2004 European Parliament election in Austria

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2004 European Parliament election in Austria
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  1999 13 June 2004 2009  

18 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout42.43% (Decrease2.svg 6.97 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Hannes Swoboda par Claude Truong-Ngoc juillet 2013.jpg Ursula Stenzel - Pressekonferenz am 22. Sep. 2020 (2).JPG 3x4.svg
Leader Johannes Swoboda Ursula Stenzel Hans-Peter Martin
Party SPÖ ÖVP Hans-Peter Martin's List
Alliance PES EPP
Last election31.71%, 7 seats7 seats, 30.67%
Seats won762
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1New
Popular vote833,517817,716349,696
Percentage33.33%32.70%13.98%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.62ppIncrease2.svg2.03ppNew

 Fourth partyFifth party
  Johannes Voggenhuber (cropped).jpg Kronberger.Hans-0492 (16895233641).jpg
Leader Johannes Voggenhuber Johann Kronberger (lost seat)
Party Greens FPÖ
Alliance Green
Last election9.29%, 2 seats23.40%, 5 seats
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 4
Popular vote322,429157,722
Percentage12.89%6.31%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.60ppDecrease2.svg17.09pp

An election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect MEPs representing Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.

The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the Greens, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the Austrian People's Party, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the Austrian Freedom Party, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner Hans-Peter Martin polled strongly and his list won two seats.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Austria 833,51733.3370
Austrian People's Party 817,71632.706–1
Hans-Peter Martin's List 349,69613.982New
The Greens – The Green Alternative 322,42912.8920
Freedom Party of Austria 157,7226.311–4
Opposition for a Europe of Solidarity  [ de ]19,5300.780New
Total2,500,610100.0018–3
Valid votes2,500,61097.43
Invalid/blank votes66,0292.57
Total votes2,566,639100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,049,12942.43

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