Klagenfurt (), also known as Electoral District 2A (), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the city of Klagenfurt and the district of Klagenfurt Rural in the state of Carinthia. The electoral district currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 121,099 registered electors.

History Klagenfurt was one 43 regional electoral districts () established by the "National Council Electoral Regulations 1992" () passed by the National Council in 1992. It consisted of the city of Klagenfurt and the district of Klagenfurt Rural in the state of Carinthia. The district was initially allocated three seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Klagenfurt currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists) at the regional level using a state-wide Hare quota () (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state). In the second stage, seats are allocated to parties at the state/provincial level using the state-wide Hare quota (any seats won by the party at the regional stage are subtracted from the party's state seats). In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats). Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold, or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages.

Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels. Split-ticket voting (panachage), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated. At the regional level, candidates must receive preferential votes amounting to at least 14% of the valid votes cast for their party to over-ride the order of the party list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels). Prior to April 2013 electors could not cast preferential votes at the federal level and the thresholds candidates needed to over-ride the party list order were higher at the regional level (half the Hare quota or of the party votes) and state level (Hare quota).

Election results Summary Election CommunistsKPÖ+ / KPÖ Social DemocratsSPÖ GreensGRÜNE NEOSNEOS / LiF People'sÖVP Alliance for the FutureBZÖ FreedomFPÖ colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2019 548 0.64% 0 21,602 25.15% 0 11,233 13.08% 0 7,105 8.27% 0 28,727 33.44% 1 315 0.37% 0 14,077 16.39% 02017 614 0.66% 0 27,426 29.52% 1 3,158 3.40% 0 4,917 5.29% 0 25,420 27.36% 0 25,518 27.47% 02013 701 0.82% 0 26,067 30.67% 1 13,997 16.47% 0 3,781 4.45% 0 12,370 14.56% 0 9,097 10.70% 0 13,009 15.31% 02008 651 0.72% 0 22,552 25.09% 0 9,579 10.65% 0 1,806 2.01% 0 13,154 14.63% 0 33,368 37.12% 1 6,495 7.22% 02006 956 1.11% 0 27,566 32.13% 1 9,736 11.35% 0 18,397 21.44% 0 20,742 24.18% 0 5,920 6.90% 02002 465 0.51% 0 32,096 35.35% 1 7,944 8.75% 0 995 1.10% 0 29,848 32.87% 1 19,445 21.42% 01999 317 0.37% 0 28,299 32.63% 1 6,663 7.68% 0 3,013 3.47% 0 14,015 16.16% 0 33,483 38.61% 11995 158 0.17% 0 35,121 38.34% 1 3,905 4.26% 0 4,385 4.79% 0 17,178 18.75% 0 29,958 32.70% 11994 122 0.14% 0 31,362 36.03% 1 6,387 7.34% 0 4,535 5.21% 0 13,421 15.42% 0 30,289 34.80% 1

Detailed 2010s 2019 Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 16,235 12,393 99 28,727 33.44% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 12,556 8,976 70 21,602 25.15% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 8,055 5,979 43 14,077 16.39% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 7,474 3,653 106 11,233 13.08% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 4,568 2,483 54 7,105 8.27% 0 JETZT JETZT 1,298 568 17 1,883 2.19% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 367 177 4 548 0.64% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 276 140 3 419 0.49% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 148 166 1 315 0.37% 0Valid Votes 50,977 34,535 397 85,909 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 701 577 6 1,284 1.47% Total Polled 51,678 35,112 403 87,193 72.00% Registered Electors 73,873 47,226 121,099 Turnout 69.96% 74.35% 72.00%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Elisabeth Scheucher-Pichler (ÖVP), 2,579 votes.

2017 Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 16,446 10,821 159 27,426 29.52% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 14,568 10,878 72 25,518 27.47% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,723 10,545 152 25,420 27.36% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 3,094 1,746 77 4,917 5.29% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 2,945 1,573 56 4,574 4.92% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,108 1,001 49 3,158 3.40% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 591 354 9 954 1.03% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 405 201 8 614 0.66% 0 The Whites WEIßE 106 80 0 186 0.20% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 93 42 0 135 0.15% 0Valid Votes 55,079 37,241 582 92,902 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 596 508 23 1,127 1.20% Total Polled 55,675 37,749 605 94,029 77.59% Registered Electors 73,972 47,222 121,194 Turnout 75.26% 79.94% 77.59%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Philip Kucher (SPÖ), 2,528 votes.

