2021 Upper Austrian state election

2021 Upper Austrian state election

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All 56 seats in the Landtag of Upper Austria 29 seats needed for a majority All 9 seats in the state government
Turnout	76.3% 5.3 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Thomas Stelzer Manfred Haimbuchner Birgit Gerstorfer Party ÖVP FPÖ SPÖ Last election 21 seats, 36.4% 18 seats, 30.4% 11 seats, 18.4% Seats won 22 11 11 Seat change 1 7 0 Popular vote 303,835 159,692 150,094 Percentage 37.6% 19.8% 18.6% Swing 1.2% 10.6% 0.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Stefan Kaineder Joachim Aigner Felix Eypeltauer Party Greens MFG NEOS Last election 6 seats, 10.3% Did not exist 0 seats, 3.5% Seats won 7 3 2 Seat change 1 3 2 Popular vote 99,496 50,325 34,204 Percentage 12.3% 6.2% 4.2% Swing 2.0% New party 0.8%
Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority.
Governor before election Thomas Stelzer ÖVP Elected Governor Thomas Stelzer ÖVP

The 2021 Upper Austrian state election was held on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria.^[1]

The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remained the largest party with small gains. Of the six parties which won seats in the Landtag, the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) was the only one to suffer losses, falling from 31% of votes to 20%. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) recorded minimal change compared to 2015 and remained in third place with 19%, tying the FPÖ with 11 seats. The Greens improved their performance to over 12%. NEOS – The New Austria narrowly passed the electoral threshold and entered the Landtag for the first time with 4%. Unexpectedly, the anti-vaccination MFG party won 6% and three seats.^[2]