Hausruckviertel (National Council electoral district)

Hausruckviertel, also known as Electoral District 4C (), 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 city of Wels and the districts of Eferding, Grieskirchen, Vöcklabruck and Wels Rural in the state of Upper Austria. The electoral district currently elects eight 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 273,379 registered electors.

History Hausruckviertel 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 city of Wels and the districts of Eferding, Grieskirchen, Vöcklabruck and Wels Rural in the state of Upper Austria. The district was initially allocated eight seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Hausruckviertel currently elects eight 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 1,009 0.48% 0 43,537 20.76% 1 27,377 13.06% 1 15,508 7.40% 0 77,480 36.95% 2 40,697 19.41% 12017 1,073 0.49% 0 56,535 25.58% 2 7,752 3.51% 0 10,521 4.76% 0 69,393 31.40% 2 64,579 29.22% 22013 1,261 0.60% 0 53,584 25.69% 2 24,013 11.51% 0 6,722 3.22% 0 52,181 25.02% 1 50,470 24.20% 12008 1,215 0.57% 0 61,132 28.60% 2 19,743 9.24% 0 2,535 1.19% 0 56,972 26.65% 2 45,644 21.35% 12006 1,544 0.76% 0 70,751 34.66% 2 20,046 9.82% 0 72,193 35.36% 2 28,218 13.82% 12002 983 0.47% 0 74,102 35.66% 2 17,368 8.36% 0 1,804 0.87% 0 89,752 43.19% 3 23,787 11.45% 01999 618 0.31% 0 61,564 31.12% 2 14,583 7.37% 0 4,997 2.53% 0 55,911 28.26% 2 57,756 29.19% 21995 434 0.21% 0 74,058 36.39% 2 10,107 4.97% 0 8,706 4.28% 0 59,874 29.42% 2 47,922 23.55% 11994 325 0.17% 0 64,674 33.26% 2 14,383 7.40% 0 8,963 4.61% 0 55,514 28.55% 2 47,585 24.47% 1

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsEfer-ding Gries-kirchen Vöckla-bruck WelsCity WelsRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 7,501 16,571 30,368 7,339 15,556 145 77,480 36.95% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 4,454 6,712 15,948 7,651 8,704 68 43,537 20.76% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,030 8,057 14,207 5,322 9,025 56 40,697 19.41% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,533 4,854 10,786 3,853 5,104 247 27,377 13.06% 1 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 1,494 2,694 5,696 2,020 3,502 102 15,508 7.40% 0 JETZT JETZT 274 453 1,269 412 610 26 3,044 1.45% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 86 146 421 171 180 5 1,009 0.48% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 84 173 399 129 192 5 982 0.47% 0 Socialist Left Party SLP 7 10 23 6 12 0 58 0.03% 0Valid Votes 20,463 39,670 79,117 26,903 42,885 654 209,692 100.00% 5Rejected Votes 445 710 1,362 369 616 8 3,510 1.65% Total Polled 20,908 40,380 80,479 27,272 43,501 662 213,202 77.99% Registered Electors 25,869 50,592 102,974 39,157 54,787 273,379 Turnout 80.82% 79.81% 78.15% 69.65% 79.40% 77.99%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Gerhard Kaniak (FPÖ), 1,566 votes; Klaus Lindinger (ÖVP), 5,779 votes; Laurenz Pöttinger (ÖVP), 4,147 votes; Ralph Schallmeiner (GRÜNE), 948 votes; and Petra Wimmer (SPÖ), 3,379 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsEfer-ding Gries-kirchen Vöckla-bruck WelsCity WelsRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 6,744 15,397 26,941 6,500 13,637 174 69,393 31.40% 2 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,385 12,292 23,236 8,698 13,835 133 64,579 29.22% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 5,761 8,833 20,812 9,881 11,017 231 56,535 25.58% 2 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 974 1,744 3,858 1,423 2,416 106 10,521 4.76% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 657 1,227 3,363 1,147 1,473 79 7,946 3.60% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 715 1,389 3,070 1,125 1,353 100 7,752 3.51% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 215 385 788 242 450 13 2,093 0.95% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 80 161 425 197 191 19 1,073 0.49% 0 The Whites WEIßE 48 120 547 36 103 2 856 0.39% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 27 38 84 24 45 2 220 0.10% 0 Socialist Left Party SLP 3 6 12 6 6 0 33 0.01% 0Valid Votes 21,609 41,592 83,136 29,279 44,526 859 221,001 100.00% 6Rejected Votes 270 610 1,060 293 473 7 2,713 1.21% Total Polled 21,879 42,202 84,196 29,572 44,999 866 223,714 82.14% Registered Electors 25,789 50,411 102,530 39,623 54,005 272,358 Turnout 84.84% 83.72% 82.12% 74.63% 83.32% 82.14%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Gerhard Kaniak (FPÖ), 1,155 votes; Wolfgang Klinger (FPÖ), 3,860 votes; Klaus Lindinger (ÖVP), 4,091 votes; Doris Margreiter (SPÖ), 2,870 votes; Petra Wimmer (SPÖ), 2,956 votes; and Angelika Winzig (ÖVP), 4,875 votes.

