2015 Styrian state election

2015 Styrian state election
31 May 2015
All 48 seats in the Landtag of Styria
25 seats needed for a majority
Turnout655,051 (67.9%)
1.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franz Voves Hermann Schützenhöfer Mario Kunasek
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 23 seats, 38.3% 22 seats, 37.2% 6 seats, 10.7%
Seats won 15 14 14
Seat change 8 8 8
Popular vote 189,762 184,301 173,332
Percentage 29.3% 28.5% 26.8%
Swing 9.0% 8.7% 16.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Lambert Schönleitner Claudia Klimt-Weithaler
Party Greens KPÖ
Last election 3 seats, 5.6% 2 seats, 4.4%
Seats won 3 2
Seat change 0 0
Popular vote 43,272 27,339
Percentage 6.7% 4.2%
Swing 1.1% 0.2%
Results by municipality.
Governor before election

Franz Voves
SPÖ

 Elected Governor

Hermann Schützenhöfer
ÖVP

The 2015 Styrian state election was held on 31 May 2015 to elect the members of the Landtag of Styria.

The election saw major losses for the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the two major parties, matched by huge gains for the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). The SPÖ finished first on 29.3% and 15 seats, just ahead of the ÖVP's 28.5% and 14 seats. The FPÖ placed a close third with 26.8%, and tied the ÖVP in seats.

Governor Franz Voves resigned after the election. The SPÖ and ÖVP renewed their coalition government, but during negotiations, it was unexpectedly announced that ÖVP leader Hermann Schützenhöfer would become Governor, despite his party being the smaller of the two. The SPÖ claimed it was a necessary concession to prevent an ÖVP–FPÖ coalition; nonetheless, the announcement caused significant controversy. Schützenhöfer was sworn in on 15 June.

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