2024 Vorarlberg state election

2024 Vorarlberg state election

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All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Markus Wallner Daniel Zadra Christof Bitschi Party ÖVP Greens FPÖ Last election 17 seats, 43.5% 7 seats, 18.9% 5 seats, 13.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Mario Leiter Claudia Gamon Party SPÖ NEOS Last election 4 seats, 9.5% 3 seats, 8.5%
Governor before election Markus Wallner ÖVP Elected Governor TBD

The Vorarlberg state election of 2024 will be held in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg on 13 October 2024.^[1]

Background

In the 2019 state election, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 43.5% of the vote, but fell short of the absolute mandate majority. With 18.9%, the Greens achieved their best election result to date in a Vorarlberg state election and became the second strongest party for the first time. The FPÖ was the only party to suffer losses and fell to third place with 13.9%. The SPÖ was able to recover minimally, reaching 9.5%, while NEOS obtained 8.5% of the vote. The small parties "Home to all Cultures" (HAK) and "Xi – Future Opportunity" were able to obtain results above 1%, but ultimately failed to reach the 5% threshold to enter parliament.^[2]

The ÖVP decided to continue the previous coalition with the Greens after negotiations that lasted less than two weeks.^[3] In the constituent session of the Landtag on 13 October 2019, the state government under Governor Markus Wallner (ÖVP) was sworn in.^[4]

Opinion polling

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