Vienna North | |
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Wien Nord | |
Electoral District for the National Council | |
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District | List |
State | Vienna |
Population | 407,027 (2024) [1] |
Electorate | 234,239 (2019) |
Area | 147 km2 (2023) [2] |
Current Electoral District | |
Created | 1994 |
Seats | List
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Members [3] | List
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Created from | Vienna |
Vienna North (German : Wien Nord), also known as Electoral District 9G (German : Wahlkreis 9G), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Donaustadt and Floridsdorf in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects seven of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 234,239 registered electors.
Vienna North was one 43 regional electoral districts (regionalwahlkreise) established by the "National Council Electoral Regulations 1992" (Nationalrats-Wahlordnung 1992) passed by the National Council in 1992. [4] It consisted of the districts of Donaustadt and Floridsdorf in the city-state of Vienna. [5] The district was initially allocated five seats in May 1993. [6] Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in September 2002 the number of seats allocated to Vienna North was increased to six based on the population as at the 2001 national census. [7] The number of seats allocated to Vienna North was increased to seven in June 2023 based on the population as at the 2021 national census. [8]
Vienna North currently elects seven of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. [9] [10] [11] The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. [12] In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists) at the regional level using a state-wide Hare quota (wahlzahl) (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state). [13] [14] In the second stage, seats are allocated to parties at the state/provincial level using the state-wide Hare quota (any seats won by the party at the regional stage are subtracted from the party's state seats). [13] [14] In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats). [13] [14] Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold, or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages. [13] [14]
Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels. [14] Split-ticket voting (panachage), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated. [14] [15] At the regional level, candidates must receive preferential votes amounting to at least 14% of the valid votes cast for their party to over-ride the order of the party list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels). [15] Prior to April 2013 electors could not cast preferential votes at the federal level and the thresholds candidates needed to over-ride the party list order were higher at the regional level (half the Hare quota or 1⁄6 of the party votes) and state level (Hare quota). [14] [16] [17]
Election | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Greens GRÜNE | NEOS NEOS / LiF | People's ÖVP | Freedom FPÖ | ||||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
2019 | 1,043 | 0.64% | 0 | 47,968 | 29.53% | 1 | 22,255 | 13.70% | 0 | 12,884 | 7.93% | 0 | 42,688 | 26.28% | 1 | 28,861 | 17.77% | 1 |
2017 | 1,568 | 0.89% | 0 | 60,380 | 34.46% | 2 | 5,589 | 3.19% | 0 | 8,133 | 4.64% | 0 | 34,889 | 19.91% | 1 | 51,325 | 29.29% | 1 |
2013 | 2,002 | 1.30% | 0 | 56,819 | 36.80% | 2 | 16,260 | 10.53% | 0 | 7,941 | 5.14% | 0 | 16,083 | 10.42% | 0 | 42,494 | 27.52% | 1 |
2008 | 1,458 | 0.93% | 0 | 63,602 | 40.52% | 2 | 16,322 | 10.40% | 0 | 4,406 | 2.81% | 0 | 17,752 | 11.31% | 0 | 40,807 | 26.00% | 1 |
2006 | 1,536 | 1.05% | 0 | 71,261 | 48.73% | 2 | 16,949 | 11.59% | 0 | 24,024 | 16.43% | 0 | 24,229 | 16.57% | 0 | |||
2002 | 969 | 0.64% | 0 | 79,678 | 52.49% | 3 | 15,690 | 10.34% | 0 | 2,069 | 1.36% | 0 | 39,904 | 26.29% | 1 | 12,281 | 8.09% | 0 |
1999 | 1,184 | 0.84% | 0 | 63,007 | 44.54% | 2 | 11,181 | 7.90% | 0 | 7,083 | 5.01% | 0 | 17,268 | 12.21% | 0 | 38,253 | 27.04% | 1 |
1995 | 667 | 0.46% | 0 | 73,478 | 50.79% | 2 | 6,733 | 4.65% | 0 | 11,350 | 7.85% | 0 | 20,165 | 13.94% | 0 | 30,209 | 20.88% | 1 |
1994 | 677 | 0.52% | 0 | 58,837 | 45.35% | 2 | 10,490 | 8.09% | 0 | 11,997 | 9.25% | 0 | 16,027 | 12.35% | 0 | 29,832 | 23.00% | 1 |
Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019: [18] [19]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 25,855 | 21,658 | 455 | 47,968 | 29.53% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 23,269 | 18,866 | 553 | 42,688 | 26.28% | 1 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 15,113 | 13,486 | 262 | 28,861 | 17.77% | 1 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 12,849 | 9,088 | 318 | 22,255 | 13.70% | 0 | |
NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 7,474 | 5,192 | 218 | 12,884 | 7.93% | 0 | |
JETZT | JETZT | 2,508 | 1,949 | 58 | 4,515 | 2.78% | 0 | |
The Beer Party | BIER | 774 | 596 | 21 | 1,391 | 0.86% | 0 | |
KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 561 | 462 | 20 | 1,043 | 0.64% | 0 | |
Der Wandel | WANDL | 444 | 368 | 18 | 830 | 0.51% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 88,847 | 71,665 | 1,923 | 162,435 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 866 | 772 | 15 | 1,653 | 1.01% | |||
Total Polled | 89,713 | 72,437 | 1,938 | 164,088 | 70.05% | |||
Registered Electors | 127,344 | 106,895 | 234,239 | |||||
Turnout | 70.45% | 67.76% | 70.05% |
The following candidates were elected: [20] [21]
Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017: [22] [23]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 32,927 | 26,851 | 602 | 60,380 | 34.46% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 26,806 | 24,041 | 478 | 51,325 | 29.29% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 19,115 | 15,324 | 450 | 34,889 | 19.91% | 1 | |
Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 5,975 | 4,552 | 172 | 10,699 | 6.11% | 0 | |
NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 4,798 | 3,182 | 153 | 8,133 | 4.64% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,046 | 2,447 | 96 | 5,589 | 3.19% | 0 | |
My Vote Counts! | GILT | 1,036 | 783 | 23 | 1,842 | 1.05% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 856 | 686 | 26 | 1,568 | 0.89% | 0 | |
The Whites | WEIßE | 109 | 90 | 2 | 201 | 0.11% | 0 | |
Free List Austria | FLÖ | 107 | 82 | 4 | 193 | 0.11% | 0 | |
EU Exit Party | EUAUS | 94 | 61 | 0 | 155 | 0.09% | 0 | |
Homeless in Politics | ODP | 81 | 67 | 0 | 148 | 0.08% | 0 | |
Socialist Left Party | SLP | 43 | 55 | 1 | 99 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 94,993 | 78,221 | 2,007 | 175,221 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Rejected Votes | 886 | 728 | 15 | 1,629 | 0.92% | |||
Total Polled | 95,879 | 78,949 | 2,022 | 176,850 | 76.16% | |||
Registered Electors | 125,695 | 106,510 | 232,205 | |||||
Turnout | 76.28% | 74.12% | 76.16% |
The following candidates were elected: [24] [25]
Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013: [26] [27]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 30,036 | 26,190 | 593 | 56,819 | 36.80% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 22,053 | 20,104 | 337 | 42,494 | 27.52% | 1 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 9,099 | 6,915 | 246 | 16,260 | 10.53% | 0 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 8,486 | 7,333 | 264 | 16,083 | 10.42% | 0 | |
NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 4,453 | 3,372 | 116 | 7,941 | 5.14% | 0 | |
Team Stronach | FRANK | 3,847 | 3,028 | 69 | 6,944 | 4.50% | 0 | |
Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 2,246 | 1,813 | 42 | 4,101 | 2.66% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 1,115 | 867 | 20 | 2,002 | 1.30% | 0 | |
Pirate Party of Austria | PIRAT | 746 | 628 | 19 | 1,393 | 0.90% | 0 | |
Der Wandel | WANDL | 123 | 84 | 3 | 210 | 0.14% | 0 | |
Socialist Left Party | SLP | 69 | 67 | 2 | 138 | 0.09% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 82,273 | 70,401 | 1,711 | 154,385 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 1,310 | 1,190 | 19 | 2,519 | 1.61% | |||
Total Polled | 83,583 | 71,591 | 1,730 | 156,904 | 69.92% | |||
Registered Electors | 119,484 | 104,912 | 224,396 | |||||
Turnout | 69.95% | 68.24% | 69.92% |
The following candidates were elected: [28] [29]
Hubert Fuchs (FPÖ) was replaced by David Lasar (FPÖ) on 24 June 2016. [30]
Results of the 2008 legislative election held on 28 September 2008: [31] [32]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 31,897 | 29,563 | 2,142 | 63,602 | 40.52% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 20,415 | 19,442 | 950 | 40,807 | 26.00% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 8,949 | 8,017 | 786 | 17,752 | 11.31% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 8,780 | 7,042 | 500 | 16,322 | 10.40% | 0 | |
Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 4,722 | 4,011 | 291 | 9,024 | 5.75% | 0 | |
Liberal Forum | LiF | 2,443 | 1,805 | 158 | 4,406 | 2.81% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 718 | 700 | 40 | 1,458 | 0.93% | 0 | |
Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol | FRITZ | 774 | 604 | 43 | 1,421 | 0.91% | 0 | |
Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria | RETTÖ | 561 | 533 | 38 | 1,132 | 0.72% | 0 | |
Animal Rights Party | TRP | 248 | 197 | 20 | 465 | 0.30% | 0 | |
The Christians | DC | 251 | 185 | 18 | 454 | 0.29% | 0 | |
Left | LINKE | 66 | 58 | 1 | 125 | 0.08% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 79,824 | 72,157 | 4,987 | 156,968 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 1,169 | 1,130 | 70 | 2,369 | 1.49% | |||
Total Polled | 80,993 | 73,287 | 5,057 | 159,337 | 74.30% | |||
Registered Electors | 111,417 | 103,029 | 214,446 | |||||
Turnout | 72.69% | 71.13% | 74.30% |
The following candidates were elected: [33] [34]
Results of the 2006 legislative election held on 1 October 2006: [35] [36]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 34,571 | 32,171 | 4,519 | 71,261 | 48.73% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 11,647 | 11,514 | 1,068 | 24,229 | 16.57% | 0 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 11,340 | 10,402 | 2,282 | 24,024 | 16.43% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 8,695 | 6,952 | 1,302 | 16,949 | 11.59% | 0 | |
Hans-Peter Martin's List | MATIN | 2,146 | 1,763 | 250 | 4,159 | 2.84% | 0 | |
Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 1,407 | 1,450 | 144 | 3,001 | 2.05% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 764 | 706 | 66 | 1,536 | 1.05% | 0 | |
EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria | NFÖ | 322 | 303 | 38 | 663 | 0.45% | 0 | |
Socialist Left Party | SLP | 190 | 201 | 13 | 404 | 0.28% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 71,082 | 65,462 | 9,682 | 146,226 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
Rejected Votes | 847 | 838 | 87 | 1,772 | 1.20% | |||
Total Polled | 71,929 | 66,300 | 9,769 | 147,998 | 72.23% | |||
Registered Electors | 105,524 | 99,376 | 204,900 | |||||
Turnout | 68.16% | 66.72% | 72.23% |
The following candidates were elected: [37] [38]
Kurt Eder (SPÖ) resigned on 31 December 2007 and was replaced by Angela Lueger (SPÖ) on 8 January 2008. [39]
Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 24 November 2002: [40] [41]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 38,994 | 37,032 | 3,652 | 79,678 | 52.49% | 3 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 19,471 | 18,249 | 2,184 | 39,904 | 26.29% | 1 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 8,139 | 6,696 | 855 | 15,690 | 10.34% | 0 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 5,984 | 5,843 | 454 | 12,281 | 8.09% | 0 | |
Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,004 | 978 | 87 | 2,069 | 1.36% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 500 | 437 | 32 | 969 | 0.64% | 0 | |
Socialist Left Party | SLP | 353 | 416 | 17 | 786 | 0.52% | 0 | |
The Democrats | 211 | 188 | 13 | 412 | 0.27% | 0 | ||
Valid Votes | 74,656 | 69,839 | 7,294 | 151,789 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Rejected Votes | 837 | 792 | 66 | 1,695 | 1.10% | |||
Total Polled | 75,493 | 70,631 | 7,360 | 153,484 | 78.11% | |||
Registered Electors | 100,403 | 96,088 | 196,491 | |||||
Turnout | 75.19% | 73.51% | 78.11% |
The following candidates were elected: [42] [43]
Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 3 October 1999: [44] [45]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 29,734 | 29,076 | 4,197 | 63,007 | 44.54% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 18,347 | 17,894 | 2,012 | 38,253 | 27.04% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 7,910 | 7,760 | 1,598 | 17,268 | 12.21% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 5,390 | 4,931 | 860 | 11,181 | 7.90% | 0 | |
Liberal Forum | LiF | 3,650 | 2,920 | 513 | 7,083 | 5.01% | 0 | |
The Independents | DU | 1,285 | 1,282 | 136 | 2,703 | 1.91% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 572 | 567 | 45 | 1,184 | 0.84% | 0 | |
