2010 Viennese state election

In the 2010 Viennese state election, held on 10 October 2010, the SPÖ lost its absolute majority. The party which received the largest positive change was the Freedom Party which reached 25.77% and doubled it seats from 13 to 27 (+14) gaining these from all other parties (SPÖ, The Greens and ÖVP) of the Landtag. The Viennese ÖVP on the other hand gained the lowest number of votes in their history. Other participating parties as the BZÖ Party and the Communists Party (KPÖ) couldn't achieve the 5% threshold required for entering Landtag.[1][2]

2010 Viennese state election

10 October 2010
All 100 seats in the State and Municipality Diet 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.6% 6.8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Häupl Heinz-Christian Strache Christine Marek Party SPÖ FPÖ ÖVP Last election 55 seats, 49.0% 13 seats, 14.8% 18 seats, 18.7% Seats won 49 27 13 Seat change 6 14 5 Popular vote 334,757 194,517 105,627 Percentage 44.3% 25.7% 13.9% Swing 4.7% 10.9% 4.7%   Fourth party   Leader Maria Vassilakou Party Greens Last election 14 seats, 14.6% Seats won 11 Seat change 3 Popular vote 95,445 Percentage 12.6% Swing 1.9%
Mayor before election Michael Häupl SPÖ Elected Mayor Michael Häupl SPÖ

Contesting Parties

The table below lists parties represented after the last state election.

Name			Ideology	Leader	2005 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPÖ	Social Democratic Party of AustriaSozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs	Social democracy	Michael Häupl	49.0%	55 / 100
	ÖVP	Austrian People's PartyÖsterreichische Volkspartei	Christian democracy	Christine Marek	18.7%	18 / 100
	FPÖ	Freedom Party of AustriaFreiheitliche Partei Österreichs	Right-wing populismEuroscepticism	Heinz-Christian Strache	14.8%	13 / 100
	GRÜNE	The Greens – The Green Alternative Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative	Green politics	Maria Vassilakou	14.6%	14 / 100

Results

	Party	Votes in %	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	44.34%	49
	Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	25.77%	27
	Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	13.99%	13
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)	12.64%	11
	Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ)	1.33%	0
	Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)	1.12%	0
	Liberal Forum (LIF)	0.69%	0
	Others	0.12%	0

Source: http://www.wien.gv.at/wahl/NET/GR101/GR101-109.htm

Popular Vote SPÖ   44.34% FPÖ   25.77% ÖVP   13.99% GRÜNE   12.64% BZÖ   1.33% KPÖ   1.12% LIF   0.69% Other   0.12%

Aftermath

A red-green coalition (SPÖ and The Greens) was built on 25 November and Michael Häupl was re-elected mayor of Vienna with 65 of 100 votes(getting support of his own party, The Greens and also most notably of the Viennese opposition party ÖVP).[3]

Notes

1. Final election results
2. Parties and elections
3. Rathauskorrespondenz