# Mühlviertel (National Council electoral district)

Mühlviertel, also known as Electoral District 4E (German: Wahlkreis 4E), is one of the 39 multi-member regional electoral districts of the National Council, the lower house of the Austrian Parliament, the national legislature of Austria. The electoral district was created in 1992 when electoral regulations were amended to add regional electoral districts to the existing state-wide electoral districts and came into being at the following legislative election in 1994. It consists of the districts of Freistadt, Greater Urfahr, Perg and Rohrbach in the state of Upper Austria. The electoral district currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 legislative election the constituency had 221,009 registered electors.

## History

Mühlviertel was one 43 regional electoral districts (regionalwahlkreise) established by the "National Council Electoral Regulations 1992" (Nationalrats-Wahlordnung 1992) passed by the National Council in 1992. It consisted of the districts of Freistadt, Greater Urfahr, Perg and Rohrbach in the state of Upper Austria. The district was initially allocated six seats in May 1993.

## Electoral system

Mühlviertel currently elects six of the 183 members of the National Council using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. The allocation of seats is carried out in three stages. In the first stage, seats are allocated to parties (lists) at the regional level using a state-wide Hare quota (wahlzahl) (valid votes in the state divided by the number of seats in the state). In the second stage, seats are allocated to parties at the state/provincial level using the state-wide Hare quota (any seats won by the party at the regional stage are subtracted from the party's state seats). In the third and final stage, seats are allocated to parties at the federal/national level using the D'Hondt method (any seats won by the party at the regional and state stages are subtracted from the party's federal seats). Only parties that reach the 4% national threshold, or have won a seat at the regional stage, compete for seats at the state and federal stages.
Electors may cast one preferential vote for individual candidates at the regional, state and federal levels. Split-ticket voting (panachage), or voting for more than one candidate at each level, is not permitted and will result in the ballot paper being invalidated. At the regional level, candidates must receive preferential votes amounting to at least 14% of the valid votes cast for their party to over-ride the order of the party list (10% and 7% respectively for the state and federal levels). Prior to April 2013 electors could not cast preferential votes at the federal level and the thresholds candidates needed to over-ride the party list order were higher at the regional level (half the Hare quota or 1⁄6 of the party votes) and state level (Hare quota).

## Election results
### Summary

| Election | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Communists KPÖ+ / KPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Social Democrats SPÖ | Greens GRÜNE | Greens GRÜNE | Greens GRÜNE | NEOS NEOS / LiF | NEOS NEOS / LiF | NEOS NEOS / LiF | People's ÖVP | People's ÖVP | People's ÖVP | Freedom FPÖ | Freedom FPÖ | Freedom FPÖ |
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
| 2019 | 891 | 0.50% | 0 | 35,703 | 19.91% | 1 | 24,627 | 13.73% | 0 | 12,693 | 7.08% | 0 | 75,139 | 41.90% | 2 | 27,201 | 15.17% | 1 |
| 2017 | 1,002 | 0.54% | 0 | 47,176 | 25.34% | 1 | 7,065 | 3.80% | 0 | 8,664 | 4.65% | 0 | 69,413 | 37.29% | 2 | 44,188 | 23.74% | 1 |
| 2013 | 1,167 | 0.67% | 0 | 43,609 | 24.86% | 1 | 21,151 | 12.06% | 0 | 5,263 | 3.00% | 0 | 57,854 | 32.98% | 2 | 30,597 | 17.44% | 1 |
| 2008 | 990 | 0.55% | 0 | 49,167 | 27.54% | 1 | 17,560 | 9.84% | 0 | 2,065 | 1.16% | 0 | 59,830 | 33.51% | 2 | 28,843 | 16.16% | 1 |
| 2006 | 1,256 | 0.73% | 0 | 55,852 | 32.64% | 2 | 17,131 | 10.01% | 0 | | | | 73,463 | 42.93% | 2 | 15,592 | 9.11% | 0 |
| 2002 | 663 | 0.39% | 0 | 55,749 | 32.50% | 2 | 14,098 | 8.22% | 0 | 1,150 | 0.67% | 0 | 87,131 | 50.80% | 3 | 12,721 | 7.42% | 0 |
| 1999 | 441 | 0.27% | 0 | 48,861 | 30.26% | 1 | 11,340 | 7.02% | 0 | 3,509 | 2.17% | 0 | 62,813 | 38.90% | 2 | 32,886 | 20.37% | 1 |
| 1995 | 275 | 0.17% | 0 | 54,623 | 33.70% | 2 | 8,233 | 5.08% | 0 | 5,928 | 3.66% | 0 | 65,199 | 40.22% | 2 | 25,962 | 16.02% | 0 |
| 1994 | 243 | 0.16% | 0 | 46,712 | 30.17% | 1 | 10,927 | 7.06% | 0 | 5,986 | 3.87% | 0 | 62,891 | 40.62% | 2 | 25,555 | 16.51% | 1 |

