| Election Name: | 2024 Vorarlberg state election |
| Country: | Vorarlberg |
| Flag Year: | state |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Vorarlberg state election |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2029 Vorarlberg state election |
| Next Year: | 2029 |
| Election Date: | 13 October 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Leader1: | Markus Wallner |
| Party1: | Austrian People's Party (2017) |
| Last Election1: | 17 seats, 43.5% |
| Leader2: | Daniel Zadra |
| Party2: | The Greens – The Green Alternative |
| Last Election2: | 7 seats, 18.9% |
| Leader3: | Christof Bitschi |
| Party3: | Freedom Party of Austria |
| Last Election3: | 5 seats, 13.9% |
| Leader4: | Mario Leiter |
| Party4: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Last Election4: | 4 seats, 9.5% |
| Leader5: | Claudia Gamon |
| Party5: | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum |
| Last Election5: | 3 seats, 8.5% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Markus Wallner |
| Before Party: | Austrian People's Party |
The Vorarlberg state election of 2024 will be held in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg on 13 October 2024.[1]
In the 2019 state election, the ÖVP was the strongest party with 43.5% of the vote, but fell short of the absolute mandate majority. With 18.9%, the Greens achieved their best election result to date in a Vorarlberg state election and became the second strongest party for the first time. The FPÖ was the only party to suffer losses and fell to third place with 13.9%. The SPÖ was able to recover minimally, reaching 9.5%, while NEOS obtained 8.5% of the vote. The small parties "Home to all Cultures" (HAK) and "Xi – Future Opportunity" were able to obtain results above 1%, but ultimately failed to reach the 5% threshold to enter parliament.[2]
The ÖVP decided to continue the previous coalition with the Greens after negotiations that lasted less than two weeks.[3] In the constituent session of the Landtag on 13 October 2019, the state government under Governor Markus Wallner (ÖVP) was sworn in.[4]
For a party to contest in the election, they have to enter at least on list in one of the four districts of Vorarlberg. To be able to do so, they need 100 validated signatures per district.[5] The deadline for entering is 23 August 2024 at 5pm CEST.[6]
The following parties have already expressed that they will try and contest in the election:
A participation of the following parties have been speculated, yet they declined and did not enter the election:[11]
| Polling firm | Fieldwork date | Sample size | ÖVP | Grüne | FPÖ | SPÖ | NEOS | Others | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hajek/NEOS Vorarlberg | data-sort-value="2022-11-25" | Dec 2023 | – | 30 | 14 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| Berndt/FPÖ Vorarlberg | data-sort-value="2022-11-25" | Nov 2023 | 702 | 33 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
| Berndt/FPÖ Vorarlberg | data-sort-value="2022-11-25" | 17 Oct–03 Nov 2022 | 503 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
| Gallup/VN | data-sort-value="2022-05-21" | N/A | 500 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
| Gallup/VN | data-sort-value="2022-04-16" | 23 Mar–10 Apr 2022 | 500 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | |
| Berndt/VN[12] | data-sort-value="2021-10-23" | 12–15 Oct 2021 | 503 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | |
| 2019 state election | data-sort-value="2013-05-05" | 13 Oct 2019 | – | 43.5 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 17.8 |