The Parliamentary Election in Austria, November 2002

In: Electoral Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, p. 346-353

Abstract

The 2002 election appeared to restore the old order in Austrian politics. As ever since the introduction of universal suffrage (the 1930s & 1990s being exceptions) the Catholic conservative & social democratic camps, now represented by the OVP & SFO, are the centers of electoral gravity. Most of the time until 1970, the OVP was the stronger; thereafter, until this election, it was the SPO. Also the traditional loyalties of the major social groups, especially among blue-collar workers, were reestablished in the 2002 elections. 2 Tables, 7 References. Adapted from the source document.