2024 Vorarlberg state election

2024 Vorarlberg state election

← 2019 13 October 2024 2029 →
All 36 seats in the Landtag of Vorarlberg 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Markus Wallner Daniel Zadra Christof Bitschi Party ÖVP Greens FPÖ Last election 17 seats, 43.5% 7 seats, 18.9% 5 seats, 13.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Mario Leiter Claudia Gamon Party SPÖ NEOS Last election 4 seats, 9.5% 3 seats, 8.5%
Governor before election Markus Wallner ÖVP Elected Governor TBD

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]

• ÖVP – Austrian People's Party
• The Greens – The Green Alternative
• FPÖ – Freedom Party of Austria
• SPÖ – Social Democratic Party of Austria
• NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum

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 was 23 August 2024 at 5pm CEST.^[6]

The following parties have fulfilled the requirements and will appear on the ballot:^[7]

• Xi – HaK – G!LT (X) (Electoral alliance between Xi – Future Opportunity, Home to all Cultures and My Vote Counts!)
• WIR – Plattform für Familien und Kinderschutz (WIR) (We - Plattform for Families and Childprotection)
• Das andere Vorarlberg (ANDRS) (The other Vorarlberg)
• Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)

A participation of the following parties have been speculated, yet they declined and did not enter the election:^[8]

• BIER Partei (Beer Party)
• MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights
• Der Wandel (The Change)