2024 European Parliament election in Austria

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The 2024 European Parliament election in Austria was held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Austria, and the first to take place after Brexit.

The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), by winning the European Parliament election with 25.4%, won its first ever nationwide election in Austria.

Background

The ÖVP was the winner of the previous election in 2019, while the SPÖ came in second and the FPÖ third. Trailing further behind were the Greens and NEOS. Other parties failed to win a seat in the new Parliament.

Electoral system

Compared to the last election, Austria is entitled to two more MEPs in this election: one assigned in 2020 due to the seat redistribution after Brexit, and one assigned in 2023 after a pre-election assessment of the Parliament composition based on the most recent population figures. The additional seat assigned in 2020 went to the Green Party.[2] The 20 members are elected through semi-open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with seats allocated through the D'Hondt method. The electoral threshold is set at 4%.[3]

All people who have Austrian citizenship and a main residence in Austria, Austrian citizens without residence in Austria (Austrians abroad) and other Union citizens (if their main residence is in Austria) are entitled to vote in the European elections in Austria. In addition, those eligible to vote must turn 16 years old by election day at the latest and be registered in the voter register/European voter register of an Austrian municipality on the deadline date. The right to stand as a candidate in the European elections is available to all those people who are entitled to vote and have reached the age of 18 on election day.[1]

Outgoing delegation

Members of the
European Parliament
for Austria
Delegation (1995)
4th term (1996)
5th term (1999)
6th term (2004)
7th term (2009)
8th term (2014)

The table shows the detailed composition of the Austrian seats at the European Parliament as of early 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
European People's Party
7 / 19
Austrian People's Party 7
 
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
5 / 19
Social Democratic Party of Austria 5
 
Identity and Democracy
3 / 19
Freedom Party of Austria 3
 
Greens–European Free Alliance
3 / 19
The Greens – The Green Alternative 3
 
Renew Europe
1 / 19
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum 1
 
Total 19
Source: European Parliament

Voter statistics

According to final numbers, 6,372,204 people were eligible to vote in the election, including 45,764 Austrian citizens with their main residence abroad and 45,161 EU citizens with their main residence in Austria.

Compared to the 2019 election, the total number of eligible voters decreased by 43,973, the number of Austrian citizens with their main residence abroad increased by 1,041 and the number of EU citizens with their main residence in Austria increased by 6,489.

The final number of eligible voters was published on 7 June 2024.[4]

A total of 958,948 absentee ballots were issued in the run-up to the election, 913,856 of which were issued to eligible voters living in Austria and 45,092 to eligible voters living abroad. Compared to the 2019 election (686,249), a total of 39.74% more absentee ballots were issued. A total of 15.05% of eligible voters applied for an absentee ballot, a record for European elections in Austria (in 2019, this figure was 10.70%).[5]

Parties running for election

Any party which intends to be on the ballot for the election either needs to submit the signature of 1 member of the European Parliament, or 3 members of the Austrian National Council, or 2.600 valid petition signatures of eligible Austrian voters by April 26, 2024 at 5pm at the Austrian Interior Ministry.

The following parties running in the European elections are represented in the National Council and the European Parliament:

Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
ÖVP Austrian People's Party EPP EPP 34.6 Reinhold Lopatka[6]
SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria PES S&D 23.9 Andreas Schieder[7]
FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria ID ID 17.2 Harald Vilimsky[8]
GRÜNE The Greens – The Green Alternative EGP Greens/EFA 14.1 Lena Schilling[9]
NEOS NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum ALDE Renew 8.4 Helmut Brandstätter[10]

The following other parties have announced their candidacy, are currently not represented in the National Council or in the European Parliament, but submitted the necessary amount of petition signatures to be placed on the ballot:[11]

File:Guenther Hopfgartner.jpg
Günther Hopfgartner (KPÖ)
Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
KPÖ Communist Party of Austria PEL GUE/NGL 0.8[lower-alpha 1] Günther Hopfgartner[12]
DNA Democratic – Neutral – Authentic unknown ECR — Maria Hubmer-Mogg[13]

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The following other parties have announced their candidacy, but failed to submit the necessary amount of petition signatures by the end of the deadline:

Party European Party Group 2019 result Top candidate
VOLT Volt Austria Volt Greens/EFA — Nini Tsiklauri & Alexander Harrer[14]
BESTE Best Austria
Bestes Österreich		 unknown unknown — David Packer[15]
ÖXIT EU-Exit for Austria
EU-Austritt für Österreich		 unknown[lower-alpha 2] unknown — Christian Ebner[13]
EUAUS EU-Exit Party
EU-Austrittspartei		 unknown unknown — Robert Marschall[17]
OMA Clean Politics starts here
Saubere Politik beginnt hier		 unknown unknown — Julian Gredinger[18]

