2000 Burgenland state election

2000 Burgenland state election

December 3, 2000 (2000-12-03)

First party Second party Third party   Leader Hans Niessl Franz Steindl Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 17 seats, 44.5 14 seats, 36.1% 5 seats, 14.6% Seats before 17 14 5 Seats after 17 13 4 Seat change ±0 1 1 Percentage 46.6% 35.3% 12.6% Swing 2.1% 0.8% 2.0%   Fourth party   Party Greens Last election 0 seats, 2.5% Seats before 0 Seats after 2 Seat change 2 Percentage 5.5% Swing 3.0%

The Burgenland state election of 2000 was held in the Austrian state of Burgenland on 3 December 2000.

The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) won the election, with Hans Niessl returning as state governor (Landeshauptmann). He had previously taken over the office in late 2000 from Karl Stix.

Party	Votes in %	Seats	Change
Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)	46.6%	17	+0
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)	35.3%	13	-1
Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)	12.6%	4	-1
The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne)	5.5%	2	+2
Others	0.1%	0	+0

Popular Vote

SPÖ			46.55%
ÖVP			35.33%
FPÖ			12.63%
GRÜNE			5.49%

Landtag seats

SPÖ			47.22%
ÖVP			36.11%
FPÖ			11.11%
GRÜNE			5.56%