West Styria (), also known as Electoral District 6C (), 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 established in 2012 following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure and came into being at the following legislative election in 2013. It consists of the districts of Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz and Voitsberg in the state of Styria. The electoral district currently elects five 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 159,101 registered electors.
History West Styria was established in 2012 following the re-organisation of the regional electoral districts in Styria to reflect the new administrative district structure. It consisted of the districts of Deutschlandsberg, Leibnitz and Voitsberg in the state of Styria. The district was initially allocated five seats in April 2013. Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in June 2013 the number of seats allocated to West Styria was reduced to four based on the population as at the 2011 national census. The number of seats allocated to West Styria was increased to five in June 2023 based on the population as at the 2021 national census.
Electoral system West Styria currently elects five 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).
Election results Summary Election CommunistsKPÖ+ / KPÖ Social DemocratsSPÖ GreensGRÜNE NEOSNEOS 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 1,008 0.87% 0 22,542 19.53% 0 9,577 8.30% 0 6,405 5.55% 0 47,916 41.52% 1 26,124 22.64% 02017 747 0.60% 0 29,138 23.26% 1 2,053 1.64% 0 4,844 3.87% 0 40,151 32.05% 1 43,642 34.83% 12013 1,170 1.01% 0 30,072 25.89% 1 8,057 6.94% 0 3,253 2.80% 0 24,456 21.05% 0 30,876 26.58% 1
Detailed 2019 Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:
Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsDeutsch-lands-berg Leib-nitz Voits-berg Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 15,246 21,379 11,194 97 47,916 41.52% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 8,067 10,855 7,167 35 26,124 22.64% 0 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 7,248 8,010 7,240 44 22,542 19.53% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 3,221 3,819 2,477 60 9,577 8.30% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 2,088 2,597 1,686 34 6,405 5.55% 0 JETZT JETZT 453 548 464 10 1,475 1.28% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 292 327 384 5 1,008 0.87% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 103 141 110 3 357 0.31% 0Valid Votes 36,718 47,676 30,722 288 115,404 100.00% 1Rejected Votes 390 487 316 0 1,193 1.02% Total Polled 37,108 48,163 31,038 288 116,597 73.28% Registered Electors 50,286 66,098 42,717 159,101 Turnout 73.79% 72.87% 72.66% 73.28%
The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Joachim Schnabel (ÖVP), 3,582 votes.
2017 Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:
Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsDeutsch-lands-berg Leib-nitz Voits-berg Votingcard Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 13,192 18,028 12,358 64 43,642 34.83% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 13,041 17,955 9,054 101 40,151 32.05% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 9,320 10,543 9,198 77 29,138 23.26% 1 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 1,656 1,872 1,287 29 4,844 3.87% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 1,104 1,153 994 26 3,277 2.62% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 692 877 465 19 2,053 1.64% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 312 401 219 6 938 0.75% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 218 231 295 3 747 0.60% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 90 141 77 2 310 0.25% 0 The Whites WEIßE 71 66 55 0 192 0.15% 0Valid Votes 39,696 51,267 34,002 327 125,292 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 366 377 285 2 1,030 0.82% Total Polled 40,062 51,644 34,287 329 126,322 79.37% Registered Electors 50,288 65,759 43,100 159,147 Turnout 79.67% 78.54% 79.55% 79.37%
The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Josef Muchitsch (SPÖ), 9,938 votes. Party mandates - Werner Amon (ÖVP), 3,848 votes; and Josef Riemer (FPÖ), 2,418 votes.
Substitutions: Werner Amon (ÖVP) resigned on 30 June 2019 and was replaced by Daniela List (ÖVP) on 1 July 2019.
2013 Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013:
Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsDeutsch-lands-berg Leib-nitz Voits-berg Votingcard Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 9,063 12,634 9,132 47 30,876 26.58% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 9,590 11,296 9,154 32 30,072 25.89% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 8,097 11,105 5,208 46 24,456 21.05% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 3,961 4,913 3,777 23 12,674 10.91% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,712 3,112 2,197 36 8,057 6.94% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,553 1,655 1,425 17 4,650 4.00% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 1,047 1,271 916 19 3,253 2.80% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 324 317 522 7 1,170 1.01% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 195 255 185 3 638 0.55% 0 Christian Party of Austria CPÖ 147 109 59 3 318 0.27% 0Valid Votes 36,689 46,667 32,575 233 116,164 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 620 606 455 6 1,687 1.43% Total Polled 37,309 47,273 33,030 239 117,851 74.69% Registered Electors 50,417 63,620 43,752 157,789 Turnout 74.00% 74.31% 75.49% 74.69%
The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Josef Muchitsch (SPÖ), 11,551 votes. Party mandates - Josef Riemer (FPÖ), 1,994 votes.
References