2013 Lower Austrian state election

The Lower Austrian state election of 2013 was held in the Austrian state of Lower Austria on 3 March 2013. Since 2003 the Austrian People's Party has had a majority of the seats, the Team Stronach, which was standing for election in Lower Austria in the first time, won 5 seats, while the Social Democratic Party of Austria, like the Freedom Party of Austria, lost 2 seats and the Greens could defend their 4 seats.

2013 Lower Austrian state election

March 3, 2013
All 56 seats in the Landtag of Lower Austria All 9 seats in the state government 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.87% 3.64%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Erwin Pröll Josef Leitner Frank Stronach Party ÖVP SPÖ Stronach Leader since 22 October 1992 2008 Last election 31 seats 15 seats Did not contest Seats won 30 13 5 Seat change 1 2 5 Popular vote 495,557 210,504 96,016 Percentage 50.79% 21.57% 9.84% Swing 3.6% 3.94% 9.84%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Barbara Rosenkranz Madeleine Petrovic Party FPÖ Greens Leader since 2003 2008 Last election 6 seats 4 seats Seats won 4 4 Seat change 2 Popular vote 80,122 78,678 Percentage 8.21% 8,06% Swing 2.26% 1.15%

Election results

	Party	Votes in %	Seats	Change
	Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	50.79%	30	-1
	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	21.57%	13	-2
	Team Stronach (TEAM STRONACH)	9.84%	5	+5
	Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	8.21%	4	-2
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)	8.06%	4	±0
	Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)	0.77%	0	±0
	Others	0.75%	0	±0
Source: noel.gv.at

Popular Vote ÖVP   50.79% SPÖ   21.57% STRONACH   9.84% FPÖ   8.21% GRÜNE   8.06% KPÖ   0.77% Other   0.75%

Parliamentary Seats ÖVP   53.57% SPÖ   23.21% STRONACH   8.93% FPÖ   7.14% GRÜNE   7.14%

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