2001 Viennese state election

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2001 Viennese state election

← 1996 25 March 2001 2005 →
All 100 seats in the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna 51 seats needed for a majority All 15 seats in the state government
Turnout	730,162 (66.6%) 1.9%
First party Second party Third party   ÖVP Leader Michael Häupl Hilmar Kabas Bernhard Görg Party SPÖ FPÖ ÖVP Last election 43 seats, 39.2% 29 seats, 27.9% 15 seats, 15.3% Seats won 52 21 16 Seat change 9 8 1 Popular vote 336,832 144,747 117,683 Percentage 46.9% 20.2% 16.4% Swing 7.8% 7.8% 1.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Monika Vana Alexandra Bolena Party Greens LiF Last election 7 seats, 7.9% 6 seats, 8.0% Seats won 11 0 Seat change 4 6 Popular vote 89,395 24,669 Percentage 12.4% 3.4% Swing 4.5% 4.5%
Mayor and Governor before election Michael Häupl SPÖ Elected Mayor and Governor Michael Häupl SPÖ

The 2001 Viennese state election was held on 25 March 2001 to elect the members of the Gemeinderat and Landtag of Vienna.

The election was won by the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), who reclaimed the absolute majority in the Gemeinderat and Landtag which they had lost in 1996. This came to the detriment of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which suffered substantial losses; the Liberal Forum (LIF) also lost all its seats after only one term in the Landtag. The Greens made modest gains, and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) saw a slight improvement.

With its majority in both the Landtag and city government recovered, the SPÖ terminated its coalition with the ÖVP and returned to governing alone.