No to NATO and EU – Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative | NEIN | 371 | 376 | 51 | 798 | 0.56% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 67,259 | 64,806 | 9,412 | 141,477 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 1,067 | 1,075 | 97 | 2,239 | 1.56% | |||
Total Polled | 68,326 | 65,881 | 9,509 | 143,716 | 74.68% | |||
Registered Electors | 97,167 | 95,285 | 192,452 | |||||
Turnout | 70.32% | 69.14% | 74.68% |
The following candidates were elected: [46] [47]
Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 17 December 1995: [48] [49]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 34,309 | 36,471 | 2,698 | 73,478 | 50.79% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 14,308 | 14,887 | 1,014 | 30,209 | 20.88% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 9,337 | 9,816 | 1,012 | 20,165 | 13.94% | 0 | |
Liberal Forum | LiF | 5,565 | 5,282 | 503 | 11,350 | 7.85% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,168 | 3,246 | 319 | 6,733 | 4.65% | 0 | |
No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 843 | 909 | 58 | 1,810 | 1.25% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 309 | 345 | 13 | 667 | 0.46% | 0 | |
Natural Law Party | ÖNP | 124 | 125 | 2 | 251 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 67,963 | 71,081 | 5,619 | 144,663 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 1,112 | 1,246 | 45 | 2,403 | 1.63% | |||
Total Polled | 69,075 | 72,327 | 5,664 | 147,066 | 80.38% | |||
Registered Electors | 88,427 | 94,541 | 182,968 | |||||
Turnout | 78.12% | 76.50% | 80.38% |
The following candidates were elected: [50] [51]
Results of the 1994 legislative election held on 9 October 1994: [52] [53]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Donau- stadt | Florids- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 26,664 | 28,641 | 3,532 | 58,837 | 45.35% | 2 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 13,785 | 14,411 | 1,636 | 29,832 | 23.00% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 7,005 | 7,666 | 1,356 | 16,027 | 12.35% | 0 | |
Liberal Forum | LiF | 5,706 | 5,584 | 707 | 11,997 | 9.25% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 4,833 | 4,990 | 667 | 10,490 | 8.09% | 0 | |
No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 639 | 695 | 95 | 1,429 | 1.10% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 338 | 316 | 23 | 677 | 0.52% | 0 | |
Natural Law Party | ÖNP | 91 | 112 | 12 | 215 | 0.17% | 0 | |
Citizen Greens Austria – Free Democrats | BGÖ | 71 | 57 | 6 | 134 | 0.10% | 0 | |
United Greens Austria – List Adi Pinter | VGÖ | 37 | 47 | 4 | 88 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 59,169 | 62,519 | 8,038 | 129,726 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 846 | 916 | 89 | 1,851 | 1.41% | |||
Total Polled | 60,015 | 63,435 | 8,127 | 131,577 | 73.16% | |||
Registered Electors | 86,490 | 93,362 | 179,852 | |||||
Turnout | 69.39% | 67.95% | 73.16% |
The following candidates were elected: [54] [55]
Hilde Hawlicek (SPÖ) resigned on 19 April 1995 and was replaced by Josef Edler (SPÖ) on 21 April 1995. [56] [57] [58]
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Vienna Inner West, also known as Electoral District 9B, is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Alsergrund, Innere Stadt, Josefstadt, Mariahilf and Neubau in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 94,800 registered electors.
Vienna Inner East, also known as Electoral District 9C, is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Brigittenau and Leopoldstadt in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 106,083 registered electors.
Vienna South, also know as Electoral District 9D, is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Favoriten, Meidling and Simmering in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 225,324 registered electors.
Vienna South West, also known as Electoral District 9E, is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Hietzing, Liesing, Penzing and Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 210,813 registered electors.
Vienna North West, also known as Electoral District 9F, is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Döbling, Hernals, Ottakring and Währing in the city-state of Vienna. The electoral district currently elects five of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 170,992 registered electors.