2002 Austrian legislative election

2002 Austrian legislative election
24 November 2002
All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.27% ( 3.85 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer
Party ÖVP SPÖ
Last election 26.91%, 52 seats 33.15%, 65 seats
Seats won 79 69
Seat change 27 4
Popular vote 2,076,833 1,792,499
Percentage 42.30% 36.51%
Swing 15.39 pp 3.36 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Herbert Haupt Alexander Van der Bellen
Party FPÖ Greens
Last election 26.91%, 52 seats 7.40%, 14 seats
Seats won 18 17
Seat change 34 3
Popular vote 491,328 464,980
Percentage 10.01% 9.47%
Swing 16.90 pp 2.07 pp
Chancellor before election

Wolfgang Schüssel
ÖVP

 Elected Chancellor

Wolfgang Schüssel
ÖVP

Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 November 2002, after internal divisions in the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) culminating in the Knittelfeld Putsch led to the resignation of several leading FPÖ members. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) emerged as the largest party, winning 79 of the 183 seats, the first time it had been the largest party in the National Council since 1966. It continued its coalition government with the FPÖ, which lost almost two-thirds of its seats. Voter turnout was 84%.

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