European Parliament election, 1996 (Austria)
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The 1996 European Parliament election in Austria was the election of the delegation from
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
to the
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in 1996.


Background

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' In 1996, Austria was a country with a population of 7.9 million (5.8 million voters). The federal government was a "grand coalition" of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and the Christian Democratic Party (ÖVP) and was led by Chancellor
Franz Vranitzky Franz Vranitzky (; born 4 October 1937) is an Austrian politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), he was Chancellor of Austria from 1986 to 1997. Early life and career As the son of a foundryman, Vranitzky was born in ...
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' At the last 1995 Austrian legislative election, national election in 1995, the parties obtained the following results: SPÖ: 38.1%, ÖVP: 28.3%, FPÖ: 21.9%, Liberals: 5.5% and Greens: 4.8%.


Composition before election

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' * PES Group (8): Albrecht Karl KONECNY, Elisabeth HLAVAC, Erhard MEIER, Erich FARTHOFER, Herbert Bösch, Herbert BÖSCH, Hilde HAWLICEK*, Ilona GRAENITZ, Irene CREPAZ. * EPP Group (6): Agnes SCHIERHUBER, Friedrich KÖNIG,
Michael SPINDELEGGER Michael Spindelegger (born 21 December 1959) is an Austrian politician. He served in the cabinet of Chancellor Werner Faymann as foreign minister of Austria from 2008 to 2013 and as finance minister from 2013 to 2014; additionally, he held the o ...
, Milan LINZER, Paul RÜBIG, Reinhard RACK*. * NI (FPÖ) (5): Erich SCHREINER, Franz LINSER*, Klaus LUKAS, Wolfgang JUNG, Wolfgang NUßBAUMER. * ELDR Group (1): Martina GREDLER* * Green Group (1):
Johannes VOGGENHUBER Johannes Voggenhuber (born 5 June 1950) is an Austrian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Austrian Green Party, which is part of the European Greens. He was vice president of the Parliament's Constitutional Af ...
*. An asterisk (*) indicates Members standing for re-election.


Electoral system

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' The electoral system used for the European elections was based on proportional representation, comparable to the system traditionally used in Austria for legislative elections. The parties put forward lists of candidates. The seats are shared out on the basis of the percentage of the votes obtained by each list. Because of the limited number of seats, the lists were identical for the whole of Austria; there were no regional lists. The threshold required to win a seat was 4%. Candidates who win 7% of the total 'preference votes' obtained by their party would win one of the seats accorded to the party, irrespective of their position on the list. The lists of candidates had to be signed by three members of the national parliament, or by one Member of the European Parliament, or by 2600 voters. The minimum voting age was 18. European citizens residing in Austria were entitled to vote provided that they did not vote in their country of origin in the June 1994 European elections. 7205 European citizens registered and fulfilled that condition.


Parties running for election

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' The following political parties entered lists for the European elections on 13 October 1996:


Parties represented in the EP

* SPÖ (social democrats): chief candidate Mr Hannes Swoboda, Hannes SWOBODA. * ÖVP (Christian democrats): chief candidate Mrs
Ursula STENZEL Ursula Stenzel (born 22 September 1945 in Leopoldstadt, Vienna) is an Austrian politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1996 to 2006. Until September 2015, she was a member of the Austrian People's Party. She is also a ...
. * FPÖ (non-attached): chief candidate Mr Franz LINSER*. * Liberales Forum (liberals): chief candidate Mr Friedhelm FRISCHENSCHLAGER. * Die Grünen (greens): chief candidate Mr
Johannes VOGGENHUBER Johannes Voggenhuber (born 5 June 1950) is an Austrian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Austrian Green Party, which is part of the European Greens. He was vice president of the Parliament's Constitutional Af ...
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Parties not represented in the EP

* Forum Handicap (group defending the interests of the handicapped): Mr Klaus VOGET. * KPÖ (communists): Mr Walter BAIER. * N-Die Neutralen (group campaigning for the retention of neutrality)


Results


References

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