### Detailed
#### 2010s
##### 2019

Results of the 2019 legislative election held on 29 September 2019:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 18,623 | 22,082 | 16,669 | 17,629 | 136 | 75,139 | 41.90% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 9,230 | 10,531 | 10,586 | 5,285 | 71 | 35,703 | 19.91% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 6,770 | 7,596 | 6,831 | 5,947 | 57 | 27,201 | 15.17% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 5,525 | 10,047 | 4,770 | 4,058 | 227 | 24,627 | 13.73% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 2,646 | 4,967 | 2,540 | 2,462 | 78 | 12,693 | 7.08% | 0 |
| | JETZT | JETZT | 532 | 784 | 505 | 389 | 24 | 2,234 | 1.25% | 0 |
| | KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 245 | 273 | 199 | 170 | 4 | 891 | 0.50% | 0 |
| | Der Wandel | WANDL | 184 | 285 | 183 | 132 | 1 | 785 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | Socialist Left Party | SLP | 22 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 0.04% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,777 | 56,584 | 42,302 | 36,078 | 600 | 179,341 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 851 | 873 | 793 | 613 | 9 | 3,139 | 1.72% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 44,628 | 57,457 | 43,095 | 36,691 | 609 | 182,480 | 82.57% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 53,816 | 68,781 | 52,899 | 45,513 | | 221,009 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.93% | 83.54% | 81.47% | 80.62% | | 82.57% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Rosa Ecker (FPÖ), 920 votes; Michael Hammer (ÖVP), 3,789 votes; Johanna Jachs (ÖVP), 7,382 votes; and Sabine Schatz (SPÖ), 3,616 votes.

##### 2017

Results of the 2017 legislative election held on 15 October 2017:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 16,691 | 20,848 | 15,123 | 16,575 | 176 | 69,413 | 37.29% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 11,915 | 15,022 | 12,722 | 7,326 | 191 | 47,176 | 25.34% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 11,025 | 12,146 | 11,222 | 9,695 | 100 | 44,188 | 23.74% | 1 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 1,697 | 3,459 | 1,744 | 1,689 | 75 | 8,664 | 4.65% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,620 | 2,834 | 1,285 | 1,251 | 75 | 7,065 | 3.80% | 0 |
| | Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 1,336 | 2,450 | 1,314 | 981 | 96 | 6,177 | 3.32% | 0 |
| | My Vote Counts! | GILT | 473 | 651 | 422 | 403 | 16 | 1,965 | 1.06% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 254 | 374 | 187 | 176 | 11 | 1,002 | 0.54% | 0 |
| | The Whites | WEIßE | 69 | 94 | 73 | 61 | 1 | 298 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Free List Austria | FLÖ | 69 | 41 | 33 | 27 | 1 | 171 | 0.09% | 0 |
| | Socialist Left Party | SLP | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 0.02% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 45,157 | 57,928 | 44,133 | 38,189 | 743 | 186,150 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 720 | 738 | 607 | 555 | 7 | 2,627 | 1.39% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 45,877 | 58,666 | 44,740 | 38,744 | 750 | 188,777 | 85.89% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 53,370 | 67,796 | 52,523 | 46,100 | | 219,789 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.96% | 86.53% | 85.18% | 84.04% | | 85.89% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Michael Hammer (ÖVP), 5,952 votes; Johanna Jachs (ÖVP), 5,363 votes; Anneliese Kitzmüller (FPÖ), 1,453 votes; and Sabine Schatz (SPÖ), 2,686 votes.

