Lower Austria South (National Council electoral district)

Lower Austria South (), also known as Electoral District 3E (), 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 Wiener Neustadt and the districts of Neunkirchen and Wiener Neustadt in the state of Lower Austria. The electoral district currently elects four 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 159,888 registered electors.

History Lower Austria South 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 Wiener Neustadt and the districts of Neunkirchen and Wiener Neustadt in the state of Lower Austria. The district was initially allocated four seats in May 1993. Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in June 2013 the number of seats allocated to Lower Austria South was increased to five based on the population as at the 2011 national census. The number of seats allocated to Lower Austria South was reduced to four in June 2023 based on the population as at the 2021 national census.

Electoral system Lower Austria South currently elects four 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 FreedomFPÖ colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2019 726 0.59% 0 27,673 22.51% 0 11,110 9.04% 0 7,967 6.48% 0 48,568 39.50% 1 24,190 19.67% 02017 693 0.53% 0 34,977 26.80% 1 2,804 2.15% 0 5,209 3.99% 0 41,957 32.14% 1 37,961 29.08% 12013 922 0.75% 0 38,705 31.59% 1 9,908 8.09% 0 4,382 3.58% 0 31,450 25.67% 1 26,577 21.69% 02008 820 0.65% 0 44,788 35.24% 1 8,077 6.36% 0 1,921 1.51% 0 33,050 26.01% 1 26,573 20.91% 02006 994 0.80% 0 52,574 42.38% 1 9,202 7.42% 0 40,708 32.81% 1 13,688 11.03% 02002 616 0.49% 0 55,787 43.97% 1 8,148 6.42% 0 947 0.75% 0 52,411 41.31% 1 8,952 7.06% 01999 590 0.49% 0 48,880 40.38% 1 6,242 5.16% 0 2,885 2.38% 0 31,955 26.40% 1 28,676 23.69% 11995 502 0.41% 0 55,817 45.38% 2 3,774 3.07% 0 5,934 4.82% 0 33,944 27.60% 1 21,497 17.48% 01994 475 0.40% 0 50,876 42.80% 1 5,622 4.73% 0 6,304 5.30% 0 32,197 27.08% 1 21,963 18.48% 0

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 21,468 7,016 19,944 140 48,568 39.50% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 12,170 5,537 9,905 61 27,673 22.51% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 10,113 4,523 9,482 72 24,190 19.67% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 4,468 2,616 3,914 112 11,110 9.04% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 3,106 1,653 3,158 50 7,967 6.48% 0 JETZT JETZT 896 482 726 16 2,120 1.72% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 306 176 242 2 726 0.59% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 241 119 235 4 599 0.49% 0Valid Votes 52,768 22,122 47,606 457 122,953 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 886 254 725 5 1,870 1.50% Total Polled 53,654 22,376 48,331 462 124,823 78.07% Registered Electors 67,903 31,417 60,568 159,888 Turnout 79.02% 71.22% 79.80% 78.07%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Christian Stocker (ÖVP), 4,068 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 18,421 6,390 17,003 143 41,957 32.14% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 16,027 6,754 15,061 119 37,961 29.08% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 15,303 7,133 12,404 137 34,977 26.80% 1 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,038 1,067 2,059 45 5,209 3.99% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 1,928 1,127 1,827 48 4,930 3.78% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 1,185 684 905 30 2,804 2.15% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 671 304 608 5 1,588 1.22% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 249 178 256 10 693 0.53% 0 The Whites WEIßE 121 52 95 3 271 0.21% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 61 23 55 1 140 0.11% 0Valid Votes 56,004 23,712 50,273 541 130,530 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 676 231 628 0 1,535 1.16% Total Polled 56,680 23,943 50,901 541 132,065 82.82% Registered Electors 67,967 31,306 60,187 159,460 Turnout 83.39% 76.48% 84.57% 82.82%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Johann Rädler (ÖVP), 4,529 votes; Peter Schmiedlechner (FPÖ), 2,594 votes; and Peter Wittmann (SPÖ), 3,159 votes.

Substitutions: Johann Rädler (ÖVP) resigned on 11 June 2019 and was replaced by Christian Stocker (ÖVP) on 12 June 2019.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 17,782 7,158 13,688 77 38,705 31.59% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,364 3,777 13,237 72 31,450 25.67% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,064 5,091 10,356 66 26,577 21.69% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 3,953 2,362 3,538 55 9,908 8.09% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 2,580 1,184 2,513 25 6,302 5.14% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 1,734 987 1,627 34 4,382 3.58% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,424 643 1,338 22 3,427 2.80% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 354 246 316 6 922 0.75% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 343 216 294 5 858 0.70% 0Valid Votes 53,598 21,664 46,907 362 122,531 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,096 343 1,033 3 2,475 1.98% Total Polled 54,694 22,007 47,940 365 125,006 78.74% Registered Electors 68,505 30,920 59,323 158,748 Turnout 79.84% 71.17% 80.81% 78.74%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Johann Rädler (ÖVP), 4,639 votes. Party mandates - Peter Wittmann (SPÖ), 4,047 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 20,300 8,598 15,604 286 44,788 35.24% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,913 4,123 13,807 207 33,050 26.01% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,418 4,963 10,015 177 26,573 20.91% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 3,701 1,578 3,326 64 8,669 6.82% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 3,294 1,893 2,750 140 8,077 6.36% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 636 560 688 37 1,921 1.51% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 584 226 571 11 1,392 1.10% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 479 172 410 11 1,072 0.84% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 318 215 275 12 820 0.65% 0 The Christians DC 377 110 224 12 723 0.57% 0Valid Votes 56,020 22,438 47,670 957 127,085 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,349 451 1,360 14 3,174 2.44% Total Polled 57,369 22,889 49,030 971 130,259 83.06% Registered Electors 68,619 30,245 57,966 156,830 Turnout 83.61% 75.68% 84.58% 83.06%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Johann Rädler (ÖVP), 5,172 votes; and Peter Wittmann (SPÖ), 4,919 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 22,875 10,427 17,751 1,521 52,574 42.38% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 17,674 4,961 16,387 1,686 40,708 32.81% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 5,878 2,601 4,816 393 13,688 11.03% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 3,617 2,060 2,899 626 9,202 7.42% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 1,497 734 1,502 139 3,872 3.12% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,213 591 1,130 82 3,016 2.43% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 400 244 322 28 994 0.80% 0Valid Votes 53,154 21,618 44,807 4,475 124,054 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,160 418 916 50 2,544 2.01% Total Polled 54,314 22,036 45,723 4,525 126,598 83.63% Registered Electors 66,563 29,243 55,564 151,370 Turnout 81.60% 75.35% 82.29% 83.63%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Johann Rädler (ÖVP), 5,176 votes; and Peter Wittmann (SPÖ), 5,307 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 24,500 11,619 18,615 1,053 55,787 43.97% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 22,988 7,291 20,515 1,617 52,411 41.31% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,825 1,685 3,241 201 8,952 7.06% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 3,359 1,863 2,478 448 8,148 6.42% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 340 244 329 34 947 0.75% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 258 153 194 11 616 0.49% 0Valid Votes 55,270 22,855 45,372 3,364 126,861 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,030 342 722 17 2,111 1.64% Total Polled 56,300 23,197 46,094 3,381 128,972 88.27% Registered Electors 65,026 28,155 52,930 146,111 Turnout 86.58% 82.39% 87.08% 88.27%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Johann Rädler (ÖVP), 4,869 votes; and Peter Wittmann (SPÖ), 5,934 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsNeun-kirchen WienerNeu-stadtCity WienerNeu-stadt Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 21,401 9,676 16,391 1,412 48,880 40.38% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,417 3,906 12,517 1,115 31,955 26.40% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 12,347 5,159 10,427 743 28,676 23.69% 1 The Greens GRÜNE 2,665 1,319 1,914 344 6,242 5.16% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 1,027 756 896 206 2,885 2.38% 0 The Independents DU 509 273 499 31 1,312 1.08% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 209 186 177 18 590 0.49% 0 No to NATO and EU –Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative NEIN 215 83 181 25 504 0.42% 0Valid Votes 52,790 21,358 43,002 3,894 121,044 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,045 374 703 31 2,153 1.75% Total Polled 53,835 21,732 43,705 3,925 123,197 85.30% Registered Electors 64,748 27,673 52,010 144,431 Turnout 83.15% 78.53% 84.03% 85.30%