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Opinion polling

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample size ÖVP
EPP		 SPÖ
S&D		 FPÖ
ID		 Grüne
G/EFA		 NEOS
Renew		 KPÖ
Left		 DNA
ECR		 Others Lead
Lazarsfeld Society 3–4 Jun 2024 2,000 19-22
4		 22-25
5		 27-30
6		 8-10
2		 12-15
3		 3
0		 2
0		 N/A 5
Lazarsfeld Society 24–28 May 2024 2,000 22
4		 23
5		 28
6		 9
2		 15
3		 2
0		 1
0		 N/A 5
Market 24–28 May 2024 814 22
4		 24
5		 27
6		 9
2		 14
3		 3
0		 1
0		 N/A 3
IFDD 22–24 May 2024 1,080 22
5		 23
5		 28
6		 10
2		 12
2		 3
0		 2
0		 N/A 5
Lazarsfeld Society 17–21 May 2024 1,000 22
4		 24
5		 27
6		 9
2		 15
3		 2
0		 1
0		 N/A 3
Spectra 13–20 May 2024 1,000 22
5		 23
5		 26
5		 11
2		 13
3		 3
0		 2
0		 N/A 3
IFDD 15–17 May 2024 1,000 23
5		 22
5		 27
6		 11
2		 12
2		 4
0		 1
0		 N/A 4
Peter Hajek 13–17 May 2024 1,200 23
5		 23
5		 30
6		 10
2		 10
2		 3
0		 1
0		 N/A 7
OGM 7–8 May 2024 1,007 22
5		 22
5		 26
5		 13
2		 14
3		 2
0		 N/A 1
0		 4
Lazarsfeld Society 6–8 May 2024 2,000 21
4		 21
4		 26
6		 14
3		 15
3		 2
0		 1
0		 N/A 5
Triple-M 3–7 May 2024 800 19
4		 23
5		 27
6		 14
3		 11
2		 4
0		 N/A 2
0		 4
Market 22–25 Apr 2024 842 20
4		 24
5		 27
6		 12
2		 13
3		 3
0		 N/A 1
0		 3
Lazarsfeld Society 22–24 Apr 2024 2,000 21
4		 23
5		 27
6		 12
2		 13
3		 3
0		 N/A 1
0		 4
Ipsos 23 Feb – 5 Mar 2024 1,000 21.0
4		 22.0
5		 28.2
6		 13.0
3		 11.8
2		 2.1
0		 N/A 1.9
0		 6.2
Lazarsfeld Society 26–28 Feb 2024 1,000 20
4		 22
5		 26
5		 14
3		 16
3		 2
0		 N/A N/A 4
Market 5–7 Feb 2024 800 24
5		 23
5		 27
6		 11
2		 12
2		 2
0		 N/A 1
0		 3
Lazarsfeld Society 29–31 Jan 2024 1,000 24
5		 20
4		 27
6		 13
2		 14
3		 2
0		 N/A N/A 3
OGM 22–31 Jan 2024 2,076 22
5		 21
4		 26
6		 14
3		 12
2		 2
0		 N/A 3
0		 4
IFDD 25–28 Jan 2024 1,000 21
4		 24
5		 27
6		 14
3		 9
2		 3
0		 N/A 2
0		 3
Lazarsfeld Society 11–13 Dec 2023 1,000 22
5		 22
5		 30
6		 13
2		 9
2		 2
0		 N/A 2
0		 8
Peter Hajek 22–29 Nov 2023 1,600 23
5		 24
5		 30
7		 12
2		 7
1		 3
0		 N/A 1
0		 6
IFDD 1–4 Oct 2023 837 25
5/6		 25
5/6		 25
5/6		 14
3		 8
1		 N/A N/A 3
0		 Tie
2019 legislative election 29 Sep 2019 – 37.5
8		 21.2
5		 16.2
3		 13.9
3		 8.1
1		 0.7
0		 N/A 2.5
0		 16.3
2019 European election 26 May 2019 – 34.6
7		 23.9
5		 17.2
3		 14.1
3		 8.4
1		 0.8
0		 N/A 1.0
0		 9.7

Projected turnout:

According to the OGM poll for the "Kurier" newspaper (May 7-8, 2024), a total of 66% of those surveyed said they are "certain" to vote. This would represent an increase of more than 6% compared to the 2019 election, which had 59.8% turnout. It would also be the highest turnout since the first EU parliament election in Austria in 1996, when turnout was 67.7%.

Other pollsters like the Lazarsfeld Society or Spectra are estimating turnout at between 52% to 63%.

Results

File:Results of the 2024 European Parliament Election in Austria by Municipality.svg
Results of the election, showing vote strength by municipality.

Official results will be released at 11pm on 9 June 2024, after all polling stations in the EU have closed. Polling stations in Austria already close no later than 5pm, but Italy's polling stations remain open until 11pm, which is why counting in Austria starts at 5pm, but results are withheld until Italy closes.

Projections (5pm):

Foresight/ARGE Wahlen/Hajek for ORF/APA/ATV/Puls24 - Source: [1]:

27.0% FPÖ, 23.5% ÖVP, 23.0% SPÖ, 10.5% Greens, 10.5% NEOS, 3.0% KPÖ, 2.5% DNA

Note: The trend forecast is the result of a joint survey by Foresight/ARGE Wahlen/Hajek on behalf of ORF/APA/ATV/Puls24 among around 3,600 people eligible to vote in the EU elections. The survey was carried out from June 3 to 8. Unlike the projections, the trend forecast is not yet based on results data from the electoral districts and is therefore less accurate. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.5%

Lazarsfeld Society for Oe24.at - Source: [2]:

28-30% FPÖ, 22-24% SPÖ, 21-23% ÖVP, 10-12% Greens, 10-12% NEOS, 3% KPÖ, 3% DNA

Note: The Lazarsfeld Society surveyed 1.700 voters on election day, 9 June 2024. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.43%

OGM for ServusTV - Source: [3]:

27% FPÖ, 23% SPÖ, 22% ÖVP, 12% NEOS, 11% Greens, 3% KPÖ, 2% DNA

Note: The OGM trend forecast is based on 2,486 interviews conducted from June 4 to 7 and on June 9. The EU sample also includes EU citizens and thus, for the first time, also data on their voting behavior.

Official final results, including all absentee ballots:

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