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2024 Vorarlberg state election

The Vorarlberg state election of 2024 was held in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg on 13 October 2024.[1]

2024 Vorarlberg state election
← 2019 13 October 2024 2029 →
All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout185,182 (68.1%)
Increase 6.7pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Markus Wallner Christof Bitschi Daniel Zadra
Party ÖVP FPÖ Greens
Last election 17 seats, 43.5% 5 seats, 13.9% 7 seats, 18.9%
Seats won 15 11 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 6 Decrease 3
Popular vote 70,638 51,639 22,926
Percentage 38.3% 28.0% 12.4%
Swing Decrease 5.2pp Increase 14.1pp Decrease 6.5pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Mario Leiter Claudia Gamon
Party SPÖ NEOS
Last election 4 seats, 9.5% 3 seats, 8.5%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady 0
Popular vote 16,713 16,477
Percentage 9.1% 8.9%
Swing Decrease 0.4pp Increase 0.4pp
ÖVP (black) and FPÖ (blue) results by municipality. Darker shades indicate a stronger vote share.
Governor before election

Markus Wallner
ÖVP

Elected Governor

Markus Wallner
ÖVP

Background

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In the 2019 state election, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 43.5% of the vote, but fell short of the absolute mandate majority. With 18.9%, the Greens achieved their best election result to date in a Vorarlberg state election and became the second strongest party for the first time. The FPÖ was the only party to suffer losses and fell to third place with 13.9%. The SPÖ was able to recover minimally, reaching 9.5%, while NEOS obtained 8.5% of the vote. The small parties "Home to all Cultures" (HAK) and "Xi – Future Opportunity" were able to obtain results above 1%, but ultimately failed to reach the 5% threshold to enter parliament.[2]

The ÖVP decided to continue the previous coalition with the Greens after negotiations that lasted less than two weeks.[3] In the constituent session of the Landtag on 13 October 2019, the state government under Governor Markus Wallner (ÖVP) was sworn in.[4]

Contesting parties

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Parties already in the Landtag

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No. Logo Name[5] Shortform Leader
1   Governor Markus Wallner – Vorarlberg People's Party VP Markus Wallner
2   The Greens – The Green Alternative Vorarlberg GRÜNE Daniel Zadra [de]
3   List Christof Bitschi – Freedom Party Vorarlberg FPÖ Christof Bitschi [de]
4   Mario Leiter – Social Democratic Party Vorarlberg SPÖ Mario Leiter [de]
5   NEOS – The New Vorarlberg NEOS Claudia Gamon

Parties not in the Landtag

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For a party to contest in the election, they have to enter at least on list in one of the four districts of Vorarlberg. To be able to do so, they need 100 validated signatures per district.[6] The deadline for entering was 23 August 2024 at 5pm CEST.[7]

The following parties have fulfilled the requirements and will appear on the ballot:[8]

No. Logo Name[5] Shortform Leader Ideology
6   Xi – HaK – G!LT[A 1] X Chris Alge Big tent
7   We - Platform for Families and Child protection WIR Christoph Alton Familialism
Social conservatism
8   Communist Party of Austria KPÖ Sascha Kulasevic Communism
Socialism
9   The other Vorarlberg ANDRS Bernhard Amann Eco-socialism
  1. ^ Electoral alliance between Xi – Future Opportunity [de], Home to all Cultures [de] and My Vote Counts!

Non-contesting parties

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A participation of the following parties have been speculated, yet they declined and did not enter the election:[9]

Opinion polling

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Polling firm Fieldwork date Sample
size 		ÖVP Grüne FPÖ SPÖ NEOS Others Lead
2024 state election 13 Oct 2024 – 38.3 12.3 28.0 9.1 8.8 3.2 10.2
Spectra/VN[10][11] 14–29 Aug 2024 501 31 18 28 12 10 2 3
Peter Hajek/NEOS Vorarlberg[12] Dec 2023 – 30 14 29 12 10 3 1
Berndt/FPÖ Vorarlberg[12] Nov 2023 702 33 13 27 13 10 5 6
Berndt/FPÖ Vorarlberg[12] 17 Oct–3 Nov 2022 503 29 14 20 13 12 12 9
Gallup/VN[12] 21 May 2022[a] 500 32 15 17 12 11 13 15
Gallup/VN[12] 23 Mar–10 Apr 2022 500 36 14 16 12 11 11 20
Berndt/VN[12] 12–15 Oct 2021 503 36 15 16 9 10 14 20
2019 state election 13 Oct 2019 – 43.5 18.9 13.9 9.5 8.5 5.7 17.8

