2003 Tyrolean state election

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2003 Tyrolean state election
Flag of Tirol (state).svg
 199928 September 2003 2008  

All 36 seats in the Landtag of Tyrol
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout294,527 (60.9%)
Decrease2.svg 19.7%
 First partySecond party
  Herwig van Staa 2014 (15265885082).jpg
SPÖ
Leader Herwig van Staa Hannes Gschwentner
Party ÖVP SPÖ
Last election18 seats, 47.2%8 seats, 21.8%
Seats won209
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote144,77475,019
Percentage49.9%25.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.7%Increase2.svg 4.1%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Greens FPÖ
Last election3 seats, 8.0%7 seats, 19.6%
Seats won52
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote45,23923,113
Percentage15.6%8.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.6%Decrease2.svg 11.6%

Governor before election

Herwig van Staa
ÖVP

Elected Governor

Herwig van Staa
ÖVP

The 2003 Tyrolean state election was held on 28 September 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol.

Contents

The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) regained the absolute majority it had lost in 1999, winning just under 50% of votes cast. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) made gains, and The Greens achieved one of their best election results nationwide up to this point, winning 15.6% and five seats. This was enabled by a collapse in support for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which lost more than half its vote share and five of its seven seats.

The election was marked by a major decline in participation due to the repeal of compulsory voting; turnout fell from 81% to 61%. As a result, only the Greens actually gained votes compared to 1999, recording an increase of 17,000. By contrast, the ÖVP lost 19,000 votes, the SPÖ 500, and the FPÖ 45,000.

Despite regaining its majority, the ÖVP under Governor Herwig van Staa chose to renew the incumbent coalition with the SPÖ.

Background

In the 1999 election, the ÖVP narrowly lost its absolute majority for the first time in history; the SPÖ and FPÖ each made gains, while the Greens suffered losses. The ÖVP formed a coalition with the SPÖ.

In 2002, Governor Wendelin Weingartner his pending retirement. He was replaced by Innsbruck mayor Herwig van Staa in October.

Electoral system

The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.

Contesting parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.

NameIdeologyLeader1999 result
Votes (%)Seats
ÖVP Austrian People's Party
Österreichische Volkspartei
Christian democracy Herwig van Staa 47.2%
18 / 36
SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs
Social democracy Hannes Gschwentner21.8%
8 / 36
FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria
Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs
Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism
 ?19.6%
7 / 36
GRÜNE Green Alternative Tyrol
Grüne Alternative Tirol
Green politics  ?8.0%
3 / 36

In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, one party collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

Results

2003 Tyrolean Landtag.svg
PartyVotes %+/−Seats+/−
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)144,77449.89+2.6720+2
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)75,01925.85+4.089+1
The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)45,23915.59+7.565+2
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)23,1137.97–11.642–5
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)2,0320.70+0.560±0
Invalid/blank votes4,350
Total294,527100360
Registered voters/turnout483,55960.91–19.66
Source: Tyrolean Government
Popular vote
ÖVP
49.89%
SPÖ
25.85%
GRÜNE
15.59%
FPÖ
7.97%
KPÖ
0.70%
Landtag seats
ÖVP
55.56%
SPÖ
25.00%
GRÜNE
13.89%
FPÖ
5.56%

Results by constituency

Constituency ÖVP SPÖ Grüne FPÖ KPÖ Total
seats
Turnout
 %S %S %S %S %
Innsbruck City 35.0228.4127.017.81.8454.6
Imst 61.9222.29.56.3263.9
Innsbruck-Land 46.6326.2218.018.11.2662.4
Kitzbühel 53.4126.211.29.2161.5
Kufstein 47.5227.8113.510.11.1361.9
Landeck 56.5129.98.94.7164.7
Lienz 62.6217.012.28.2263.1
Reutte 56.9123.812.86.4161.6
Schwaz 53.0226.4112.77.9359.8
Remaining seats443213
Total49.92025.9915.658.020.73660.9
Source: Tyrolean Government

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