1999 European Parliament election in Austria

1999 European Parliament election in Austria

13 June 1999
21 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	49.40% ( 18.33 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Hans-Peter Martin Ursula Stenzel Party SPÖ ÖVP Alliance PES EPP Last election 29.15%, 6 seats 29.65%, 7 seats Seats won 7 7 Seat change 1 Popular vote 888,338 859,175 Percentage 31.71% 30.67% Swing 2.56pp 1.02pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Daniela Raschhofer Johannes Voggenhuber Party FPÖ Greens Alliance NI European Greens Last election 27.53%, 6 seats 6.81%, 1 seat Seats won 5 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 655,519 260,273 Percentage 23.40% 9.29% Swing 4.13pp 2.48pp

An election was held in 1999 to elect the delegation from Austria to the European Parliament.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Austria	888,338	31.71	7	+1
	Austrian People's Party	859,175	30.67	7	0
	Freedom Party of Austria	655,519	23.40	5	–1
	The Greens – The Green Alternative	260,273	9.29	2	+1
	Liberal Forum	74,467	2.66	0	–1
	Christian Social Alliance–Karl Habsburg's List	43,084	1.54	0	New
	Communist Party of Austria	20,497	0.73	0	0
Total		2,801,353	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		2,801,353	96.98
Invalid/blank votes		87,380	3.02
Total votes		2,888,733	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		5,847,660	49.40
Source: Ministry of Interior