2015 Burgenland state election

The Burgenland state election of 2015 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 31 May 2015.[1] The major parties both lost votes, with the Social Democratic Party losing 6% of the vote and the Austrian People's Party coming second with 29% of the votes, 5% lower than the last election.[2] Third-parties such as the Freedom Party, the Greens and the regional LBL made gains, all doubling their share of seats in the state parliament.[3]

2015 Burgenland state election

31 May 2015
All 36 seats in the Landtag of the Burgenland All 7 seats in the state government 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.04% 1.26%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hans Niessl Franz Steindl Johann Tschürtz Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 18 seats, 48.26% 13 seats, 34.62 3 seats, 8.98 Seats won 15 11 6 Seat change 3 2 3 Popular vote 77,947 54,082 27,963 Percentage 41.92% 29.08% 15.04% Swing 6.34% 5.54% 6.06%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Regina Petrik Manfed Kölly Party Greens List Burgenland Last election 1 seat, 4.15% 1 seat, 4.00% Seats won 2 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 11,964 8,970 Percentage 6.43% 4.82% Swing 2.28% 0.82%
Landeshauptmann before election Hans Niessl SPÖ Elected Landeshauptmann Hans Niessl SPÖ

The Social Democrats subsequently formed a coalition with the Freedom Party.[4][5]

Results

	Party	Votes	Votes in %	Change	Seats	Change
	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	77,947	41.92%	-6.34%	15	-3
	Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	54,082	29.08%	-5.54%	11	-2
	Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	27,963	15.04%	+6.06%	6	+3
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne)	11,964	6.43%	+2.28%	2	+1
	List Burgenland (LBL)	8,970	4.82%	+0.82%	2	+1
	NEOS - The New Austria and Liberal Forum (NEOS)	4,337	2.33%	+2.33%	0	-
	Christian Party of Austria (CPÖ)	699	0.38%	+0.38%	0	-
Total		185,962	100%		36
Spoilt and null votes		4,594	2.41%
Turnout		190,556	76.04	-1.26%
Electorate		250,607
* Did not stand in previous election Source: Land Burgendland

Popular Vote SPÖ   41.92% ÖVP   29.08% FPÖ   15.04% GRÜNE   6.43% LBL   4.82% NEOS   2.33% CPÖ   0.38%

Parliamentary seats SPÖ   41.79% ÖVP   30.55% FPÖ   16.66% GRÜNE   5.55% LBL   5.55%

References

1. Burgenland - State election 2015 (in German)
2. "Austria States, legislative elections". Parties and elections in Europe.
3. "Burgenland Vote 2015". Vienna.at.
4. "Burgenland gets SPÖ and FPÖ coalition". The Local.
5. "Austrian Social Democrats move closer toward ending ban on far-right alliances". Reuters.