2004 European Parliament election in Austria

2004 European Parliament election in Austria
18 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	42.43% ( 6.97 pp)

An election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect MEPs representing Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.

The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the Greens, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the Austrian People's Party, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the Austrian Freedom Party, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner Hans-Peter Martin polled strongly and his list won two seats.

Results edit


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Austria	833,517	33.33	7	0
	Austrian People's Party	817,716	32.70	6	–1
	Hans-Peter Martin's List	349,696	13.98	2	New
	The Greens – The Green Alternative	322,429	12.89	2	0
	Freedom Party of Austria	157,722	6.31	1	–4
	Opposition for a Europe of Solidarity	19,530	0.78	0	New
Total		2,500,610	100.00	18	–3

Valid votes		2,500,610	97.43
Invalid/blank votes		66,029	2.57
Total votes		2,566,639	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,049,129	42.43