Substitutions: Wolfgang Klinger (FPÖ) resigned on 22 May 2019 and was replaced by Roman Haider (FPÖ) on 27 May 2019. Roman Haider (FPÖ) resigned on 1 July 2019 and was replaced by Sandra Wohlschlager (FPÖ) on 2 July 2019. Angelika Winzig (ÖVP) resigned on 1 July 2019 and was replaced by Laurenz Pöttinger (ÖVP) on 2 July 2019.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsEfer-ding Gries-kirchen Vöckla-bruck WelsCity WelsRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 5,378 8,273 19,881 9,434 10,525 93 53,584 25.69% 2 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 5,380 12,254 20,195 4,171 10,022 159 52,181 25.02% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,711 9,246 18,032 7,857 10,543 81 50,470 24.20% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 2,320 4,156 9,170 3,651 4,510 206 24,013 11.51% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 931 1,790 3,812 1,330 2,290 15 10,168 4.87% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 681 1,384 2,737 963 1,547 34 7,346 3.52% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 527 1,090 2,587 1,066 1,385 67 6,722 3.22% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 142 286 697 221 378 15 1,739 0.83% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 113 214 466 230 226 12 1,261 0.60% 0 Christian Party of Austria CPÖ 58 156 353 68 111 0 746 0.36% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 31 75 119 48 77 2 352 0.17% 0Valid Votes 20,272 38,924 78,049 29,039 41,614 684 208,582 100.00% 4Rejected Votes 511 1,274 2,246 451 896 16 5,394 2.52% Total Polled 20,783 40,198 80,295 29,490 42,510 700 213,976 79.05% Registered Electors 25,480 49,884 101,803 40,671 52,848 270,686 Turnout 81.57% 80.58% 78.87% 72.51% 80.44% 79.05%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Maria Fekter (ÖVP), 4,951 votes; Heinz-Peter Hackl (FPÖ), 3,344 votes; Daniela Holzinger (SPÖ), 4,449 votes; and Franz Kirchgatterer (SPÖ), 3,175 votes.

Substitutions: Heinz-Peter Hackl (FPÖ) resigned on 28 June 2016 and was replaced by Wolfgang Klinger (FPÖ) on 29 June 2016.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsEfer-ding Gries-kirchen Vöckla-bruck WelsCity WelsRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 6,201 9,351 21,941 10,846 12,380 413 61,132 28.60% 2 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 5,765 13,400 21,402 5,163 10,663 579 56,972 26.65% 2 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,115 7,785 17,941 6,480 9,039 284 45,644 21.35% 1 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,795 3,475 7,344 3,135 4,401 174 20,324 9.51% 0 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,767 3,299 7,264 3,325 3,561 527 19,743 9.24% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 198 328 922 526 476 85 2,535 1.19% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 181 418 774 235 466 26 2,100 0.98% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 201 328 932 183 373 17 2,034 0.95% 0 The Christians DC 141 502 848 189 313 16 2,009 0.94% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 93 180 510 218 202 12 1,215 0.57% 0 Left LINKE 11 11 22 13 15 1 73 0.03% 0Valid Votes 20,468 39,077 79,900 30,313 41,889 2,134 213,781 100.00% 5Rejected Votes 563 1,533 2,592 543 1,054 36 6,321 2.87% Total Polled 21,031 40,610 82,492 30,856 42,943 2,170 220,102 82.62% Registered Electors 24,923 49,199 100,100 40,994 51,175 266,391 Turnout 84.38% 82.54% 82.41% 75.27% 83.91% 82.62%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Jakob Auer (ÖVP), 2,908 votes; Maria Fekter (ÖVP), 4,820 votes; Manfred Haimbuchner (FPÖ), 3,284 votes; Franz Kirchgatterer (SPÖ), 3,622 votes; and Rosemarie Schönpass (SPÖ), 2,719 votes.

Substitutions: Maria Fekter (ÖVP) resigned on 2 December 2008 and was replaced by Wolfgang Großruck (ÖVP) on 3 December 2008. Manfred Haimbuchner (FPÖ) resigned on 21 October 2009 and was replaced by Heinz-Peter Hackl (FPÖ) on 22 October 2009.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsEfer-ding Gries-kirchen Vöckla-bruck WelsCity WelsRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 6,856 15,990 26,173 6,693 13,113 3,368 72,193 35.36% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 6,705 10,442 25,356 12,403 13,465 2,380 70,751 34.66% 2 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 2,634 4,995 9,680 4,338 5,731 840 28,218 13.82% 1 The Greens – The Green Alternative GRÜNE 1,582 3,035 6,813 3,271 3,359 1,986 20,046 9.82% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 485 1,036 2,221 832 1,042 197 5,813 2.85% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 394 885 1,938 1,067 1,109 179 5,572 2.73% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 124 249 600 242 244 85 1,544 0.76% 0Valid Votes 18,780 36,632 72,781 28,846 38,063 9,035 204,137 100.00% 5Rejected Votes 427 1,011 1,982 432 742 146 4,740 2.27% Total Polled 19,207 37,643 74,763 29,278 38,805 9,181 208,877 81.85% Registered Electors 23,728 47,193 95,783 40,223 48,282 255,209 Turnout 80.95% 79.76% 78.05% 72.79% 80.37% 81.85%

The following candidates were elected: