| Members of the European Parliament for Austria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Delegation | (1995) | ||
| 4th term | (1996) | ||
| 5th term | (1999) | ||
| 6th term | (2004) | ||
| 7th term | (2009) | ||
| 8th term | (2014) | ||
| 9th term | (2019) | ||
This is a list of the 17 members of the European Parliament for Austria in the 2009 to 2014 session. One person from Alliance for the Future and one from Social Democratic Party entered the Parliament in December 2011, bringing the number of MEPs to 19.
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