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Vienna's District Council Election Results: A Surprising Twist
The dust has settled on Vienna's election, and a few shockers emerged from the district races. In the municipal council election, the SPO dominated all 23 districts, proving to be the undisputed ruler.
The SPO, looking unstoppable, triumphed in the district council elections as well: 17 districts, including key areas such as Favoriten, Donaustadt, and Mayor Michael Ludwig's home district - Floridsdorf, turned red. In the heated battle for Simmering, the SPO's district chairman held off the FPO.
The Greens snatched victory in three districts: Neubau, Josefstadt, and Währing, leaving their eco-imprint on these areas.
The OVP, however, will hold the district chair in three districts: Döbling, Hietzing, and the Innere Stadt, though they suffered losses. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE RESULTS FROM ALL 23 DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS:
Further Reading
- OVP's Figl remains mayor in the Innere Stadt. How the Innere Stadt voted.
- Close contest: SPO vs Greens. How Leopoldstadt voted.
- Local favorite Strache takes a beating in the 3rd district. How Landstraße voted.
- SPO maintains commanding lead. How Wieden voted.
- Almost no change: Red leads Greens. How Margareten voted.
- Rumelhart defends stronghold for SPO. How Mariahilf voted.
- Greens threaten absolute majority in Neubau. How Neubau voted.
- The Josefstadt remains green for another five years. How the Josefstadt voted.
- SPO defends district chairman. How Alsergrund voted.
- Favoriten: FPO can't dethrone Franz. How Favoriten voted.
- SPO beat FPO in Simmering. How Simmering voted.
- Meidling remains deeply red due to Zankl. How Meidling voted.
- OVP barely holds onto Hietzing. How Hietzing voted.
- SPO has reigned supreme in Penzing for 79 years. How Penzing voted.
- Lugner edges out VP, SPO remains on top. How Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus voted.
- Success in Ottakring for Stefanie Lamp. How Ottakring voted.
- 17th remains SPO stronghold with a new BV. How Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus voted.
- Nossek continues the green course in the 18th district. How Währing voted.
- OVP's Resch secures victory in the brotherly duel in Döbling. How Döbling voted.
- SPO's reign defended. How Brigittenau voted.
- SPO holds off FPO in Mayor Ludwig's district. How Floridsdorf voted.
- SP voters stayed loyal in Donaustadt. How Donaustadt voted.
- SPO fell below the 40% mark in the 23rd district. How Liesing voted.
Although the FPO saw considerable gains in all districts, they ultimately fell short of turning even one of the 23 Vienna districts blue. Neither the Simmering nor Favoriten districts ceded to the Blues at the end.
Insights:
- The SPÖ dominated in the overall vote, capturing around 40% of the vote, but with some losses compared to previous elections.
- The FPÖ made a significant comeback, tripling its result to over 20%, primarily at the expense of the ÖVP, which experienced a weak performance, achieving single-digit results at 9.7%.
- The KPÖ-LINES achieved success by more than doubling district council seats, securing representation in all of Vienna's districts for the first time in 66 years.
- The Green party demonstrated resilience, securing victories in the districts of Neubau, Josefstadt, and Währing, despite the dominance of the SPO in the overall elections.
- Albeit suffering losses in the general elections, the OVP managed to retain district control in three areas: Döbling, Hietzing, and the Innere Stadt.
- Despite a strong campaign from the FPO, the SPO held onto its stronghold in the districts of Favoriten, Donaustadt, and Floridsdorf, even in the midst of a resurgent FPO across Vienna.
- Despite their gains, the FPO failed to flip any of the 23 districts, including Simmering and Favoriten, in spite of their concerted efforts in the elections.
