Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 December 1995 to elect the 20th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament.^[1] The snap election was called after the collapse of the grand coalition between the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) due to a dispute regarding the national budget. The SPÖ made small gains primarily at the expense of minor parties, while the ÖVP remained stable. The grand coalition was subsequently renegotiated.

Quick Facts All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

1995 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.98% (4.04pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Franz Vranitzky Wolfgang Schüssel Jörg Haider Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 34.92%, 65 seats 27.67%, 52 seats 22.50%, 42 seats Seats won 71 52 41 Seat change 6 0 1 Popular vote 1,843,474 1,370,510 1,060,377 Percentage 38.06% 28.29% 21.89% Swing 3.14pp 0.62pp 0.61pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Heide Schmidt Madeleine Petrovic Party LiF Greens Last election 5.97%, 11 seats 7.31%, 13 seats Seats won 10 9 Seat change 1 4 Popular vote 267,026 233,208 Percentage 5.51% 4.81% Swing 0.46pp 2.50pp
Results of the election, showing seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election Franz Vranitzky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Franz Vranitzky SPÖ

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The table below lists parties represented in the 19th National Council.

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Name			Ideology	Leader	1994 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPÖ	Social Democratic Party of Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs	Social democracy	Franz Vranitzky	34.9%	65 / 183
	ÖVP	Austrian People's Party Österreichische Volkspartei	Christian democracy	Wolfgang Schüssel	27.7%	52 / 183
	FPÖ	Freedom Party of Austria Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs	Right-wing populism Euroscepticism	Jörg Haider	22.5%	42 / 183
	GRÜNE	The Greens – The Green Alternative Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative	Green politics	Madeleine Petrovic	7.3%	13 / 183
	LiF	Liberal Forum Liberales Forum	Liberalism	Heide Schmidt	6.0%	11 / 183

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