Traunviertel, also known as Electoral District 4D (), 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 Steyr and the districts of Gmunden, Kirchdorf and Steyr Rural in the state of Upper Austria. The electoral district currently elects six 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 197,070 registered electors.

History Traunviertel 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 Steyr and the districts of Gmunden, Kirchdorf and Steyr Rural in the state of Upper Austria. The district was initially allocated six seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Traunviertel currently elects six 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 856 0.56% 0 38,208 25.19% 1 20,074 13.24% 0 10,620 7.00% 0 53,475 35.26% 2 25,233 16.64% 02017 870 0.54% 0 48,205 30.02% 1 5,409 3.37% 0 7,716 4.80% 0 47,753 29.74% 1 42,052 26.19% 12013 1,197 0.79% 0 44,797 29.48% 1 18,391 12.10% 0 5,351 3.52% 0 34,894 22.96% 1 30,988 20.39% 12008 1,117 0.70% 0 52,620 33.15% 1 15,345 9.67% 0 2,088 1.32% 0 39,792 25.07% 1 26,902 16.95% 02006 1,318 0.86% 0 59,723 39.01% 2 15,366 10.04% 0 50,691 33.11% 1 17,373 11.35% 02002 758 0.48% 0 63,167 40.14% 2 13,117 8.34% 0 1,290 0.82% 0 63,298 40.22% 2 15,735 10.00% 01999 504 0.33% 0 53,984 35.88% 2 10,986 7.30% 0 3,802 2.53% 0 39,531 26.27% 1 39,763 26.43% 11995 355 0.23% 0 63,305 40.59% 2 8,073 5.18% 0 6,755 4.33% 0 41,805 26.80% 1 33,429 21.43% 11994 309 0.21% 0 56,242 37.64% 2 11,438 7.66% 0 6,840 4.58% 0 38,120 25.51% 1 33,524 22.44% 1

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 20,878 12,971 4,573 14,913 140 53,475 35.26% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 15,144 6,748 6,975 9,266 75 38,208 25.19% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 9,327 6,223 3,300 6,321 62 25,233 16.64% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 8,165 4,160 2,770 4,780 199 20,074 13.24% 0 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 4,524 2,422 1,101 2,485 88 10,620 7.00% 0 JETZT JETZT 1,029 435 362 503 22 2,351 1.55% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 367 148 155 178 8 856 0.56% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 288 189 100 184 10 771 0.51% 0 Socialist Left Party SLP 30 8 9 18 0 65 0.04% 0Valid Votes 59,752 33,304 19,345 38,648 604 151,653 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,068 504 243 580 4 2,399 1.56% Total Polled 60,820 33,808 19,588 39,228 608 154,052 78.17% Registered Electors 78,454 43,478 27,006 48,132 197,070 Turnout 77.52% 77.76% 72.53% 81.50% 78.17%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Markus Vogl (SPÖ), 6,816 votes. Party mandates - Johann Singer (ÖVP), 4,629 votes; and Bettina Zopf (ÖVP), 3,446 votes.

