Austrian legislative election, 2002

Austrian legislative election, 2002

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All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	4,982,261 (84.27%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Wolfgang Schüssel Alfred Gusenbauer Herbert Haupt Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Leader since 1995 2000 2002 Leader's seat 9E Vienna South-West 3 Lower Austria 2C Carinthia West Last election 52 seats, 26.91% 65 seats, 33.15% 52 seats, 26.91% Seats won 79 69 18 Seat change 27 4 34 Popular vote 2,076,833 1,792,499 491.328 Percentage 42.30% 36.51% 10.01% Swing 15.39% 3.36% 16.90%   Fourth party   Leader Alexander Van der Bellen Party Greens Leader since 1997 Leader's seat 9F Vienna North-West Last election 14 seats, 7.40% Seats won 17 Seat change 3 Popular vote 464,980 Percentage 9.47% Swing 2.53%
Chancellor before election Wolfgang Schüssel ÖVP Elected Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel ÖVP

Wolfgang Schüssel
ÖVP

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 result was a victory for the ÖVP, which won 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 had lost almost two-thirds of its seats. Voter turnout was 84.3%.

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