2019 Vorarlberg state election

2019 Vorarlberg state election

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All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	166,130 (61.4%) 2.9%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Markus Wallner Johannes Rauch Christof Bitschi Party ÖVP Greens FPÖ Last election 16 seats, 41.8% 6 seats, 17.1% 9 seats, 23.4% Seats won 17 7 5 Seat change 1 1 4 Popular vote 71,911 31,201 23,011 Percentage 43.5% 18.9% 13.9% Swing 1.7% 1.7% 9.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Martin Staudinger Sabine Scheffknecht Party SPÖ NEOS Last election 3 seats, 8.8% 2 seats, 6.9% Seats won 4 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 15,635 14,064 Percentage 9.5% 8.5% Swing 0.7% 1.6%
ÖVP results by municipality. Darker shades indicate a stronger vote share.
Governor before election Markus Wallner ÖVP Elected Governor Markus Wallner ÖVP

The 2019 Vorarlberg state election was held on 13 October 2019 to elect the members of the Landtag of Vorarlberg.

The election was marked by major losses for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), with all other parties benefiting as a result. The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) each improved their vote share for the first time since 2004, though the former failed to regain the absolute majority it had lost in 2014. The Greens moved into second place with a strong result of 18.9%. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) sought re-election to a Landtag for the first time and improved its performance to 8.5%.^[1]

The election took place just two weeks after the federal election in September, and was viewed as a boost to the prospect of an ÖVP–Green federal coalition, which would mirror the composition of the incumbent Voralberg government. The ÖVP–Green government under Governor Markus Wallner was renewed and took office in November.^[2]