2024 Styrian state election explained

Election Name:2024 Styrian state election
Country:Styria
Flag Year:state
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2019 Styrian state election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:Next Styrian state election
Next Year:Next
Election Date:24 November 2024
Seats For Election:All 48 seats in the Landtag Styria
Majority Seats:25
Leader1:Christopher Drexler
Party1:Austrian People's Party (2017)
Last Election1:18 seats, 36.0%
Leader2:Anton Lang
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Austria
Last Election2:12 seats, 23.0%
Leader3:Mario Kunasek
Party3:Freedom Party of Austria
Last Election3:8 seats, 17.5%
Leader4:Sandra Krautwaschl
Party4:The Greens – The Green Alternative
Last Election4:6 seats, 12.1%
Leader5:Claudia Klimt-Weithaler
Party5:Communist Party of Austria
Last Election5:2 seats, 6.0%
Leader6:Niko Swatek
Party6:NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum
Last Election6:2 seats, 5.4%
Governor
Before Election:Christopher Drexler
Before Party:Austrian People's Party

The Styria state election of 2024 will be held in the Austrian state of Styria on 24 November 2024.[1]

Background

In 2019, the ÖVP was able to make strong gains and became the strongest party with 18 of 48 seats. The SPÖ suffered heavy losses and fell to second place with 12 seats. The FPÖ lost even more support, yet remained the third strongest party. The Greens, KPÖ and NEOS made gains, with the latter entering the state parliament for the first time.

In Styria there is no percentage threshold. To enter the Landtag, each party is required to gain at least one seat in one of the four constituencies (Graz and surroundings, Western Styria, Eastern Styria, Upper Styria).[2] [3]

Opinion polling

Polling firmFieldwork dateSample
size
ÖVPSPÖFPÖGrüneKPÖNEOSOthersLead
Peter Hajek Public Opinion Strategies GmbH/Kleine Zeitung26 Apr–2 May 20248102221291011617
m(Research/GRÜNE Steiermark23 Feb–5 Mar 202475021.025.523.112.49.57.02.4
OGM/FPÖ Steiermark12–20 Feb 20241033232425913511
M&R Wien/ÖVP Steiermark30 Nov–7 Dez 20238002824259863
Market/Standarddata-sort-value="2024-01-24" 19–24 Jan 2024781202426814712
Triple M Matzka/NEOS Steiermarkdata-sort-value="2019-11-14" Late Oct–Early Nov 20228002124231112811
OGM/FPÖ Steiermarkdata-sort-value="2019-11-16" 23–28 Sep 202254724242411125Tie
IMAS/NEOS Steiermark[4] data-sort-value="2019-11-13" Feb–Mar 202185034.122.917.911.55.28.511.2
2019 state electiondata-sort-value="2015-05-31" 24 Nov 201936.023.017.512.16.05.413.1

Notes and References

  1. Steirische Landtagswahl am 24. November 2024 – Gemeinderatswahlen am 23. März 2025. In: steiermark.at. 4. Juli 2024, abgerufen am 4. Juli 2024.
  2. Web site: NEOS brauchen über sechs Prozent für Einzug . 2023-03-17 . de.
  3. Web site: LTW - Wahlkreiseinteilung, Zahl der Mandate . 2023-03-17 . de.
  4. Web site: Wahlen in Österreich . 2024-05-05 . de.