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2018 Tyrolean state election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Tyrolean state election

| country = Tyrol

| flag_year = state

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 2013 Tyrolean state election

| previous_year = 2013

| next_election = 2022 Tyrolean state election

| next_year = 2022

| election_date = 25 February 2018

| seats_for_election = All 36 seats in the Landtag of Tyrol

| majority_seats = 19

| turnout = 322,379 (60.0%)
{{decrease}} 0.4%

| image1 = 150x150px

| leader1 = Günther Platter

| party1 = Austrian People's Party (2017)

| last_election1 = 16 seats, 39.4%

| popular_vote1 = 141,691

| seats1 = 17

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 1

| percentage1 = 44.3%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 4.9%

| image2 = {{Css Image Crop| Image=2016 Elisabeth Blanik (25199718174).jpg| bSize=185| cWidth=115| cHeight=150| oTop=0| oLeft=35|}}

| leader2 = Elisabeth Blanik

| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Austria

| last_election2 = 5 seats, 13.7%

| seats2 = 6

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 55,223

| percentage2 = 17.2%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 3.5%

| image3 = 150x150px

| leader3 = Markus Abwerzger

| party3 = Freedom Party of Austria

| last_election3 = 4 seats, 9.3%

| seats3 = 5

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote3 = 49,727

| percentage3 = 15.5%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 6.2%

| image4 = {{Css Image Crop| Image=Ingrid Felipe im Tiroler Landtag.jpg| bSize=210| cWidth=115| cHeight=150| oTop=25| oLeft=60|}}

| leader4 = Ingrid Felipe

| party4 = The Greens – The Green Alternative

| last_election4 = 5 seats, 12.6%

| seats4 = 4

| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote4 = 34,168

| percentage4 = 10.7%

| swing4 = {{decrease}} 1.9%

| image5 = 150x150px

| leader5 = Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider

| party5 = FRITZ

| color5 = E43226

| last_election5 = 2 seats, 5.6%

| seats5 = 2

| seat_change5 = {{steady}} 0

| popular_vote5 = 17,471

| percentage5 = 5.5%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 0.1%

| image6 = 150x150px

| leader6 = {{nowrap|Dominik Oberhofer}}

| party6 = NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum

| last_election6 = Did not contest

| seats6 = 2

| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 2

| popular_vote6 = 16,670

| percentage6 = 5.2%

| swing6 = {{increase}} 5.2%

| map_image = Landtagswahlkarte Tirol 2018.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority.

| title = Governor

| before_election = Günther Platter

| before_party = Austrian People's Party

| after_election = Günther Platter

| after_party = Austrian People's Party

}}

The 2018 Tyrolean state election was held on 25 February 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Tyrol.

The conservative Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) placed first with 44.3% of votes, a 4.9 percentage point swing. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) recovered somewhat from its worst ever result in 2013, rising 3.5 points to 17.2%. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) also made gains. The Greens took small losses, while Citizens' Forum Tyrol (FRITZ) stayed level. NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) contested its first state election in Tyrol, debuting at 5.2%. Forward Tyrol, which won 9.5% in 2013, did not contest the election.{{cite web|url=https://wahlen.tirol.gv.at/landtagswahl_2018/index.html|title=State results - 2018 Landtag election|publisher=Tyrolean Government}}

Background

In the 2013 election, the ÖVP suffered its worst ever result in a Tyrolean state election, winning just 39.4%; prior to 2008, the party had always held a majority in the Landtag. The party subsequently formed a coalition with the Greens, who had achieved their best ever result in Tyrol at 12.6%.{{cite web|url=https://tirol.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2584179/|title=New government presents program|date=14 May 2013|publisher=ORF}}

Electoral system

The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.

