Flachgau-Tennengau, also known as Electoral District 5B (), 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 Hallein and Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg. The electoral district currently elects four 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 157,803 registered electors.

History Flachgau-Tennengau 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 Hallein and Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg. The district was initially allocated four seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Flachgau-Tennengau currently elects four 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 697 0.57% 0 17,407 14.16% 0 16,017 13.03% 0 11,047 8.99% 0 58,656 47.73% 2 16,687 13.58% 02017 705 0.55% 0 25,652 19.88% 0 5,294 4.10% 0 7,786 6.03% 0 51,373 39.82% 1 31,359 24.31% 12013 654 0.56% 0 23,205 20.04% 0 18,792 16.23% 0 5,345 4.62% 0 33,396 28.84% 1 23,533 20.32% 02008 637 0.54% 0 24,166 20.43% 0 14,699 12.42% 0 1,935 1.64% 0 36,925 31.21% 1 20,733 17.53% 02006 798 0.72% 0 27,249 24.69% 1 14,424 13.07% 0 46,707 42.32% 1 13,443 12.18% 02002 505 0.44% 0 31,420 27.52% 1 11,791 10.33% 0 1,322 1.16% 0 57,260 50.16% 2 11,861 10.39% 01999 328 0.31% 0 27,011 25.77% 1 9,104 8.69% 0 3,937 3.76% 0 32,267 30.78% 1 30,568 29.16% 11995 236 0.22% 0 31,055 29.40% 1 6,041 5.72% 0 6,550 6.20% 0 33,734 31.94% 1 26,685 25.26% 11994 27,045 27.64% 1 8,010 8.19% 0 6,354 6.49% 0 31,520 32.21% 1 23,159 23.67% 0

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 15,913 42,624 119 58,656 47.73% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 5,855 11,482 70 17,407 14.16% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,298 12,343 46 16,687 13.58% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 4,080 11,814 123 16,017 13.03% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,742 8,234 71 11,047 8.99% 0 JETZT JETZT 495 1,224 11 1,730 1.41% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 207 483 7 697 0.57% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 147 503 6 656 0.53% 0Valid Votes 33,737 88,707 453 122,897 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 517 1,085 6 1,608 1.29% Total Polled 34,254 89,792 459 124,505 78.90% Registered Electors 43,516 114,287 157,803 Turnout 78.72% 78.57% 78.90%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Tanja Graf (ÖVP), 1,329 votes; and Peter Haubner (ÖVP), 3,363 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 13,860 37,322 191 51,373 39.82% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 8,225 23,046 88 31,359 24.31% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,915 17,565 172 25,652 19.88% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,003 5,683 100 7,786 6.03% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,373 3,854 67 5,294 4.10% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 1,254 3,328 53 4,635 3.59% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 330 992 7 1,329 1.03% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 197 500 8 705 0.55% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 173 381 2 556 0.43% 0 The Whites WEIßE 132 198 2 332 0.26% 0Valid Votes 35,462 92,869 690 129,021 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 425 1,027 5 1,457 1.12% Total Polled 35,887 93,896 695 130,478 83.08% Registered Electors 43,433 113,627 157,060 Turnout 82.63% 82.64% 83.08%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Marlene Svazek (FPÖ), 5,319 votes. Party mandates - Peter Haubner (ÖVP), 3,607 votes.

