achieved thanks to solid gains voice.

The Greens

The Greens competed in these state elections for the fifth time in Vorarlberg and were able to send with its leading candidate John Rauch as well as the other parties already represented in parliament parties an experienced campaigner in the race. The Greens benefited greatly from the vocal losses of the Freedom Party in this election and could win her best result to date. In addition, the Greens were the only party in addition to a percentage of vote gain in absolute numbers more votes received in these state elections than in the previous election.

Other parties

Parties without previous representation in parliament and their top candidates:

  • VAU - www.vau - heute.at ( VAU ) - Bernhard Amann
  • List of free citizens ( LFB ) - Wolfgang Weh
  • List of all the dissatisfied and self- thinkers ( FRIZZ ) - Georg Fritz
  • DBK - The Buntkarierten ( DBK ) - Jogy Thomas Wolf Meyer (occurring only in the districts of Bludenz, Dornbirn and Feldkirch )

Election result

1 party names as abbreviations according to the official nomination

In the state elections 2004 242.509 people were eligible to vote. The first time was no longer compulsory in Vorarlberg, which explains the relatively low turnout of 60.64 percent. A total of 147 047 eligible voters cast their vote, of which 1,184 persons selected invalid. From the final election result, the distribution of seats in the 28 State Parliament of Vorarlberg, which held its inaugural meeting on the day following the election showed.

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