Austrian People's Party
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The Austrian People's Party (German: Österreichische Volkspartei, shortenend to ÖVP) is one of the biggest parties in Austria. It was founded in 1945. Its name roughly translates to Austrian People's party. It has about 630,000 members. Its views are often center-right. This means it often has conservative views on the matters at hand. Many of its voters are Catholics. It is against moderate socialism, which is embodied by the other big party, the SPÖ.
Former Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel is a member of this party. Former Minister of the Interior Liese Prokop (died 2006) was also a member.
Leaders of the party
[change | change source]- Leopold Kunschak (1945-1945)
- Leopold Figl (1945-1952)
- Julius Raab (1952-1960)
- Alfons Gorbach (1960-1963)
- Josef Klaus (1963-1970)
- Hermann Withalm (1970-1971)
- Karl Schleinzer (1971-1975)
- Josef Taus (1975-1979)
- Alois Mock (1979-1989)
- Josef Riegler (1989-1991)
- Erhard Busek (1991-1995)
- Wolfgang Schüssel (1995-2007)
- Wilhelm Molterer (2007-2008)
- Josef Pröll (2008-2011)
- Michael Spindelegger (2011- 2014)
- Reinhold Mitterlehner (2014 - 2017)
- Sebastian Kurz (2017 -) [1]
Election results
[change | change source]National Council
[change | change source]| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 1,602,227 (1st) | 49.8% | 85 (1st) | ÖVP-SPÖ-KPÖ Majority |
| 1949 | 1,846,581 (1st) | 44.0% | 77 (1st) | ÖVP-SPÖ Majority |
| 1953 | 1,781,777 (2nd) | 41.3% | 74 (1st) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 1956 | 1,999,986 (1st) | 46.0 | 82 (1st) | ÖVP-SPÖ Majority |
| 1959 | 1,928,043 (2nd) | 44.2% | 79 (1st) | ÖVP-SPÖ Majority |
| 1962 | 2,024,501 (1st) | 45.4% | 81 (1st) | ÖVP-SPÖ Majority |
| 1966 | 2,191,109 (1st) | 48.3% | 85 (1st) | ÖVP Majority |
| 1970 | 2,051,012 (2nd) | 44.7% | 78 (2nd) | in opposition |
| 1971 | 1,964,713 (2nd) | 43.1% | 80 (2nd) | in opposition |
| 1975 | 1,981,291 (2nd) | 42.9% | 80 (2nd) | in opposition |
| 1979 | 1,981,739 (2nd) | 41.9% | 77 (2nd) | in opposition |
| 1983 | 2,097,808 (2nd) | 43.2% | 81 (2nd) | in opposition |
| 1986 | 2,003,663 (2nd) | 41.3% | 77 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 1990 | 1,508,600 (2nd) | 32.1% | 60 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 1994 | 1,281,846 (2nd) | 27.7% | 52 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 1995 | 1,370,510 (2nd) | 28.3% | 52 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 1999 | 1,243,672 (3rd) | 26.9% | 52 (2nd) | ÖVP-FPÖ Majority |
| 2002 | 2,076,833 (1st) | 42.3% | 79 (1st) | ÖVP-FPÖ Majority |
| 2006 | 1,616,493 (2nd) | 34.3% | 66 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 2008 | 1,269,656 (2nd) | 26.0% | 51 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 2013 | 1,125,876 (2nd) | 24.0% | 47 (2nd) | SPÖ-ÖVP Majority |
| 2017 | 1,341,930 (1st) | 31.4% | 62 (1st) | ÖVP-FPÖ Majority |
European Parliament
[change | change source]| Election year | # of total votes | % of overall vote | # of seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,124,921 (1st) | 29.7% | 7 |
| 1999 | 859,175 (2nd) | 30.7% | 7 |
| 2004 | 817,716 (2nd) | 32.7% | 6 |
| 2009 | 858,921 (1st) | 30.0% | 6 |
| 2014 | 761,896 (1st) | 27.0% | 5 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Kurz has also been Chancellor of Austria since December 18, 2017.
