2013 Tyrolean state election

The 2013 Tyrolean state election was held on 28 April 2013 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol.

2013 Tyrolean state election

28 April 2013
All 36 seats in the Landtag of Tyrol 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	321,611 (60.4%) 5.4%
Leader Günther Platter Gerhard Reheis Ingrid Felipe Party ÖVP SPÖ Greens Last election 16 seats, 40.5% 5 seats, 15.5% 4 seats, 10.7% Seats won 16 5 5 Seat change 0 0 1 Popular vote 124,689 43,469 39,904 Percentage 39.4% 13.7% 12.6% Swing 1.1% 1.7% 1.9%   Leader Anna Hosp & Hans Lindenberger Gerald Hauser Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider Party Forward FPÖ FRITZ Last election Did not exist 4 seats, 12.4% 7 seats, 18.4% Seats won 4 4 2 Seat change 4 0 5 Popular vote 30,229 29,594 17,785 Percentage 9.5% 9.3% 5.6% Swing New party 3.1% 12.7%
Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority.
Governor before election Günther Platter ÖVP Elected Governor Günther Platter ÖVP

The election was contested by a large number of parties and saw a significant shift in support between them. The governing Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), while suffering relatively small losses, each suffered their worst results in history. The Greens achieved their best ever result, just 1.1 percentage points behind the SPÖ, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) suffered a downswing. The most notable loss of the election was the Fritz Dinkhauser List, which collapsed from a second-placed 18% in 2008 to just 5.6% in this election, making it the smallest party in the Landtag. Three new parties were considered contenders to enter the Landtag, though only one succeeded, with Forward Tyrol winning 9.5% and four seats. The Citizens' Club Tyrol, a splinter from the Fritz party, narrowly failed to win seats, as did Team Stronach.[1]

Despite its relatively poor result, the ÖVP under Governor Günther Platter remained by far the largest party. He subsequently formed a coalition with the Greens.[2]

Background

In the 2008 election, the ÖVP lost its majority for the first time in history, winning 40.5% of votes cast (a loss of 9.4pp). This was coupled with losses for the SPÖ and Greens, while the new Fritz Dinkhauser List soared to second place with 18.4% of votes. The ÖVP subsequently formed a coalition with the SPÖ.

Electoral system

The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.

Contesting parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.

Name			Ideology	Leader	2008 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	ÖVP	Austrian People's Party Österreichische Volkspartei	Christian democracy	Günther Platter	40.5%	16 / 36
	FRITZ	Citizens' Forum Tyrol Bürgerforum Tirol	Populism	Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider	18.4%	7 / 36
	SPÖ	Social Democratic Party of Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs	Social democracy	Gerhard Reheis	15.5%	5 / 36
	FPÖ	Freedom Party of Austria Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs	Right-wing populism Euroscepticism	Gerald Hauser	12.4%	4 / 36
	GRÜNE	The Greens – The Green Alternative Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative	Green politics	Ingrid Felipe	10.7%	4 / 36

In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, six parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

• Forward Tyrol (VORWÄRTS)
• Citizens' Club Tyrol (GURGISER)
• Team Stronach (STRONACH)
• For Tyrol (FÜR TIROL)
• Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)
• Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT)

Opinion polling

Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size	ÖVP	FRITZ	SPÖ	FPÖ	Grüne	Stro.	Club	Forw.	Others	Lead
2018 state election	25 February 2018	–	39.4	5.6	13.7	9.3	12.6	3.4	4.8	9.5	1.6	25.7
GMK	10–12 Apr 2013	500	38	4	14	10	9	6	6	10	1.5	24
Gallup	April 2013	?	33	5	15	9	15	4	4	12	–	18
Karmasin	26 Mar–5 Apr 2013	500	34	6	14	10	14	6	2	11	3	20
TrendCom	13–19 Mar 2013	400	34	6	16	8	12	6	2	13	3	18
Market	March 2013	?	36	7	14	10	13	8	2	8	1	22
Karmasin	March 2013	500	35	5	15	9	14	6	2	9	3	20
IMAD	13–16 Mar 2013	500	30.5	6.5	13.7	8.5	14.0	6.5	2.5	13.4	4.4	16.5
Karmasin	February 2013	?	36	4	15	11	13	5	2	10	4	21
Karmasin	December 2012	?	41	7	15	9	14	8	2	–	4	26
2008 state election	8 June 2008	–	40.5	18.4	15.5	12.4	10.7	–	–	–	2.6	22.1

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
	Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	124,689	39.35	–1.15	16	±0
	Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	43,469	13.72	–1.74	5	±0
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)	39,904	12.59	+1.86	5	+1
	Forward Tyrol (VORWÄRTS)	30,229	9.54	New	4	New
	Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	29,594	9.34	–3.07	4	±0
	Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol (FRITZ)	17,785	5.61	–12.74	2	–5
	Citizens' Club Tyrol (GURGISER)	15,326	4.84	New	0	New
	Team Stronach (STRONACH)	10,637	3.36	New	0	New
	For Tyrol (FUR)	2,322	0.73	New	0	New
	Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)	1,690	0.53	–0.63	0	±0
	Pirate Party of Austria (PIRAT)	1,207	0.38	+0.38	0	±0
Invalid/blank votes		4,759	–	–	–	–
Total		321,611	100	–	36	0
Registered voters/turnout		532,496	60.40	–5.44	–	–
Source: Tyrolean Government

Popular vote ÖVP   39.35% SPÖ   13.72% GRÜNE   12.59% VORWÄRTS   9.54% FPÖ   9.34% FRITZ   5.61% GURGISER   4.84% STRONACH   3.36% Other   1.64%

Landtag seats ÖVP   44.44% SPÖ   13.89% GRÜNE   13.89% VORWÄRTS   11.11% FPÖ   11.11% FRITZ   5.56%

Results by constituency

Constituency	ÖVP		SPÖ		Grüne		Forward		FPÖ		FRITZ		Citizens Club		Others	Total seats	Turnout
	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%
Innsbruck City	22.6	1	15.5	1	24.6	1	7.8		11.8		6.9		5.1		5.7	3	54.2
Imst	48.7	1	15.6		7.9		8.7		7.0		5.4		3.1		3.5	1	62.5
Innsbruck-Land	35.0	2	13.3	1	15.0	1	9.4		8.8		7.1		6.1		5.3	4	61.8
Kitzbühel	44.9	1	12.9		9.0		8.3		9.4		5.3		3.6		6.5	1	58.2
Kufstein	39.4	2	14.1		10.5		7.7		11.6		5.2		5.7		5.9	2	59.5
Landeck	55.8	1	14.6		6.2		9.1		5.6		4.3		2.1		2.3	1	66.2
Lienz	49.5	1	14.3		7.9		7.9		11.0		3.3		1.6		4.6	1	63.9
Reutte	37.2		6.3		7.0		33.3		4.7		2.3		5.9		3.4	0	65.9
Schwaz	43.6	1	13.2		9.6		7.5		9.5		5.2		6.6		4.9	1	60.0
Remaining seats		6		3		3		4		4		2		–		22
Total	39.4	16	13.7	5	12.6	5	9.5	4	9.3	4	5.6	2	4.8	0	5.0	36	60.4
Source: Tyrolean Government

References

1. "State results - 2013 Landtag election". Tyrolean Government.
2. "New government presents program". ORF. 14 May 2013.