Substitutions: Markus Vogl (SPÖ) resigned on 6 January 2021 and was replaced by Elisabeth Feichtinger (SPÖ) on 7 January 2021.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 19,652 8,642 8,371 11,359 181 48,205 30.02% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 18,479 11,661 3,919 13,530 164 47,753 29.74% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 16,093 9,915 5,635 10,306 103 42,052 26.19% 1 NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum NEOS 3,129 1,898 828 1,788 73 7,716 4.80% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 2,648 1,129 909 1,384 68 6,138 3.82% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 2,147 1,187 764 1,227 84 5,409 3.37% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 728 412 247 457 9 1,853 1.15% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 353 162 154 182 19 870 0.54% 0 The Whites WEIßE 209 78 34 76 3 400 0.25% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 68 28 12 39 0 147 0.09% 0 Socialist Left Party SLP 27 6 5 5 0 43 0.03% 0Valid Votes 63,533 35,118 20,878 40,353 704 160,586 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 861 494 195 476 13 2,039 1.25% Total Polled 64,394 35,612 21,073 40,829 717 162,625 82.39% Registered Electors 78,562 43,323 27,423 48,067 197,375 Turnout 81.97% 82.20% 76.84% 84.94% 82.39%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Johann Singer (ÖVP), 7,040 votes. Party mandates - Gerhard Deimek (FPÖ), 1,624 votes; and Markus Vogl (SPÖ), 6,523 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 18,211 8,438 7,764 10,296 88 44,797 29.48% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 12,895 9,067 2,501 10,312 119 34,894 22.96% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,598 7,612 4,382 7,323 73 30,988 20.39% 1 The Greens GRÜNE 7,684 3,537 2,609 4,375 186 18,391 12.10% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 3,071 1,812 1,152 2,034 31 8,100 5.33% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 2,392 1,255 653 1,774 27 6,101 4.01% 0 NEOS – The New Austria NEOS 2,351 1,008 735 1,190 67 5,351 3.52% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 479 323 152 258 14 1,226 0.81% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 579 192 205 209 12 1,197 0.79% 0 Christian Party of Austria CPÖ 277 161 54 154 1 647 0.43% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 126 63 36 62 2 289 0.19% 0Valid Votes 59,663 33,468 20,243 37,987 620 151,981 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,680 824 387 960 5 3,856 2.47% Total Polled 61,343 34,292 20,630 38,947 625 155,837 78.76% Registered Electors 78,662 43,274 28,386 47,537 197,859 Turnout 77.98% 79.24% 72.68% 81.93% 78.76%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Gerhard Deimek (FPÖ), 1,201 votes; Johann Singer (ÖVP), 3,551 votes; and Markus Vogl (SPÖ), 4,458 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 20,933 9,952 9,406 11,978 351 52,620 33.15% 1 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 14,346 10,297 3,108 11,591 450 39,792 25.07% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 10,395 6,092 3,975 6,224 216 26,902 16.95% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 6,187 3,377 1,979 4,258 178 15,979 10.07% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 6,283 2,997 2,213 3,406 446 15,345 9.67% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 848 418 362 391 69 2,088 1.32% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 689 359 203 559 22 1,832 1.15% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 702 297 187 316 12 1,514 0.95% 0 The Christians DC 662 363 111 324 21 1,481 0.93% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 519 205 172 203 18 1,117 0.70% 0 Left LINKE 26 10 10 8 2 56 0.04% 0Valid Votes 61,590 34,367 21,726 39,258 1,785 158,726 100.00% 2Rejected Votes 1,943 922 446 1,065 28 4,404 2.70% Total Polled 63,533 35,289 22,172 40,323 1,813 163,130 82.54% Registered Electors 78,599 42,919 28,962 47,154 197,634 Turnout 80.83% 82.22% 76.56% 85.51% 82.54%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Kurt Gartlehner (SPÖ), 3,443 votes; and Johann Singer (ÖVP), 2,090 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 23,009 11,024 10,584 13,057 2,049 59,723 39.01% 2 Austrian People's Party ÖVP 17,960 12,472 4,098 13,599 2,562 50,691 33.11% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,572 3,906 2,598 3,753 544 17,373 11.35% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 5,692 2,773 2,066 3,169 1,666 15,366 10.04% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 1,944 881 548 972 154 4,499 2.94% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,505 851 520 1,056 179 4,111 2.69% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 569 215 218 257 59 1,318 0.86% 0Valid Votes 57,251 32,122 20,632 35,863 7,213 153,081 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,627 750 362 783 119 3,641 2.32% Total Polled 58,878 32,872 20,994 36,646 7,332 156,722 82.19% Registered Electors 75,791 41,215 28,558 45,109 190,673 Turnout 77.68% 79.76% 73.51% 81.24% 82.19%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Kurt Gartlehner (SPÖ), 4,935 votes; Walter Murauer (ÖVP), 1,329 votes; and Rainer Wimmer (SPÖ), 4,641 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsGmun-den Kirch-dorf SteyrCity SteyrRural Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 22,635 15,048 6,120 16,793 2,702 63,298 40.22% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 24,743 11,709 11,552 13,634 1,529 63,167 40.14% 2 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,169 3,643 2,221 3,298 404 15,735 10.00% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 4,975 2,134 2,038 2,468 1,502 13,117 8.34% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 520 192 228 264 86 1,290 0.82% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 340 129 121 150 18 758 0.48% 0Valid Votes 59,382 32,855 22,280 36,607 6,241 157,365 100.00% 4Rejected Votes 1,258 615 295 608 43 2,819 1.76% Total Polled 60,640 33,470 22,575 37,215 6,284 160,184 87.09% Registered Electors 72,973 39,730 28,244 42,986 183,933 Turnout 83.10% 84.24% 79.93% 86.57% 87.09%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Kurt Gartlehner (SPÖ), 5,327 votes; Wilhelm Molterer (ÖVP), 8,223 votes; Walter Murauer (ÖVP), 1,767 votes; and Rainer Wimmer (SPÖ), 5,556 votes.

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