| Lower Austria East | |
|---|---|
| Niederösterreich Ost | |
| Electoral District for theNational Council | |
.svg) Location of Lower Austria East within Austria | |
| District | |
| State | Lower Austria |
| Population | 218,152 (2024)[1] |
| Electorate | 151,346 (2019) |
| Area | 1,975 km2 (2023)[2] |
| Current Electoral District | |
| Created | 2017 |
| Seats | 4 (2017–present) |
| Members[3] | List |
| Created from | |
Lower Austria East (German:Niederösterreich Ost), also known asElectoral District 3G (German:Wahlkreis 3G), is one of the 39multi-member regionalelectoral districts of theNational Council, thelower house of theAustrian Parliament, the nationallegislature ofAustria. The electoral district was established in 2016 from parts ofLower Austria South East andWeinviertel following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts inLower Austria to reflect the newadministrative district structure and came into being at thefollowing legislative election in 2017. It consists of thedistricts ofBruck an der Leitha andGänserndorf in thestate of Lower Austria. The electoral district currently elects four of the 183 members of the National Council using theopenparty-list proportional representationelectoral system. At the2019 legislative election the constituency had 151,346 registered electors.
Lower Austria East was established in 2016 from parts ofLower Austria South East andWeinviertel following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts inLower Austria to reflect the newadministrative district structure.[4] It consisted of the districts ofBruck an der Leitha andGänserndorf in thestate of Lower Austria.[5] The district was initially allocated four seats in February 2017.[6]
Lower Austria East currently elects four of the 183 members of the National Council using theopenparty-list proportional representationelectoral system.[7][8][9] The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages.[10] In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists) at the regional level using a state-wideHare quota (wahlzahl) (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state).[11][12] 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).[11][12] In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using theD'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats).[11][12] Only parties that reach the 4% nationalthreshold, or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages.[11][12]
Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels.[12] Split-ticket voting (panachage), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper beinginvalidated.[12][13] 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 theparty list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels).[13]
| Election | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Greens GRÜNE | NEOS NEOS / LiF | People's ÖVP | Freedom FPÖ | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 2019 | 630 | 0.54% | 0 | 27,942 | 23.94% | 1 | 10,542 | 9.03% | 0 | 7,593 | 6.51% | 0 | 45,141 | 38.68% | 1 | 22,201 | 19.02% | 0 |
| 2017 | 612 | 0.49% | 0 | 34,684 | 28.03% | 1 | 2,564 | 2.07% | 0 | 4,416 | 3.57% | 0 | 37,688 | 30.46% | 1 | 37,360 | 30.20% | 1 |
Results of the2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:[14][15]
| Party | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruck an der Leitha | Gän- sern- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
| Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 20,492 | 24,484 | 165 | 45,141 | 38.68% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 13,728 | 14,099 | 115 | 27,942 | 23.94% | 1 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 10,395 | 11,679 | 127 | 22,201 | 19.02% | 0 | |
| The Greens | GRÜNE | 5,621 | 4,821 | 100 | 10,542 | 9.03% | 0 | |
| NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 3,837 | 3,700 | 56 | 7,593 | 6.51% | 0 | |
| JETZT | JETZT | 1,069 | 1,049 | 26 | 2,144 | 1.84% | 0 | |
| KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 310 | 315 | 5 | 630 | 0.54% | 0 | |
| Der Wandel | WANDL | 261 | 256 | 2 | 519 | 0.44% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 55,713 | 60,403 | 596 | 116,712 | 100.00% | 2 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 747 | 761 | 7 | 1,515 | 1.28% | |||
| Total Polled | 56,460 | 61,164 | 603 | 118,227 | 78.12% | |||
| Registered Electors | 72,905 | 78,441 | 151,346 | |||||
| Turnout | 77.44% | 77.97% | 78.12% | |||||
The following candidates were elected:[16][17]
Results of the2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:[18][19]
| Party | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruck an der Leitha | Gän- sern- dorf | Voting card | ||||||
| Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 16,864 | 20,651 | 173 | 37,688 | 30.46% | 1 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 17,759 | 19,415 | 186 | 37,360 | 30.20% | 1 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 17,641 | 16,861 | 182 | 34,684 | 28.03% | 1 | |
| Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 2,456 | 2,400 | 3 | 4,859 | 3.93% | 0 | |
| NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 2,199 | 2,151 | 66 | 4,416 | 3.57% | 0 | |
| The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,283 | 1,248 | 33 | 2,564 | 2.07% | 0 | |
| My Vote Counts! | GILT | 572 | 562 | 53 | 1,187 | 0.96% | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 331 | 281 | 0 | 612 | 0.49% | 0 | |
| The Whites | WEIßE | 101 | 89 | 14 | 204 | 0.16% | 0 | |
| Free List Austria | FLÖ | 70 | 75 | 4 | 149 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Valid Votes | 59,276 | 63,733 | 714 | 123,723 | 100.00% | 3 | ||
| Rejected Votes | 586 | 625 | 5 | 1,216 | 0.97% | |||
| Total Polled | 59,862 | 64,358 | 719 | 124,939 | 83.56% | |||
| Registered Electors | 72,142 | 77,376 | 149,518 | |||||
| Turnout | 82.98% | 83.18% | 83.56% | |||||
The following candidates were elected:[20][21]