2008 Austrian Legislative Election
28 September 2008 · Five parties and an Ibiza video · 183 seats, 92 for a majority
Social Democratic Party of Austria finished first with 57 of 183 seats on 29.3% of the vote. Turnout 78.8%. Werner Faymann replaced Alfred Gusenbauer.
Chancellor before
Alfred Gusenbauer
SPÖ
Chancellor after
Werner Faymann
SPÖ
Largest force
Social Democratic Party of Austria
57 of 183 seats
Turnout
78.8%
The result
Social Democratic Party of Austria
29.3% of votes · -11 seats
57
seats
Austrian People's Party
26.0% of votes · -15 seats
51
seats
Freedom Party of Austria
17.5% of votes · +13 seats
34
seats
Alliance for the Future of Austria
10.7% of votes · +14 seats
21
seats
The Greens
10.4% of votes · -1 seats
20
seats
Liberal Forum
2.1% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol
1.8% of votes
0
seats
Communist Party of Austria
0.8% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria
0.7% of votes
0
seats
The Christians
0.6% of votes
0
seats
Animal Rights Party
0.1% of votes
0
seats
Left
0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats