Country: | Austria |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1996 Burgenland state election |
Next Election: | 2005 Burgenland state election |
Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
Leader1: | Hans Niessl |
Image1: | File:Hans Niessl Stadthalle-Wien-08.2008.jpg |
Seats After1: | 17 |
Seat Change1: | ±0 |
Seats Before1: | 17 |
Last Election1: | 17 seats, 44.5 |
Percentage1: | 46.6% |
Swing1: | 2.1% |
Party2: | Austrian People's Party |
Party3: | Freedom Party of Austria |
Seats Before2: | 14 |
Seats After2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Percentage2: | 35.3% |
Swing2: | 0.8% |
Last Election2: | 14 seats, 36.1% |
Last Election3: | 5 seats, 14.6% |
Seats Before3: | 5 |
Seats After3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Percentage3: | 12.6% |
Swing3: | 2.0% |
Party4: | The Greens – The Green Alternative |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 2.5% |
Seats Before4: | 0 |
Seats After4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Percentage4: | 5.5% |
Swing4: | 3.0% |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Year: | 2005 |
The Burgenland state election of 2000 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 3 December 2000.
The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) won the election, with Hans Niessl returning as state governor (Landeshauptmann). He had previously taken over the office in late 2000 from Karl Stix.
Party | Votes in % | Seats | Change | |
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) | 46.6% | 17 | +0 | |
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) | 35.3% | 13 | -1 | |
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) | 12.6% | 4 | -1 | |
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne) | 5.5% | 2 | +2 | |
Others | 0.1% | 0 | +0 |