West Styria | |
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Weststeiermark | |
Electoral District for the National Council | |
District | |
State | Styria |
Population | 200,188 (2024) [1] |
Electorate | 159,101 (2019) |
Area | 2,292 km2 (2023) [2] |
Current Electoral District | |
Created | 2013 |
Seats | List
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Members [3] | Joachim Schnabel (ÖVP) |
Created from |
West Styria (German : Weststeiermark), also known as Electoral District 6C (German : Wahlkreis 6C), 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 established in 2012 following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure and came into being at the following legislative election in 2013. It consists of the districts of Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz and Voitsberg in the state of Styria. 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 159,101 registered electors.
West Styria was established in 2012 following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure. [4] It consisted of the districts of Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz and Voitsberg in the state of Styria. [5] The district was initially allocated five seats in April 2013. [6] Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in June 2013 the number of seats allocated to West Styria was reduced to four based on the population as at the 2011 national census. [7] The number of seats allocated to West Styria was increased to five in June 2023 based on the population as at the 2021 national census. [8]
West Styria currently elects five 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]
Election | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Greens GRÜNE | NEOS NEOS | People's ÖVP | Freedom FPÖ | ||||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
2019 | 1,008 | 0.87% | 0 | 22,542 | 19.53% | 0 | 9,577 | 8.30% | 0 | 6,405 | 5.55% | 0 | 47,916 | 41.52% | 1 | 26,124 | 22.64% | 0 |
2017 | 747 | 0.60% | 0 | 29,138 | 23.26% | 1 | 2,053 | 1.64% | 0 | 4,844 | 3.87% | 0 | 40,151 | 32.05% | 1 | 43,642 | 34.83% | 1 |
2013 | 1,170 | 1.01% | 0 | 30,072 | 25.89% | 1 | 8,057 | 6.94% | 0 | 3,253 | 2.80% | 0 | 24,456 | 21.05% | 0 | 30,876 | 26.58% | 1 |
Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019: [16] [17]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Deutsch- lands- berg | Leib- nitz | Voits- berg | Voting card | ||||||
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 15,246 | 21,379 | 11,194 | 97 | 47,916 | 41.52% | 1 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 8,067 | 10,855 | 7,167 | 35 | 26,124 | 22.64% | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,248 | 8,010 | 7,240 | 44 | 22,542 | 19.53% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,221 | 3,819 | 2,477 | 60 | 9,577 | 8.30% | 0 | |
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 2,088 | 2,597 | 1,686 | 34 | 6,405 | 5.55% | 0 | |
JETZT | JETZT | 453 | 548 | 464 | 10 | 1,475 | 1.28% | 0 | |
KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 292 | 327 | 384 | 5 | 1,008 | 0.87% | 0 | |
Der Wandel | WANDL | 103 | 141 | 110 | 3 | 357 | 0.31% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 36,718 | 47,676 | 30,722 | 288 | 115,404 | 100.00% | 1 | ||
Rejected Votes | 390 | 487 | 316 | 0 | 1,193 | 1.02% | |||
Total Polled | 37,108 | 48,163 | 31,038 | 288 | 116,597 | 73.28% | |||
Registered Electors | 50,286 | 66,098 | 42,717 | 159,101 | |||||
Turnout | 73.79% | 72.87% | 72.66% | 73.28% |
The following candidates were elected: [18] [19]
Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017: [20] [21]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Deutsch- lands- berg | Leib- nitz | Voits- berg | Voting card | ||||||
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 13,192 | 18,028 | 12,358 | 64 | 43,642 | 34.83% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 13,041 | 17,955 | 9,054 | 101 | 40,151 | 32.05% | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 9,320 | 10,543 | 9,198 | 77 | 29,138 | 23.26% | 1 | |
NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 1,656 | 1,872 | 1,287 | 29 | 4,844 | 3.87% | 0 | |
Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 1,104 | 1,153 | 994 | 26 | 3,277 | 2.62% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 692 | 877 | 465 | 19 | 2,053 | 1.64% | 0 | |
My Vote Counts! | GILT | 312 | 401 | 219 | 6 | 938 | 0.75% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 218 | 231 | 295 | 3 | 747 | 0.60% | 0 | |
Free List Austria | FLÖ | 90 | 141 | 77 | 2 | 310 | 0.25% | 0 | |
The Whites | WEIßE | 71 | 66 | 55 | 0 | 192 | 0.15% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 39,696 | 51,267 | 34,002 | 327 | 125,292 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
Rejected Votes | 366 | 377 | 285 | 2 | 1,030 | 0.82% | |||
Total Polled | 40,062 | 51,644 | 34,287 | 329 | 126,322 | 79.37% | |||
Registered Electors | 50,288 | 65,759 | 43,100 | 159,147 | |||||
Turnout | 79.67% | 78.54% | 79.55% | 79.37% |
The following candidates were elected: [22] [23]
Substitutions:
Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013: [25] [26]
Party | Votes per district | Total Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Deutsch- lands- berg | Leib- nitz | Voits- berg | Voting card | ||||||
Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 9,063 | 12,634 | 9,132 | 47 | 30,876 | 26.58% | 1 | |
Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 9,590 | 11,296 | 9,154 | 32 | 30,072 | 25.89% | 1 | |
Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 8,097 | 11,105 | 5,208 | 46 | 24,456 | 21.05% | 0 | |
Team Stronach | FRANK | 3,961 | 4,913 | 3,777 | 23 | 12,674 | 10.91% | 0 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 2,712 | 3,112 | 2,197 | 36 | 8,057 | 6.94% | 0 | |
Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 1,553 | 1,655 | 1,425 | 17 | 4,650 | 4.00% | 0 | |
NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 1,047 | 1,271 | 916 | 19 | 3,253 | 2.80% | 0 | |
Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 324 | 317 | 522 | 7 | 1,170 | 1.01% | 0 | |
Pirate Party of Austria | PIRAT | 195 | 255 | 185 | 3 | 638 | 0.55% | 0 | |
Christian Party of Austria | CPÖ | 147 | 109 | 59 | 3 | 318 | 0.27% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 36,689 | 46,667 | 32,575 | 233 | 116,164 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
Rejected Votes | 620 | 606 | 455 | 6 | 1,687 | 1.43% | |||
Total Polled | 37,309 | 47,273 | 33,030 | 239 | 117,851 | 74.69% | |||
Registered Electors | 50,417 | 63,620 | 43,752 | 157,789 | |||||
Turnout | 74.00% | 74.31% | 75.49% | 74.69% |
The following candidates were elected: [27] [28]
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