| Country: | Austria |
| Flag Year: | state |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Austrian legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Austrian legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | 183 seats in the National Council of Austria |
| Majority Seats: | 92 |
| Election Date: | 23 November 1986 |
| Image1: | Franz Vranitzky 1988.jpg |
| Leader1: | Franz Vranitzky |
| Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Last Election1: | 47.65%, 90 seats |
| Seats1: | 80 |
| Seat Change1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,092,024 |
| Percentage1: | 43.12% |
| Swing1: | 4.53pp |
| Leader2: | Alois Mock |
| Party2: | Austrian People's Party |
| Last Election2: | 43.22%, 81 seats |
| Seats2: | 77 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,003,663 |
| Percentage2: | 41.29% |
| Swing2: | 1.93pp |
| Image4: | Haider, Jörg (cropped).jpg |
| Leader4: | Jörg Haider |
| Party4: | Freedom Party of Austria |
| Last Election4: | 4.98%, 12 seats |
| Seats4: | 18 |
| Seat Change4: | 6 |
| Popular Vote4: | 472,205 |
| Percentage4: | 9.73% |
| Swing4: | 4.75pp |
| Image5: | Save The World Awards 2009 show10 - Freda Meissner-Blau (cropped).jpg |
| Leader5: | Freda Meissner-Blau |
| Party5: | The Greens – The Green Alternative |
| Last Election5: | – |
| Seats5: | 8 |
| Seat Change5: | New |
| Popular Vote5: | 234,028 |
| Percentage5: | 4.82% |
| Swing5: | New |
| Chancellor | |
| Before Election: | Franz Vranitzky |
| Before Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| After Election: | Franz Vranitzky |
| After Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 23 November 1986.[1] They were called by Chancellor Franz Vranitzky of the Socialist Party (SPÖ), as he was not prepared to continue the coalition government with new Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Jörg Haider, who had ousted Norbert Steger at the party convention.
The SPÖ won the most seats, and formed a grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), as neither were willing to work with Haider. The Green Alternative won eight seats, marking the first time a party other than the SPÖ, ÖVP and FPÖ had entered parliament since 1959 election. Voter turnout was 90%.[2]