2013 Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 14,858 11,159 50 26,067 30.67% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 9,309 4,603 85 13,997 16.47% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 7,608 5,367 34 13,009 15.31% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 6,755 5,568 47 12,370 14.56% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 5,098 3,973 26 9,097 10.70% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 3,000 2,287 13 5,300 6.24% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 2,448 1,293 40 3,781 4.45% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 450 243 8 701 0.82% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 422 232 4 658 0.77% 0Valid Votes 49,948 34,725 307 84,980 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 777 691 9 1,477 1.71% Total Polled 50,725 35,416 316 86,457 71.43% Registered Electors 73,937 47,104 121,041 Turnout 68.61% 75.19% 71.43%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Philip Kucher (SPÖ), 2,534 votes.

2000s 2008 Results of the 2008 legislative election held on 28 September 2008:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 19,173 13,948 247 33,368 37.12% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 12,526 9,824 202 22,552 25.09% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,669 5,267 218 13,154 14.63% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 6,475 2,837 267 9,579 10.65% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,933 2,494 68 6,495 7.22% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 959 794 53 1,806 2.01% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 582 329 17 928 1.03% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 417 271 7 695 0.77% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 404 241 6 651 0.72% 0 The Christians DC 273 153 3 429 0.48% 0 List Karlheinz Klement KHK 76 70 0 146 0.16% 0 List Strong STARK 78 20 1 99 0.11% 0Valid Votes 52,565 36,248 1,089 89,902 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 1,172 892 36 2,100 2.28% Total Polled 53,737 37,140 1,125 92,002 76.68% Registered Electors 73,010 46,967 119,977 Turnout 73.60% 79.08% 76.68%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Gernot Darmann (BZÖ), 566 votes.

Substitutions: Gernot Darmann (BZÖ) resigned on 30 March 2009 and was replaced by Martin Strutz (BZÖ) on 31 March 2009.

2006 Results of the 2006 legislative election held on 1 October 2006:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 15,351 11,171 1,044 27,566 32.13% 1 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 11,786 8,464 492 20,742 24.18% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 10,137 7,011 1,249 18,397 21.44% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 5,931 2,771 1,034 9,736 11.35% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,533 2,153 234 5,920 6.90% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 965 597 66 1,628 1.90% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 553 340 63 956 1.11% 0 EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria NFÖ 204 158 14 376 0.44% 0 Certainly – Absolutely –Independent, Franz Radinger SAU 212 119 6 337 0.39% 0 List Strong STARK 81 53 5 139 0.16% 0Valid Votes 48,753 32,837 4,207 85,797 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 1,056 874 60 1,990 2.27% Total Polled 49,809 33,711 4,267 87,787 75.92% Registered Electors 70,528 45,101 115,629 Turnout 70.62% 74.75% 75.92%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Melitta Trunk (SPÖ), 4,968 votes.

2002 Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 24 November 2002:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 18,152 12,828 1,116 32,096 35.35% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 17,051 10,945 1,852 29,848 32.87% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,309 7,571 565 19,445 21.42% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 4,748 2,100 1,096 7,944 8.75% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 636 290 69 995 1.10% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 285 166 14 465 0.51% 0Valid Votes 52,181 33,900 4,712 90,793 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,084 834 47 1,965 2.12% Total Polled 53,265 34,734 4,759 92,758 82.68% Registered Electors 68,928 43,261 112,189 Turnout 77.28% 80.29% 82.68%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Elisabeth Scheucher-Pichler (ÖVP), 6,105 votes; and Melitta Trunk (SPÖ), 5,949 votes.

1990s 1999 Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 3 October 1999:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsKlagen-furtCity Klagen-furtRural Votingcard Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 19,441 12,689 1,353 33,483 38.61% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 15,807 11,410 1,082 28,299 32.63% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,943 5,200 872 14,015 16.16% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 4,055 1,875 733 6,663 7.68% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 1,648 873 492 3,013 3.47% 0 The Independents DU 439 232 31 702 0.81% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 197 103 17 317 0.37% 0 No to NATO and EU –Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative NEIN 148 78 5 231 0.27% 0Valid Votes 49,678 32,460 4,585 86,723 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 882 705 34 1,621 1.83% Total Polled 50,560 33,165 4,619 88,344 79.15% Registered Electors 69,067 42,554 111,621 Turnout 73.20% 77.94% 79.15%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Dieter Antoni (SPÖ), 1,467 votes; and Sigisbert Dolinschek (FPÖ), 710 votes.

1995 Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 17 December 1995: