2010 Burgenland state election

2010 Burgenland state election
30 May 2010
All 36 seats in the Landtag of Burgenland
19 seats needed for a majority
All 7 seats in the state government
Turnout192,246 (77.3%)
4.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hans Niessl Franz Steindl Johann Tschürtz
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 19 seats, 52.2% 13 seats, 36.4% 2 seats, 5.8%
Seats won 18 13 3
Seat change 1 0 1
Popular vote 91,185 65,411 16,970
Percentage 48.3% 34.6% 9.0%
Swing 3.9% 1.8% 3.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Michel Reimon Manfred Kölly
Party Greens LBL
Last election 2 seats, 5.2% Did not exist
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 7,835 7,559
Percentage 4.1% 4.0%
Swing 1.1% New party
Governor before election

Hans Niessl
SPÖ

 Elected Governor

Hans Niessl
SPÖ

The 2010 Burgenland state election was held on 30 May 2010 to elect the members of the 20th Landtag of Burgenland.

The governing Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) narrowly lost its majority, while the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) and List Burgenland (LBL) made gains. Governor Hans Niessl was returned for a third term.

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