Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 December 1995,Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 following the collapse of the grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) and People's Party (ÖVP) due to disagreements over the national budget. The SPÖ made small gains, primarily at the expense of minor parties, while the ÖVP remained static. The grand coalition was renegotiated, and Franz Vranitzky continued serving as Chancellor.
Contesting parties The table below lists parties represented in the 19th National Council. Name Ideology Leader 1994 result Votes (%) Seats SPÖ Social Democratic Party of Austria Social democracy Franz Vranitzky 34.9% ÖVP Austrian People's Party Christian democracy Wolfgang Schüssel 27.7% FPÖ Freedom Party of Austria Right-wing populismEuroscepticism Jörg Haider 22.5% GRÜNE The Greens Green politics Madeleine Petrovic 7.3% LiF Liberal Forum Liberalism Heide Schmidt 6.0%
Results
Results by state State SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ LiF Grüne Others 44.6 31.9 16.9 3.3 2.5 0.8 40.8 18.5 32.7 3.6 3.5 0.9 37.9 34.5 17.3 5.0 3.7 1.6 38.1 29.5 21.6 4.4 5.1 1.3 32.6 29.1 25.4 6.1 5.6 1.2 39.7 29.5 21.2 4.2 4.0 1.4 27.3 31.3 27.0 6.2 6.4 1.8 22.9 34.1 27.4 7.1 7.3 1.2 44.0 19.5 20.1 8.6 6.0 1.8 38.1 28.3 21.9 5.5 4.8 1.4 Source: Austrian Interior Ministry
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