Carinthia East (; ), also known as Electoral District 2D (), 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. Veit an der Glan, Völkermarkt and Wolfsberg in the state of Carinthia. 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 120,644 registered electors.

History Carinthia East 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. Veit an der Glan, Völkermarkt and Wolfsberg in the state of Carinthia. 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 June 2023 the number of seats allocated to Carinthia East was reduced to three based on the population as at the 2021 national census.

Electoral system Carinthia East 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 Alliance for the FutureBZÖ FreedomFPÖ colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 colspan=3 Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats2019 371 0.44% 0 23,522 27.58% 0 6,138 7.20% 0 4,461 5.23% 0 30,898 36.23% 1 215 0.25% 0 18,266 21.42% 02017 429 0.45% 0 27,659 29.20% 1 1,677 1.77% 0 3,361 3.55% 0 25,403 26.82% 0 32,634 34.46% 12013 517 0.58% 0 30,252 34.23% 1 7,684 8.69% 0 2,141 2.42% 0 14,089 15.94% 0 10,717 12.13% 0 16,812 19.02% 02008 416 0.42% 0 29,032 29.58% 1 4,764 4.85% 0 1,532 1.56% 0 14,348 14.62% 0 38,818 39.56% 1 7,526 7.67% 02006 742 0.79% 0 35,251 37.46% 1 5,315 5.65% 0 19,670 20.90% 0 24,471 26.01% 0 6,585 7.00% 02002 476 0.48% 0 40,667 40.84% 1 4,755 4.78% 0 670 0.67% 0 29,979 30.11% 1 23,022 23.12% 01999 267 0.28% 0 36,755 38.10% 1 3,943 4.09% 0 2,259 2.34% 0 16,169 16.76% 0 36,209 37.54% 11995 146 0.14% 0 43,598 42.98% 1 2,833 2.79% 0 3,018 2.98% 0 19,006 18.74% 0 32,111 31.66% 11994 89 0.09% 0 41,646 42.24% 1 5,087 5.16% 0 2,603 2.64% 0 17,152 17.40% 0 31,419 31.86% 1

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 11,008 8,599 11,206 85 30,898 36.23% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 8,211 7,251 8,012 48 23,522 27.58% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 7,333 4,114 6,785 34 18,266 21.42% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,103 2,019 1,950 66 6,138 7.20% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 1,741 1,193 1,491 36 4,461 5.23% 0 JETZT JETZT 418 368 347 9 1,142 1.34% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 135 121 114 1 371 0.44% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 104 85 75 2 266 0.31% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 71 73 71 0 215 0.25% 0Valid Votes 31,124 23,823 30,051 281 85,279 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 556 512 544 1 1,613 1.86% Total Polled 31,680 24,335 30,595 282 86,892 72.02% Registered Electors 44,371 33,234 43,039 120,644 Turnout 71.40% 73.22% 71.09% 72.02%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Johann Weber (ÖVP), 2,762 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 12,635 7,705 12,223 71 32,634 34.46% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 9,762 8,252 9,547 98 27,659 29.20% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 9,224 7,075 9,007 97 25,403 26.82% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 1,244 1,026 1,053 38 3,361 3.55% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 934 791 852 25 2,602 2.75% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 562 641 460 14 1,677 1.77% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 240 191 208 3 642 0.68% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 138 154 132 5 429 0.45% 0 The Whites WEIßE 62 58 57 0 177 0.19% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 64 28 33 0 125 0.13% 0Valid Votes 34,865 25,921 33,572 351 94,709 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 465 430 487 4 1,386 1.44% Total Polled 35,330 26,351 34,059 355 96,095 78.93% Registered Electors 44,826 33,447 43,473 121,746 Turnout 78.82% 78.78% 78.35% 78.93%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Christian Ragger (FPÖ), 5,448 votes. Party mandates - Wolfgang Knes (SPÖ), 2,303 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 10,266 8,842 11,086 58 30,252 34.23% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,165 3,726 6,895 26 16,812 19.02% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 5,306 4,072 4,678 33 14,089 15.94% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 5,079 2,409 3,199 30 10,717 12.13% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,678 2,644 2,305 57 7,684 8.69% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 1,802 1,652 2,214 10 5,678 6.42% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 825 625 665 26 2,141 2.42% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 187 170 156 4 517 0.58% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 164 146 185 0 495 0.56% 0Valid Votes 32,472 24,286 31,383 244 88,385 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 804 647 680 2 2,133 2.36% Total Polled 33,276 24,933 32,063 246 90,518 73.06% Registered Electors 45,827 33,936 44,129 123,892 Turnout 72.61% 73.47% 72.66% 73.06%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Wolfgang Knes (SPÖ), 2,914 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 13,866 10,128 14,579 245 38,818 39.56% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 10,330 8,050 10,480 172 29,032 29.58% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 5,284 4,040 4,832 192 14,348 14.62% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 3,461 1,398 2,595 72 7,526 7.67% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,721 1,570 1,324 149 4,764 4.85% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 256 1,034 206 36 1,532 1.56% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 265 187 202 11 665 0.68% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 195 133 213 3 544 0.55% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 144 148 115 9 416 0.42% 0 The Christians DC 129 96 129 3 357 0.36% 0 List Karlheinz Klement KHK 21 40 21 1 83 0.08% 0 List Strong STARK 20 8 18 0 46 0.05% 0Valid Votes 35,692 26,832 34,714 893 98,131 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 808 703 785 17 2,313 2.30% Total Polled 36,500 27,535 35,499 910 100,444 79.41% Registered Electors 46,864 34,660 44,961 126,485 Turnout 77.88% 79.44% 78.96% 79.41%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Josef Bucher (BZÖ), 3,907 votes; and Peter Stauber (SPÖ), 4,758 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 12,414 9,248 12,744 845 35,251 37.46% 1 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 8,982 6,523 8,441 525 24,471 26.01% 0 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,069 5,199 6,548 854 19,670 20.90% 0 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 2,606 1,421 2,384 174 6,585 7.00% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,533 1,986 1,284 512 5,315 5.65% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 486 352 591 41 1,470 1.56% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 227 272 212 31 742 0.79% 0 EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria NFÖ 108 70 86 13 277 0.29% 0 Certainly – Absolutely –Independent, Franz Radinger SAU 94 57 91 4 246 0.26% 0 List Strong STARK 13 26 26 2 67 0.07% 0Valid Votes 33,532 25,154 32,407 3,001 94,094 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 785 659 831 42 2,317 2.40% Total Polled 34,317 25,813 33,238 3,043 96,411 78.41% Registered Electors 45,577 33,611 43,774 122,962 Turnout 75.29% 76.80% 75.93% 78.41%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Peter Stauber (SPÖ), 6,335 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsSt. Veitan derGlan Völker-markt Wolfs-berg Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 13,932 11,157 14,538 1,040 40,667 40.84% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 10,408 7,777 10,405 1,389 29,979 30.11% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 9,437 4,989 8,026 570 23,022 23.12% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,241 1,740 1,085 689 4,755 4.78% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 237 164 217 52 670 0.67% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 156 128 174 18 476 0.48% 0Valid Votes 35,411 25,955 34,445 3,758 99,569 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 697 719 760 42 2,218 2.18% Total Polled 36,108 26,674 35,205 3,800 101,787 84.29% Registered Electors 44,484 33,238 43,043 120,765 Turnout 81.17% 80.25% 81.79% 84.29%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Klaus Hubert Auer (ÖVP), 3,119 votes; and Christian Puswald (SPÖ), 2,750 votes.

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