Contesting parties

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Name

! rowspan="2"| Ideology

! rowspan="2"| Leader

! colspan="2"| 2013 result

Votes (%)

! Seats

style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};"|

| style="text-align:center;"| ÖVP

| Austrian People's Party
{{small|Österreichische Volkspartei}}

| Christian democracy

| Günther Platter

| style="text-align:center;"| 39.4%

| {{Composition bar|16|36|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|

| style="text-align:center;"| SPÖ

| Social Democratic Party of Austria
{{small|Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs}}

| Social democracy

| Elisabeth Blanik

| style="text-align:center;"| 13.7%

| {{Composition bar|5|36|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}}}

style="background:{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};"|

| style="text-align:center;"| GRÜNE

| The Greens – The Green Alternative
{{small|Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative}}

| Green politics

| Ingrid Felipe

| style="text-align:center;"| 12.6%

| {{Composition bar|5|36|{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}}}

style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|

| style="text-align:center;"| FPÖ

| Freedom Party of Austria
{{small|Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs}}

| Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism

| Markus Abwerzger

| style="text-align:center;"| 9.3%

| {{Composition bar|4|36|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}}}

style="background:#E43226;"|

| style="text-align:center;"| FRITZ

| Citizens' Forum Tyrol
{{small|Bürgerforum Tirol}}

| Populism

| Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider

| style="text-align:center;"| 5.6%

| {{Composition bar|2|36|#E43226}}

Forward Tyrol, which contested the previous election and won 9.5% of votes and four seats, did not contest the 2018 election.

In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

  • NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS)
  • Family – The Tyrolean Family Party (FAMILY)
  • Impulse Tyrol (IMPULS) – on the ballot in all constituencies except Schwaz

Opinion polling

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:150px;" rowspan="2"| Polling firm

! style="width:125px;" rowspan="2"| Fieldwork date

! style="width:35px;" rowspan="2"| Sample
size

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| ÖVP

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| SPÖ

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Grüne

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Forw.

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FPÖ

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| FRITZ

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| NEOS

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;"| Impuls

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2"| Lead

style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|

! style="background:{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};"|

! style="background:#FFD504;"|

! style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|

! style="background:#E43226;"|

! style="background:{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};"|

! style="background:gold;"|

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| 2018 state election

| data-sort-value="2018-02-25"| 25 February 2018

| –

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 44.3

| 17.2

| 10.7

| –

| 15.5

| 5.5

| 5.2

| 0.5

| 1.1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 27.1

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1409 IFAP]

| data-sort-value="2018-02-18"| 6–10 Feb 2018

| 600

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 40

| 16

| 12

| –

| 17

| 6

| 7

| –

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 23

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1395 Research Affairs]

| data-sort-value="2017-12-28"| December 2017

| 600

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 38

| 14

| 12

| –

| 24

| 3

| 5

| –

| 4

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 14

[https://www.meinbezirk.at/tirol/c-politik/exklusive-umfrage-regierung-mit-gutem-zeugnis_a2357780 GMK]

| data-sort-value="2017-12-16"| December 2017

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 45

| 12

| 10

| –

| 20

| 4

| 6

| 2

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25

[https://www.tt.com/artikel/13269185/tirol-vp-bei-40-bis-43-prozent-dreikampf-dahinter BrandSupport]

| data-sort-value="2017-07-31"| June 2017

| 800

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41.5

| 14

| 15

| –

| 16.5

| 4

| 4

| –

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25.0

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1320 Market]

| data-sort-value="2017-05-16"| May 2017

| 401

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41

| 13

| 13

| –

| 22

| 6

| 4

| –

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 19

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1255 Research Affairs]

| data-sort-value="2016-12-28"| December 2016

| 602

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 33

| 13

| 17

| –

| 25

| 3

| 5

| 3

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 8

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1254 IFAP]

| data-sort-value="2016-12-21"| December 2016

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41

| 14

| 14

| –

| 21

| 4

| 4

| –

| 2

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 20

[https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235311/https://www.meinbezirk.at/epaper/bezirksblatt-hall-rum-ausgabe-12017-e34390.html#page/4-5 GMK]

