1995 Austrian legislative election

1995 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.98% (4.04pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Franz Vranitzky Wolfgang Schüssel Jörg Haider Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 34.92%, 65 seats 27.67%, 52 seats 22.50%, 42 seats Seats won 71 52 41 Seat change 6 0 1 Popular vote 1,843,474 1,370,510 1,060,377 Percentage 38.06% 28.29% 21.89% Swing 3.14pp 0.62pp 0.61pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Heide Schmidt Madeleine Petrovic Party LiF Greens Last election 5.97%, 11 seats 7.31%, 13 seats Seats won 10 9 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 267,026 233,208 Percentage 5.51% 4.81% Swing 0.46pp 2.50pp
Results of the election, showing seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election Franz Vranitzky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Franz Vranitzky SPÖ

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 December 1995 to elect the 20th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.^[1] The snap election was called after the collapse of the grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) due to a dispute regarding the national budget. The SPÖ made small gains primarily at the expense of minor parties, while the ÖVP remained stable. The grand coalition was subsequently renegotiated.