Lungau-Pinzgau-Pongau (National Council electoral district)

Lungau-Pinzgau-Pongau, also known as Electoral District 5C (), 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 St. Johann im Pongau, Tamsweg and Zell am See 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 138,659 registered electors.

History Lungau-Pinzgau-Pongau 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 St. Johann im Pongau, Tamsweg and Zell am See in the state of Salzburg. The district was initially allocated four seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Lungau-Pinzgau-Pongau 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 320 0.30% 0 18,673 17.59% 0 7,830 7.38% 0 7,192 6.78% 0 54,372 51.22% 2 16,372 15.42% 02017 301 0.27% 0 24,968 22.22% 0 2,394 2.13% 0 5,027 4.47% 0 44,320 39.44% 1 30,650 27.27% 12013 347 0.33% 0 27,055 25.94% 1 9,774 9.37% 0 3,506 3.36% 0 29,537 28.32% 1 24,955 23.93% 02008 388 0.36% 0 29,720 27.23% 1 7,408 6.79% 0 890 0.82% 0 33,128 30.36% 1 19,866 18.20% 02006 519 0.50% 0 33,868 32.88% 1 7,456 7.24% 0 42,156 40.93% 1 12,328 11.97% 02002 342 0.32% 0 36,514 33.84% 1 6,819 6.32% 0 863 0.80% 0 51,741 47.95% 1 11,627 10.78% 01999 204 0.20% 0 33,085 32.58% 1 5,577 5.49% 0 2,216 2.18% 0 30,136 29.67% 1 29,324 28.87% 11995 141 0.13% 0 37,792 36.17% 1 3,877 3.71% 0 4,204 4.02% 0 31,644 30.28% 1 25,850 24.74% 01994 35,803 36.21% 1 5,410 5.47% 0 3,940 3.99% 0 30,330 30.68% 1 22,142 22.40% 0

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 22,991 6,454 24,835 92 54,372 51.22% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 8,273 1,820 8,549 31 18,673 17.59% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,953 2,496 6,887 36 16,372 15.42% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 3,150 730 3,877 73 7,830 7.38% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,950 700 3,493 49 7,192 6.78% 0 JETZT JETZT 423 105 521 4 1,053 0.99% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 130 43 166 3 342 0.32% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 154 36 129 1 320 0.30% 0Valid Votes 45,024 12,384 48,457 289 106,154 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 681 164 674 3 1,522 1.41% Total Polled 45,705 12,548 49,131 292 107,676 77.66% Registered Electors 58,389 16,110 64,160 138,659 Turnout 78.28% 77.89% 76.58% 77.66%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 3,942 votes; and Carina Reiter (ÖVP), 1,616 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 18,818 5,261 20,084 157 44,320 39.44% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 13,015 4,266 13,301 68 30,650 27.27% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 10,897 2,384 11,596 91 24,968 22.22% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,093 520 2,351 63 5,027 4.47% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 1,029 258 1,242 34 2,563 2.28% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 912 252 1,196 34 2,394 2.13% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 351 89 831 4 1,275 1.13% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 260 49 372 8 689 0.61% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 127 30 137 7 301 0.27% 0 The Whites WEIßE 87 25 87 1 200 0.18% 0Valid Votes 47,589 13,134 51,197 467 112,387 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 521 122 658 3 1,304 1.15% Total Polled 48,110 13,256 51,855 470 113,691 81.94% Registered Electors 58,311 16,222 64,216 138,749 Turnout 82.51% 81.72% 80.75% 81.94%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 3,182 votes; and Christian Pewny (FPÖ), 2,317 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 12,511 4,180 12,761 85 29,537 28.32% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 11,555 2,775 12,686 39 27,055 25.94% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 10,927 3,111 10,877 40 24,955 23.93% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 4,029 998 4,682 65 9,774 9.37% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 2,194 579 2,722 17 5,512 5.28% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 1,538 340 1,587 41 3,506 3.36% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,435 384 1,286 11 3,116 2.99% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 180 46 273 4 503 0.48% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 135 47 162 3 347 0.33% 0Valid Votes 44,504 12,460 47,036 305 104,305 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 994 233 1,164 5 2,396 2.25% Total Polled 45,498 12,693 48,200 310 106,701 76.97% Registered Electors 58,236 16,319 64,064 138,619 Turnout 78.13% 77.78% 75.24% 76.97%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 5,222 votes. Party mandates - Walter Bacher (SPÖ), 2,846 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 13,995 4,224 14,610 299 33,128 30.36% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 12,508 2,914 14,123 175 29,720 27.23% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 8,938 2,515 8,300 113 19,866 18.20% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 5,902 2,059 6,210 102 14,273 13.08% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,934 741 3,476 257 7,408 6.79% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 554 177 972 23 1,726 1.58% 0 The Christians DC 508 112 311 14 945 0.87% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 330 100 413 47 890 0.82% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 222 100 425 11 758 0.69% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 141 43 197 7 388 0.36% 0 Left LINKE 15 4 13 0 32 0.03% 0Valid Votes 46,047 12,989 49,050 1,048 109,134 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,244 272 1,376 11 2,903 2.59% Total Polled 47,291 13,261 50,426 1,059 112,037 81.17% Registered Electors 57,883 16,554 63,598 138,035 Turnout 81.70% 80.11% 79.29% 81.17%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 4,315 votes; and Rosa Lohfeyer (SPÖ), 2,242 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 17,206 5,096 17,893 1,961 42,156 40.93% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 13,671 3,341 15,535 1,321 33,868 32.88% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 5,294 1,776 4,869 389 12,328 11.97% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,637 628 3,262 929 7,456 7.24% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 1,209 323 1,586 133 3,251 3.16% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,244 356 1,223 111 2,934 2.85% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 210 59 221 29 519 0.50% 0 EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria NFÖ 172 63 241 15 491 0.48% 0Valid Votes 41,643 11,642 44,830 4,888 103,003 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,046 259 1,099 63 2,467 2.34% Total Polled 42,689 11,901 45,929 4,951 105,470 79.46% Registered Electors 55,477 16,002 61,253 132,732 Turnout 76.95% 74.37% 74.98% 79.46%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 4,753 votes; and Erika Scharer (SPÖ), 5,085 votes.