Substitutions: Marlene Svazek (FPÖ) resigned on 12 June 2018 and was replaced by Volker Reifenberger (FPÖ) on 13 June 2018.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 9,099 24,214 83 33,396 28.84% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,214 17,264 55 23,533 20.32% 0 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,928 15,221 56 23,205 20.04% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 4,929 13,730 133 18,792 16.23% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 1,556 4,524 17 6,097 5.27% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 1,310 4,000 35 5,345 4.62% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,015 2,909 18 3,942 3.40% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 220 599 4 823 0.71% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 189 455 10 654 0.56% 0Valid Votes 32,460 82,916 411 115,787 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 850 2,017 9 2,876 2.42% Total Polled 33,310 84,933 420 118,663 77.10% Registered Electors 42,833 111,076 153,909 Turnout 77.77% 76.46% 77.10%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Peter Haubner (ÖVP), 2,262 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 9,494 27,077 354 36,925 31.21% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,995 15,958 213 24,166 20.43% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 5,550 15,029 154 20,733 17.53% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 4,259 10,591 111 14,961 12.65% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 3,679 10,696 324 14,699 12.42% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 517 1,546 23 2,086 1.76% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 473 1,413 49 1,935 1.64% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 235 799 4 1,038 0.88% 0 The Christians DC 273 732 15 1,020 0.86% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 190 438 9 637 0.54% 0 Left LINKE 58 46 1 105 0.09% 0Valid Votes 32,723 84,325 1,257 118,305 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 1,044 2,352 16 3,412 2.80% Total Polled 33,767 86,677 1,273 121,717 81.97% Registered Electors 41,357 107,135 148,492 Turnout 81.65% 80.90% 81.97%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Konrad Steindl (ÖVP), 2,304 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 11,744 32,412 2,551 46,707 42.32% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 8,793 17,184 1,272 27,249 24.69% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 3,371 9,656 1,397 14,424 13.07% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,606 9,399 438 13,443 12.18% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 871 2,539 146 3,556 3.22% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 874 2,501 134 3,509 3.18% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 222 535 41 798 0.72% 0 EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria NFÖ 184 483 19 686 0.62% 0Valid Votes 29,665 74,709 5,998 110,372 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 866 2,064 86 3,016 2.66% Total Polled 30,531 76,773 6,084 113,388 80.31% Registered Electors 39,453 101,738 141,191 Turnout 77.39% 75.46% 80.31%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Stefan Prähauser (SPÖ), 1,783 votes; and Konrad Steindl (ÖVP), 2,877 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,501 40,499 2,260 57,260 50.16% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 10,148 20,205 1,067 31,420 27.52% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,033 8,521 307 11,861 10.39% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,759 7,888 1,144 11,791 10.33% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 299 955 68 1,322 1.16% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 165 316 24 505 0.44% 0Valid Votes 30,905 78,384 4,870 114,159 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 618 1,451 43 2,112 1.82% Total Polled 31,523 79,835 4,913 116,271 86.90% Registered Electors 37,550 96,256 133,806 Turnout 83.95% 82.94% 86.90%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Peter Haubner (ÖVP), 2,657 votes; Stefan Prähauser (SPÖ), 3,074 votes; and Konrad Steindl (ÖVP), 764 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsHal-lein Salz-burg-Umge-bung Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 8,051 22,568 1,648 32,267 30.78% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 7,980 21,420 1,168 30,568 29.16% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 8,610 17,177 1,224 27,011 25.77% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,221 6,139 744 9,104 8.69% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 885 2,629 423 3,937 3.76% 0 The Independents DU 197 518 32 747 0.71% 0 Christian Voters Community CWG 103 309 22 434 0.41% 0 No to NATO and EU –Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative NEIN 104 304 16 424 0.40% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 127 180 21 328 0.31% 0Valid Votes 28,278 71,244 5,298 104,820 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 535 1,336 50 1,921 1.80% Total Polled 28,813 72,580 5,348 106,741 82.22% Registered Electors 36,707 93,121 129,828 Turnout 78.49% 77.94% 82.22%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Hermann Böhacker (FPÖ), 1,977 votes; Günter Puttinger (ÖVP), 2,083 votes; and Annemarie Reitsamer (SPÖ), 2,059 votes.

Substitutions: Annemarie Reitsamer (SPÖ) resigned on 28 February 2001 and was replaced by Stefan Prähauser (SPÖ) on 1 March 2001. Günter Puttinger (ÖVP) resigned on 30 November 2001 and was replaced by Peter Haubner (ÖVP) on 3 December 2001.

1995 Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 17 December 1995: