1994 Austrian legislative election

9 October 1994
183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.94%
First party Second party Third party   130x130px 130x130px 130x130px Leader Franz Vranitzky Erhard Busek Jörg Haider Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 42.78%, 80 seats 32.06%, 60 seats 16.63%, 33 seats Seats won 65 52 42 Seat change 15 8 9 Popular vote 1,617,804 1,281,846 1,042,332 Percentage 34.92% 27.67% 22.50% Swing 7.86pp 4.39pp 5.87pp   Fourth party Fifth party   130x130px Leader Madeleine Petrovic Heide Schmidt Party Greens LiF Last election 4.78%, 10 seats – Seats won 13 11 Seat change 3 New Popular vote 338,538 276,580 Percentage 7.31% 5.97% Swing 2.53pp New
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 9 October 1994. The Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) remained the largest parties, but both suffered losses to minor parties. The Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) improved to 22.5% and The Greens won 7.3%. The Liberal Forum, a liberal splinter from the FPÖ, won 6.0% and entered the National Council on its first attempt. The incumbent grand coalition of the SPÖ and ÖVP was renewed.

Contesting parties

The table below lists parties represented in the 18th National Council.

Name			Ideology	Leader	1990 result
					Votes (%)	Seats
	SPÖ	Social Democratic Party of Austria Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs	Social democracy	x75px Franz Vranitzky	42.8%	80 / 183
	ÖVP	Austrian People's Party Österreichische Volkspartei	Christian democracy	x75px Erhard Busek	32.1%	60 / 183
	FPÖ	Freedom Party of Austria Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs	Right-wing populism Euroscepticism	x75px Jörg Haider	16.6%	33 / 183
	GRÜNE	The Greens – The Green Alternative Die Grünen – Die Grüne Alternative	Green politics	Madeleine Petrovic	4.8%	10 / 183