European Parliament election, 2004 (Austria)

Austria European Parliament election, 2004

13 June 2004

18 seats to the European Parliament

The European Parliament election of 2004 in Austria was the election of MEP representing Austria constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on 13 June.

The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the Greens, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the Austrian People's Party, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the Austrian Freedom Party, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner Hans-Peter Martin polled strongly and his list won two seats.

Detailed results

 Summary of the results of Austria's 13 June 2004 election to the European Parliament

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National party		European party	Main candidate	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party (SPÖ)	PES	Johannes Swoboda	833,517	33.33	1.62	7 / 18	0
	People's Party (ÖVP)	EPP	Ursula Stenzel	817,716	32.70	2.03	6 / 18	1
	Hans-Peter Martin's List (MARTIN)	None	Hans Peter Martin	349,696	13.98	new	2 / 18	2
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)	EGP	Johannes Voggenhuber	322,429	12.89	3.60	2 / 18	0
	Freedom Party (FPÖ)	None	Johann Kronberger	157,722	6.31	17.09	1 / 18	4
	Opposition for a Europe of Solidarity (LINKE)	PEL	Leo Gabriel	19,530	0.78	—	0 / 18	—
Valid votes				2,500,610	97.43
Blank and invalid votes				66,029	2.57
Totals				2,566,639	100.00	—	18 / 18	3
Electorate (eligible voters) and voter turnout				6,049,129	42.43	6.97