Burgenland South (; ), also known as Electoral District 1B (), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Güssing, Jennersdorf, Oberpullendorf and Oberwart in the state of Burgenland. The electoral district currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 109,467 registered electors.

History Burgenland South was one 43 regional electoral districts () established by the "National Council Electoral Regulations 1992" () passed by the National Council in 1992. It consisted of the districts of Güssing, Jennersdorf, Oberpullendorf and Oberwart in the state of Burgenland. The district was initially allocated four seats in May 1993. Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in September 2002 the number of seats allocated to Burgenland South was reduced to three based on the population as at the 2001 national census.

Electoral system Burgenland South currently elects three of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists) at the regional level using a state-wide Hare quota () (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state). 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). In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats). Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold, or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages.

Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels. Split-ticket voting (panachage), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated. 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 the party list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels). Prior to April 2013 electors could not cast preferential votes at the federal level and the thresholds candidates needed to over-ride the party list order were higher at the regional level (half the Hare quota or of the party votes) and state level (Hare quota).

Election results Summary Election CommunistsKPÖ+ / KPÖ Social DemocratsSPÖ GreensGRÜNE NEOSNEOS / LiF People'sÖVP FreedomFPÖ colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2019 328 0.37% 0 26,093 29.72% 0 6,029 6.87% 0 3,540 4.03% 0 34,557 39.36% 1 15,982 18.21% 02017 294 0.32% 0 29,884 32.59% 1 1,666 1.82% 0 2,202 2.40% 0 30,637 33.42% 1 23,985 26.16% 02013 378 0.42% 0 34,037 37.61% 1 5,296 5.85% 0 1,995 2.20% 0 25,501 28.18% 0 15,287 16.89% 02008 337 0.36% 0 37,326 39.71% 1 4,755 5.06% 0 795 0.85% 0 28,946 30.79% 1 14,685 15.62% 02006 457 0.49% 0 41,023 44.32% 1 4,682 5.06% 0 35,182 38.01% 1 7,570 8.18% 02002 220 0.23% 0 42,390 44.81% 1 3,934 4.16% 0 334 0.35% 0 41,951 44.35% 1 5,771 6.10% 01999 199 0.22% 0 38,392 41.67% 1 3,048 3.31% 0 1,405 1.52% 0 29,654 32.18% 1 18,921 20.53% 01995 100 0.11% 0 40,979 43.88% 1 2,168 2.32% 0 2,673 2.86% 0 31,249 33.46% 1 15,687 16.80% 01994 79 0.08% 0 40,831 43.72% 1 3,156 3.38% 0 2,417 2.59% 0 31,443 33.67% 1 14,970 16.03% 0

Detailed 2010s 2019 Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,357 4,526 10,416 12,172 86 34,557 39.36% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 4,935 2,669 8,077 10,356 56 26,093 29.72% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 2,828 2,366 3,628 7,101 59 15,982 18.21% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,087 890 1,519 2,435 98 6,029 6.87% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 636 460 1,024 1,381 39 3,540 4.03% 0 JETZT JETZT 147 147 257 392 12 955 1.09% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 59 58 91 119 1 328 0.37% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 39 30 53 73 2 197 0.22% 0 Christian Party of Austria CPÖ 21 11 33 40 1 106 0.12% 0Valid Votes 17,109 11,157 25,098 34,069 354 87,787 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 227 166 406 506 5 1,310 1.47% Total Polled 17,336 11,323 25,504 34,575 359 89,097 81.39% Registered Electors 21,151 14,311 30,701 43,304 109,467 Turnout 81.96% 79.12% 83.07% 79.84% 81.39%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Nikolaus Berlakovich (ÖVP), 10,736 votes.

2017 Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 6,568 3,878 9,345 10,757 89 30,637 33.42% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 5,631 3,136 9,214 11,785 118 29,884 32.59% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,372 3,710 5,655 10,164 84 23,985 26.16% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 405 326 591 861 32 2,215 2.42% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 400 287 573 909 33 2,202 2.40% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 310 244 454 622 36 1,666 1.82% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 101 87 162 207 8 565 0.62% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 40 47 80 119 8 294 0.32% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 12 14 77 41 0 144 0.16% 0 The Whites WEIßE 11 19 29 32 1 92 0.10% 0Valid Votes 17,850 11,748 26,180 35,497 409 91,684 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 160 99 276 368 2 905 0.98% Total Polled 18,010 11,847 26,456 35,865 411 92,589 84.10% Registered Electors 21,329 14,381 30,965 43,420 110,095 Turnout 84.44% 82.38% 85.44% 82.60% 84.10%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Nikolaus Berlakovich (ÖVP), 7,916 votes. Party mandates - Klaudia Friedl (SPÖ), 1,639 votes.