| data-sort-value="2016-12-06"| December 2016

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41

| 12

| 14

| –

| 25

| 3

| 3

| –

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1059 Research Affairs]

| data-sort-value="2015-12-28"| 28 Nov–9 Dec 2015

| 608

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 35

| 12

| 16

| –

| 19

| 5

| 6

| –

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 16

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=1061 GMK]

| data-sort-value="2015-12-28"| 7 Nov–11 Dec 2015

| 400

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 38

| 9

| 13

| –

| 29

| 4

| 4

| 2

| 1

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 9

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/wahlumfrage.php?uid=928 GfK]

| data-sort-value="2015-04-19"| April 2015

| 500

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 39

| 13

| 16

| 1.5

| 13

| 5

| 4

| 1.5

| 7

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 26

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/index.php?cid=10 GMK]

| data-sort-value="2014-12-29"| December 2014

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 42

| 17

| 12

| 3

| 15

| 3

| 3

| –

| 5

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/index.php?cid=10 Gallup]

| data-sort-value="2014-12-27"| December 2014

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 38

| 15

| 15

| 3

| 13

| 4

| 7

| –

| –

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 23

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/index.php?cid=10 GMK]

| data-sort-value="2013-12-31"| December 2013

| ?

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41

| 11

| 16

| 2

| 15

| 2

| 8

| –

| 3

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25

[https://neuwal.com/wahlumfragen/index.php?cid=10 Karmasin]

| data-sort-value="2013-12-22"| 22 Nov–11 Dec 2013

| 500

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 41

| 13

| 14

| 6

| 12

| 4

| –

| –

| 10

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 27

style="background:#E9E9E9;"

| 2013 state election

| data-sort-value="2013-04-28"| 28 April 2013

| –

| style="background:#D2EDF1;"| 39.4

| 13.7

| 12.6

| 9.5

| 9.3

| 5.6

| –

| –

| 9.8

| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};color:#FFFFFF;"| 25.7

Results

class=wikitable style=text-align:right

| align=center colspan=7| File:2018 Tyrolean state election - composition chart.svg

colspan=2|Party

! Votes

! %

! +/−

! Seats

! +/−

bgcolor={{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|

| align=left| Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)

| 141,691

| 44.26

| +4.91

| 17

| +1

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|

| align=left| Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)

| 55,224

| 17.25

| +3.53

| 6

| +1

bgcolor={{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|

| align=left| Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)

| 49,727

| 15.53

| +6.19

| 5

| +1

bgcolor={{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}|

| align=left| The Greens – The Green Alternative (GRÜNE)

| 34,167

| 10.67

| –1.92

| 4

| –1

bgcolor=#E43226|

| align=left| Citizens' Forum Tyrol (FRITZ)

| 17,471

| 5.46

| –0.15

| 2

| ±0

bgcolor={{party color|NEOS – The New Austria}}|

| align=left| NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS)

| 16,670

| 5.21

| +5.21

| 2

| +2

colspan=7 bgcolor=lightgrey|
| align=left| Family – The Tyrolean Family Party (FAMILY)

| 3,645

| 1.14

| New

| 0

| New

| align=left| Impulse Tyrol (IMPULS)

| 1,539

| 0.48

| New

| 0

| New

colspan=2 align=left| Invalid/blank votes

| 2,245

| –

| –

| –

| –

colspan=2 align=left| Total

| 322,379

| 100

| –

| 36

| 0

align=left colspan=2| Registered voters/turnout

| 537,273

| 60.00

| –0.40

| –

| –

align=left colspan=7 |Source: [https://wahlen.tirol.gv.at/landtagswahl_2018/index.html Tyrolean Government]

{{bar box

| title = Popular vote

| float =

| titlebar = #ddd

| width = 500px

| barwidth = 400px

| bars =

{{bar percent|ÖVP|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|44.26}}

{{bar percent|SPÖ|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|17.25}}

{{bar percent|FPÖ|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|15.53}}

{{bar percent|GRÜNE|{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}|10.67}}

{{bar percent|FRITZ|#E43226|5.46}}

{{bar percent|NEOS|{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria}}|5.21}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.62}}}}

{{bar box

| title = Landtag seats

| float =

| titlebar = #ddd

| width = 500px

| barwidth = 400px

| bars =

{{bar percent|ÖVP|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|47.22}}

{{bar percent|SPÖ|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|16.67}}

{{bar percent|FPÖ|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|13.89}}

{{bar percent|GRÜNE|{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}|11.11}}

{{bar percent|FRITZ|#E43226|5.56}}

{{bar percent|NEOS|{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria}}|5.56}}}}

=Results by constituency=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:16px"
style="height:40px;"

! style="width:120px;" rowspan="3"| Constituency

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| ÖVP

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| SPÖ

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| FPÖ

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| Grüne

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| FRITZ

! style="width:60px;" colspan="2"| NEOS

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="3"| Total
seats

! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="3"| Turnout

colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};"|

! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|

! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|

! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};"|

! colspan="2" style="background:#E43226;"|

! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};"|

class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| % || class=unsortable| {{abbr|S|Seats}}

! class=unsortable| %

align=left| Innsbruck Citybgcolor=#D2EDF1| 25.9bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 122.8bgcolor=#F4C6C9| 116.2bgcolor=#C6D9EA| 119.0bgcolor=#E2F2C0| 17.97.31.0458.4
align=left| Imstbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 53.1bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 112.414.87.85.15.31.5160.2
align=left| Innsbruck-Landbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 39.8bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 318.8116.4111.816.65.51.2663.8
align=left| Kitzbühelbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 52.8bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 114.614.28.84.04.51.1157.7
align=left| Kufsteinbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 44.7bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 215.317.510.25.34.22.7258.1
align=left| Landeckbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 63.8bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 113.19.45.42.64.80.8161.9
align=left| Lienzbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 49.2bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 121.913.35.52.83.73.4158.9
align=left| Reuttebgcolor=#D2EDF1| 49.913.314.88.43.36.63.7058.6
align=left| Schwazbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 50.8bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 214.516.97.85.04.11.0258.3
colspan=16 bgcolor=lightgrey|
align=left| Remaining seats54322218
colspan=16 bgcolor=lightgrey|
align=left| Totalbgcolor=#D2EDF1| 44.3bgcolor=#D2EDF1| 1717.2615.5510.745.525.221.63660.0
class=sortbottom

| colspan=16 align=left| Source: [https://wahlen.tirol.gv.at/landtagswahl_2018/index.html Tyrolean Government]

Aftermath

The ÖVP held exploratory discussions with all other parties, narrowing their options to the SPÖ and Greens after the first round of talks.{{cite web|url=https://orf.at/v2/stories/2428050|title=Tyrol election: Platter announces exploratory talks|date=26 February 2018|publisher=ORF}}{{cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000075280479/tiroler-farbenspiele-platter-will-sondierungsgespraeche-naechste-woche-fortsetzen|title=Tyrolean play of colors: Platter plans to continue explorations next week|date=1 March 2018|publisher=Der Standard}} On 8 March, Governor Platter announced formal negotiations with the Greens would take place.{{cite web|url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/2000075717861/platter-geht-mit-gruenen-in-koalitionsverhandlungen|title=Platter goes into coalition negotiations with the Tyrolean Greens|date=8 March 2018|publisher=Der Standard}} On 20 March, they announced they had come to a coalition agreement. The government subsequently took office for a second term.{{cite web|url=https://tirol.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2902207/|title=ÖVP and Tyrolean Greens agree|date=20 March 2018|publisher=ORF}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://wahlen.tirol.gv.at/landtagswahl_2018/index.html]

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