Substitutions: Erika Scharer (SPÖ) resigned on 6 February 2007 and was replaced by Rosa Lohfeyer (SPÖ) on 7 February 2007.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 20,974 6,354 22,098 2,315 51,741 47.95% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 15,098 3,536 16,861 1,019 36,514 33.84% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,605 1,698 4,967 357 11,627 10.78% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,385 577 2,960 897 6,819 6.32% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 289 86 433 55 863 0.80% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 148 55 130 9 342 0.32% 0Valid Votes 43,499 12,306 47,449 4,652 107,906 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 757 175 841 32 1,805 1.65% Total Polled 44,256 12,481 48,290 4,684 109,711 85.90% Registered Electors 53,255 15,600 58,860 127,715 Turnout 83.10% 80.01% 82.04% 85.90%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Eßl (ÖVP), 6,116 votes; and Erika Scharer (SPÖ), 5,070 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt.JohannimPongau Tams-weg Zellam See Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 13,387 3,168 15,323 1,207 33,085 32.58% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 12,405 3,944 12,423 1,364 30,136 29.67% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,755 3,623 12,812 1,134 29,324 28.87% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,113 530 2,377 557 5,577 5.49% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 682 196 946 392 2,216 2.18% 0 The Independents DU 185 33 189 28 435 0.43% 0 Christian Voters Community CWG 141 33 107 11 292 0.29% 0 No to NATO and EU –Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative NEIN 125 36 116 11 288 0.28% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 89 26 71 18 204 0.20% 0Valid Votes 40,882 11,589 44,364 4,722 101,557 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 673 171 801 48 1,693 1.64% Total Polled 41,555 11,760 45,165 4,770 103,250 81.64% Registered Electors 52,692 15,577 58,195 126,464 Turnout 78.86% 75.50% 77.61% 81.64%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Franz Hornegger (FPÖ), 1,898 votes; Georg Schwarzenberger (ÖVP), 3,264 votes; and Emmerich Schwemlein (SPÖ), 3,680 votes.

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