Mostviertel, also known as Electoral District 3C (), 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 Waidhofen an der Ybbs and the districts of Amstetten, Melk and Scheibbs in the state of Lower 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 194,417 registered electors.

History Mostviertel 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 Waidhofen an der Ybbs and the districts of Amstetten, Melk and Scheibbs in the state of Lower Austria. The district was initially allocated six seats in May 1993.

Electoral system Mostviertel 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 801 0.51% 0 30,382 19.31% 1 15,786 10.04% 0 10,028 6.38% 0 71,693 45.58% 2 25,571 16.26% 02017 790 0.48% 0 39,144 23.75% 1 4,105 2.49% 0 7,175 4.35% 0 63,455 38.50% 2 42,380 25.72% 12013 982 0.62% 0 40,660 25.83% 1 14,495 9.21% 0 4,953 3.15% 0 56,252 35.74% 2 27,981 17.78% 12008 822 0.51% 0 44,420 27.50% 1 11,112 6.88% 0 1,746 1.08% 0 59,519 36.84% 2 27,485 17.01% 02006 1,068 0.68% 0 52,183 33.25% 1 11,807 7.52% 0 70,497 44.92% 2 13,595 8.66% 02002 617 0.39% 0 52,046 32.95% 1 9,749 6.17% 0 969 0.61% 0 84,662 53.60% 3 9,895 6.27% 01999 439 0.29% 0 46,358 30.98% 1 8,752 5.85% 0 2,785 1.86% 0 57,960 38.73% 2 31,400 20.98% 11995 297 0.20% 0 52,533 34.59% 1 6,153 4.05% 0 5,322 3.50% 0 60,317 39.72% 2 25,125 16.54% 01994 261 0.18% 0 45,995 31.29% 1 8,777 5.97% 0 5,725 3.89% 0 59,816 40.69% 2 24,392 16.59% 0

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 32,612 22,041 13,648 3,288 104 71,693 45.58% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 14,458 10,065 4,564 1,231 64 30,382 19.31% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 11,935 8,727 3,985 880 44 25,571 16.26% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 7,686 4,320 2,610 1,026 144 15,786 10.04% 0 NEOS NEOS 4,807 2,885 1,658 592 86 10,028 6.38% 0 JETZT JETZT 1,044 698 326 158 21 2,247 1.43% 0 KPÖ Plus KPÖ+ 377 250 130 39 5 801 0.51% 0 Der Wandel WANDL 370 223 160 31 7 791 0.50% 0Valid Votes 73,289 49,209 27,081 7,245 475 157,299 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,253 930 452 108 10 2,753 1.72% Total Polled 74,542 50,139 27,533 7,353 485 160,052 82.32% Registered Electors 90,724 61,786 32,997 8,910 194,417 Turnout 82.16% 81.15% 83.44% 82.53% 82.32%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Andreas Hanger (ÖVP), 413 votes; Alois Schroll (SPÖ), 3,625 votes; and Georg Strasser (ÖVP), 9,885 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 28,927 19,155 12,078 3,135 160 63,455 38.50% 2 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 19,727 14,098 6,882 1,573 100 42,380 25.72% 1 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 18,862 12,514 5,899 1,706 163 39,144 23.75% 1 NEOS NEOS 3,428 2,064 1,205 403 75 7,175 4.35% 0 Peter Pilz List PILZ 2,326 1,525 852 322 75 5,100 3.09% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 1,943 1,129 694 272 67 4,105 2.49% 0 My Vote Counts! GILT 914 678 370 76 10 2,048 1.24% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 379 234 123 35 19 790 0.48% 0 The Whites WEIßE 193 120 84 22 1 420 0.25% 0 Free List Austria FLÖ 87 71 26 5 0 189 0.11% 0Valid Votes 76,786 51,588 28,213 7,549 670 164,806 100.00% 4Rejected Votes 1,071 754 386 95 5 2,311 1.38% Total Polled 77,857 52,342 28,599 7,644 675 167,117 85.93% Registered Electors 90,598 61,744 33,146 8,994 194,482 Turnout 85.94% 84.77% 86.28% 84.99% 85.93%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Georg Strasser (ÖVP), 12,932 votes. Party mandates - Andreas Hanger (ÖVP), 6,455 votes; Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ), 4,738 votes; and Edith Mühlberghuber (FPÖ), 2,072 votes.

Substitutions: Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ) resigned on 21 March 2018 and was replaced by Renate Gruber (SPÖ) on 22 March 2018.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 24,692 17,504 11,171 2,774 111 56,252 35.74% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 19,202 13,493 6,236 1,646 83 40,660 25.83% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 13,114 9,313 4,415 1,084 55 27,981 17.78% 1 The Greens GRÜNE 7,127 4,010 2,383 861 114 14,495 9.21% 0 Team Stronach FRANK 3,140 1,989 1,133 307 12 6,581 4.18% 0 NEOS NEOS 2,370 1,494 724 323 42 4,953 3.15% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 2,112 1,219 767 252 19 4,369 2.78% 0 Pirate Party of Austria PIRAT 548 352 173 52 1 1,126 0.72% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 480 300 155 37 10 982 0.62% 0Valid Votes 72,785 49,674 27,157 7,336 447 157,399 100.00% 4Rejected Votes 1,880 1,163 738 165 9 3,955 2.45% Total Polled 74,665 50,837 27,895 7,501 456 161,354 83.14% Registered Electors 89,952 61,676 33,381 9,073 194,082 Turnout 83.01% 82.43% 83.57% 82.67% 83.14%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Georg Strasser (ÖVP), 16,219 votes. Party mandates - Andreas Hanger (ÖVP), 6,940 votes; Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ), 5,665 votes; and Edith Mühlberghuber (FPÖ), 1,948 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 26,545 18,096 11,650 2,857 371 59,519 36.84% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 20,577 14,680 6,927 1,942 294 44,420 27.50% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 12,616 9,324 4,269 1,086 190 27,485 17.01% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 5,415 3,282 2,076 638 100 11,511 7.13% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 5,478 2,910 1,778 661 285 11,112 6.88% 0 Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol FRITZ 1,098 599 376 217 26 2,316 1.43% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 816 459 296 132 43 1,746 1.08% 0 Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria RETTÖ 609 455 237 49 18 1,368 0.85% 0 The Christians DC 487 427 206 121 10 1,251 0.77% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 376 267 133 32 14 822 0.51% 0Valid Votes 74,017 50,499 27,948 7,735 1,351 161,550 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 2,067 1,423 813 226 18 4,547 2.74% Total Polled 76,084 51,922 28,761 7,961 1,369 166,097 86.50% Registered Electors 88,546 60,953 33,264 9,246 192,009 Turnout 85.93% 85.18% 86.46% 86.10% 86.50%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Karl Donabauer (ÖVP), 8,389 votes; Ulrike Königsberger-Ludwig (SPÖ), 3,934 votes; and Günter Kößl (ÖVP), 4,895 votes.

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 30,548 20,744 13,442 3,259 2,504 70,497 44.92% 2 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 23,447 17,013 7,703 2,126 1,894 52,183 33.25% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 6,380 4,361 1,786 675 393 13,595 8.66% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 5,151 2,978 1,814 729 1,135 11,807 7.52% 0 Hans-Peter Martin's List MATIN 1,788 1,261 730 242 151 4,172 2.66% 0 Alliance for the Future of Austria BZÖ 1,692 1,014 623 177 119 3,625 2.31% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 460 310 207 47 44 1,068 0.68% 0Valid Votes 69,466 47,681 26,305 7,255 6,240 156,947 100.00% 3Rejected Votes 1,511 1,123 663 168 87 3,552 2.21% Total Polled 70,977 48,804 26,968 7,423 6,327 160,499 87.16% Registered Electors 84,659 58,522 32,014 8,946 184,141 Turnout 83.84% 83.39% 84.24% 82.98% 87.16%

The following candidates were elected: Personal mandates - Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ), 10,407 votes. Party mandates - Karl Donabauer (ÖVP), 9,602 votes; and Günter Kößl (ÖVP), 7,783 votes.

Substitutions: Alfred Gusenbauer (SPÖ) resigned on 15 January 2007 and was replaced by Gabriele Binder-Maier (SPÖ).

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

Party Votes per district Totalvotes % SeatsAms-tetten Melk Schei-bbs Waid-hofenan derYbbsCity Votingcard Austrian People's Party ÖVP 37,055 25,201 15,829 4,014 2,563 84,662 53.60% 3 Social Democratic Party of Austria SPÖ 23,767 16,860 7,619 2,383 1,417 52,046 32.95% 1 Freedom Party of Austria FPÖ 4,361 3,243 1,582 448 261 9,895 6.27% 0 The Greens GRÜNE 4,296 2,434 1,505 553 961 9,749 6.17% 0 Liberal Forum LiF 405 313 142 63 46 969 0.61% 0 Communist Party of Austria KPÖ 261 183 104 50 19 617 0.39% 0Valid Votes 70,145 48,234 26,781 7,511 5,267 157,938 100.00% 4Rejected Votes 1,093 835 433 108 42 2,511 1.56% Total Polled 71,238 49,069 27,214 7,619 5,309 160,449 90.59% Registered Electors 81,165 56,351 30,876 8,729 177,121 Turnout 87.77% 87.08% 88.14% 87.28% 90.59%

The following candidates were elected: Party mandates - Gabriele Binder (SPÖ), 2,217 votes; Karl Donabauer (ÖVP), 7,780 votes; Günther Hütl (ÖVP), 2,128 votes; and Günter Kößl (ÖVP), 4,550 votes.

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