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2015 Upper Austrian state election
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The 2015 Upper Austrian state election was held on 27 September 2015 to elect the members of the Landtag of Upper Austria.
Quick Facts All 56 seats in the Landtag of Upper Austria29 seats needed for a majority All 9 seats in the state government, Turnout ...
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All 56 seats in the Landtag of Upper Austria 29 seats needed for a majority All 9 seats in the state government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 893,485 (81.6%)![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by municipality. The lighter shade indicates a plurality; the darker shade indicates a majority. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election saw major losses for the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ), the traditional major parties of Austrian politics. This was matched by huge gains for the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), which doubled its vote share to 30% and overtook the SPÖ to become the second largest party. The Greens also made small gains, while the liberal NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS) failed to enter the Landtag on its first attempt, taking 3.5%.[1]