2013 Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 6,423 3,641 10,588 13,309 76 34,037 37.61% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 5,598 3,094 7,977 8,767 65 25,501 28.18% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 2,676 2,407 3,706 6,450 48 15,287 16.89% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 1,281 973 1,384 2,098 22 5,758 6.36% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 952 816 1,373 2,085 70 5,296 5.85% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 375 259 523 803 35 1,995 2.20% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 320 271 383 700 17 1,691 1.87% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 71 60 98 146 3 378 0.42% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 53 58 117 111 3 342 0.38% 0 Christian Party of Austria CPÖ 37 35 68 75 1 216 0.24% 0Valid Votes 17,786 11,614 26,217 34,544 340 90,501 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 346 270 603 688 6 1,913 2.07% Total Polled 18,132 11,884 26,820 35,232 346 92,414 83.00% Registered Electors 21,803 14,705 31,252 43,578 111,338 Turnout 83.16% 80.82% 85.82% 80.85% 83.00%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Norbert Darabos (SPÖ), 7,332 votes.

Substitutions: Norbert Darabos (SPÖ) resigned on 8 July 2015 and was replaced by Jürgen Schabhüttl (SPÖ) on 15 July 2015.

2000s 2008 Results of the 2008 legislative election held on 28 September 2008:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 6,887 3,999 11,263 14,854 323 37,326 39.71% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 6,589 3,592 8,404 10,111 250 28,946 30.79% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 2,666 2,065 3,438 6,346 170 14,685 15.62% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,061 964 956 1,985 58 5,024 5.34% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 824 790 1,221 1,774 146 4,755 5.06% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 134 95 766 252 15 1,262 1.34% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 145 102 211 300 37 795 0.85% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 88 60 183 154 7 492 0.52% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 74 50 96 111 6 337 0.36% 0 The Christians DC 60 28 119 126 1 334 0.36% 0 Left LINKE 5 5 20 18 0 48 0.05% 0Valid Votes 18,533 11,750 26,677 36,031 1,013 94,004 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 503 379 681 949 11 2,523 2.61% Total Polled 19,036 12,129 27,358 36,980 1,024 96,527 86.41% Registered Electors 22,149 14,717 31,178 43,666 111,710 Turnout 85.95% 82.41% 87.75% 84.69% 86.41%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Franz Glaser (ÖVP), 5,689 votes; and Erwin Kaipel (SPÖ), 7,120 votes.

2006 Results of the 2006 legislative election held on 1 October 2006:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,412 4,535 11,615 16,385 1,076 41,023 44.32% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,830 4,462 9,729 12,142 1,019 35,182 38.01% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 1,100 1,041 2,272 2,919 238 7,570 8.18% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 778 707 1,068 1,657 472 4,682 5.06% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 321 314 268 680 46 1,629 1.76% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 293 233 401 618 52 1,597 1.73% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 103 77 91 157 29 457 0.49% 0 Initiative 2000 IVE 22 16 326 47 16 427 0.46% 0Valid Votes 17,859 11,385 25,770 34,605 2,948 92,567 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 412 359 484 818 32 2,105 2.22% Total Polled 18,271 11,744 26,254 35,423 2,980 94,672 86.94% Registered Electors 21,676 14,439 30,333 42,450 108,898 Turnout 84.29% 81.34% 86.55% 83.45% 86.94%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Franz Glaser (ÖVP), 7,870 votes; and Erwin Kaipel (SPÖ), 10,139 votes.

2002 Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 24 November 2002:

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGüs-sing Jen-ners-dorf Ober-pullen-dorf Ober-wart Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,697 4,635 12,164 16,904 990 42,390 44.81% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 9,118 5,606 11,518 14,463 1,246 41,951 44.35% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 974 914 1,422 2,282 179 5,771 6.10% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 609 516 960 1,387 462 3,934 4.16% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 64 46 72 127 25 334 0.35% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 39 33 62 82 4 220 0.23% 0Valid Votes 18,501 11,750 26,198 35,245 2,906 94,600 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 272 225 421 578 20 1,516 1.58% Total Polled 18,773 11,975 26,619 35,823 2,926 96,116 89.74% Registered Electors 21,393 14,204 29,875 41,632 107,104 Turnout 87.75% 84.31% 89.10% 86.05% 89.74%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Franz Glaser (ÖVP), 9,572 votes; and Erwin Kaipel (SPÖ), 9,799 votes.

1990s 1999 Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 3 October 1999: