1990 Austrian legislative election

7 October 1990
183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   File:SPÖ Presse und Kommunikation 52 (7534272276) (cropped).jpg File:Josef Riegler Steiermark (cropped 2).jpg Leader Franz Vranitzky Josef Riegler Party SPÖ ÖVP Last election 43.12%, 80 seats 41.29%, 77 seats Seats won 80 60 Seat change 0 17 Popular vote 2,012,787 1,508,600 Percentage 42.78% 32.06% Swing 0.34pp 9.23pp   Third party Fourth party   File:Haider, Jörg (cropped).jpg File:Johannes Voggenhuber (cropped).jpg Leader Jörg Haider Johannes Voggenhuber Party FPÖ Greens Last election 9.73%, 18 seats 4.82%, 8 seats Seats won 33 10 Seat change 15 2 Popular vote 782,648 225,084 Percentage 16.63% 4.78% Swing 6.90pp 0.04pp
300px 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

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 7 October 1990. The Social Democratic Party won the most seats, and retained the grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party. Voter turnout was 86%.