Result

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Party Votes % +/− Seats +/−
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 70,638 38.3 –5.2 15 –2
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) 51,639 28.0 +14.1 11 +6
The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE) 22,926 12.4 –6.5 4 –3
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) 16,713 9.1 –0.4 3 –1
NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) 16,477 8.9 +0.4 3 ±0
Xi – HaK – G!LT (X) 2,249 1.2 New 0 New
WIR – Platform for Families and Child Protection (WIR) 1,459 0.8 +0.1 0 ±0
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 1.385 0.8 New 0 New
The other Vorarlberg (ANDRS) 934 0.5 New 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 762 0.4 – – –
Total 185,182 100 – 36 0
Registered voters/turnout 271,882 68.1 +6.7 – –
Source: Vorarlberg Government
Popular vote
ÖVP
 
 38.3%
FPÖ
 
 28.0%
GRÜNE
 
 12.4%
SPÖ
 
 9.1%
NEOS
 
 8.9%
Other
 
 3.3%
Landtag seats
ÖVP
 
 41.67%
FPÖ
 
 30.56%
GRÜNE
 
 11.11%
SPÖ
 
 8.33%
NEOS
 
 8.33%

Results by constituency

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Constituency ÖVP FPÖ GRÜNE SPÖ NEOS Others Total
seats
% S % S % S % S % S %
Bludenz 41.8 29.8 8.5 10.4 7.2 2.2
Bregenz 40.6 26.1 12.2 8.6 9.2 3.1
Dornbirn 32.2 29.9 14.4 9.9 9.7 4.0
Feldkirch 37.9 27.8 13.7 8.2 9.1 3.5
Remaining seats
Total 38.3 15 28.0 11 12.4 4 9.1 3 8.9 3 3.3 36
Source: Vorarlberg Government

Aftermath

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Government formation

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On 16 October, Governor Wallner (ÖVP) announced exploration talks with the FPÖ. He wanted quick coalition talks – with a conclusion in early November – so that the new ÖVP-FPÖ government could be sworn in when the new Landtag convened on 6 November.[13]

The ÖVP and FPÖ formed a governing coalition, which was sworn in on 6 November.[14][15] Wallner was sworn in as governor on 11 November.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Date of publication of poll; fieldwork date unknown.

References

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  1. ^ Prock, Michael. "Der Landtagswahltermin steht fest". Vorarlberger Nachrichten | VN.at (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Wahlen" (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Schwarz-Grün II in Vorarlberg mit großer Mehrheit beschlossen" (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Schwarz-grüne Vorarlberger Landesregierung angelobt" (in German). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Landtagswahl 2024". Land Vorarlberg (in Austrian German). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  6. ^ "RIS - Landtagswahlgesetz - Landesrecht konsolidiert Vorarlberg, Fassung vom 01.08.2024". www.ris.bka.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Landtagswahl 2024". Land Vorarlberg (in Austrian German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ red, vorarlberg ORF at/Agenturen (23 August 2024). "Neun Parteien auf dem Stimmzettel" [Nine parties on the ballot]. vorarlberg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ red, vorarlberg ORF at/Agenturen (28 July 2024). "Bierpartei und MFG treten nicht an". vorarlberg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ UN Sunday question: Wallner feels Bitschi's breath on the back of his neck. 6 September 2024, retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ red, vorarlberg ORF at (7 September 2024). "Umfrage: Knappes Rennen zwischen ÖVP und FPÖ". vorarlberg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f "Wahlen in Österreich" (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. ^ Moritz Moser, vorarlberg.ORF.at (16 October 2024). "ÖVP lädt FPÖ zu Regierungsverhandlungen ein" [ÖVP invites FPÖ to government negotiations]. vorarlberg.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Neue schwarz-blaue Landesregierung angelobt". 6 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Was im Regierungsprogramm steht". 5 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Wallner als Landeshauptmann angelobt".
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