##### 2013

Results of the 2013 legislative election held on 29 September 2013:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 14,047 | 16,425 | 12,380 | 14,863 | 139 | 57,854 | 32.98% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 11,231 | 12,331 | 12,862 | 7,089 | 96 | 43,609 | 24.86% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 7,656 | 8,756 | 7,775 | 6,322 | 88 | 30,597 | 17.44% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 4,668 | 8,660 | 4,137 | 3,481 | 205 | 21,151 | 12.06% | 0 |
| | Team Stronach | FRANK | 1,672 | 2,630 | 1,879 | 1,627 | 29 | 7,837 | 4.47% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 1,553 | 1,831 | 1,167 | 992 | 12 | 5,555 | 3.17% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 984 | 2,324 | 1,068 | 836 | 51 | 5,263 | 3.00% | 0 |
| | Pirate Party of Austria | PIRAT | 378 | 412 | 272 | 296 | 15 | 1,373 | 0.78% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 322 | 407 | 228 | 197 | 13 | 1,167 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | Christian Party of Austria | CPÖ | 141 | 172 | 201 | 194 | 0 | 708 | 0.40% | 0 |
| | Der Wandel | WANDL | 77 | 102 | 65 | 61 | 2 | 307 | 0.18% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 42,729 | 54,050 | 42,034 | 35,958 | 650 | 175,421 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,356 | 1,589 | 1,161 | 1,259 | 9 | 5,374 | 2.97% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 44,085 | 55,639 | 43,195 | 37,217 | 659 | 180,795 | 82.98% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 52,884 | 66,789 | 51,994 | 46,198 | | 217,865 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83.36% | 83.31% | 83.08% | 80.56% | | 82.98% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), 10,709 votes.
* Party mandates - Marianne Gusenbauer-Jäger (SPÖ), 1,877 votes; Anneliese Kitzmüller (FPÖ), 1,213 votes; and Nikolaus Prinz (ÖVP), 2,922 votes.
Substitutions:
* Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) resigned on 16 December 2013 and was replaced by Michael Hammer (ÖVP) on 17 December 2013.

#### 2000s
##### 2008

Results of the 2008 legislative election held on 28 September 2008:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 14,641 | 16,800 | 12,627 | 15,258 | 504 | 59,830 | 33.51% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 12,147 | 13,917 | 14,779 | 7,852 | 472 | 49,167 | 27.54% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 7,230 | 8,209 | 7,291 | 5,884 | 229 | 28,843 | 16.16% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 3,901 | 6,989 | 3,200 | 3,003 | 467 | 17,560 | 9.84% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 3,630 | 4,716 | 3,271 | 3,322 | 131 | 15,070 | 8.44% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 424 | 899 | 359 | 314 | 69 | 2,065 | 1.16% | 0 |
| | The Christians | DC | 376 | 545 | 367 | 438 | 19 | 1,745 | 0.98% | 0 |
| | Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol | FRITZ | 349 | 597 | 360 | 356 | 26 | 1,688 | 0.95% | 0 |
| | Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria | RETTÖ | 315 | 513 | 340 | 303 | 19 | 1,490 | 0.83% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 227 | 339 | 196 | 202 | 26 | 990 | 0.55% | 0 |
| | Left | LINKE | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 74 | 0.04% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 43,258 | 53,545 | 42,809 | 36,946 | 1,964 | 178,522 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,497 | 1,758 | 1,341 | 1,447 | 56 | 6,099 | 3.30% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 44,755 | 55,303 | 44,150 | 38,393 | 2,020 | 184,621 | 86.38% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 51,822 | 64,770 | 51,216 | 45,922 | | 213,730 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.36% | 85.38% | 86.20% | 83.60% | | 86.38% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Kurt Gaßner (SPÖ), 3,616 votes; Anneliese Kitzmüller (FPÖ), 1,068 votes; Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), 4,838 votes; and Nikolaus Prinz (ÖVP), 2,761 votes.
Substitutions:
* Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) resigned on 2 December 2008 and was replaced by Norbert Kapeller (ÖVP) on 3 December 2008.
* Norbert Kapeller (ÖVP) resigned on 18 March 2011 and was replaced by Michael Hammer (ÖVP) on 22 March 2011.

##### 2006

Results of the 2006 legislative election held on 1 October 2006:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 17,264 | 20,086 | 15,221 | 18,003 | 2,889 | 73,463 | 42.93% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 13,789 | 14,965 | 16,337 | 8,714 | 2,047 | 55,852 | 32.64% | 2 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 3,566 | 6,309 | 2,901 | 2,652 | 1,703 | 17,131 | 10.01% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 3,708 | 4,658 | 3,765 | 3,006 | 455 | 15,592 | 9.11% | 0 |
| | Hans-Peter Martin's List | MATIN | 938 | 1,336 | 852 | 887 | 175 | 4,188 | 2.45% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 822 | 1,157 | 701 | 822 | 145 | 3,647 | 2.13% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 314 | 393 | 223 | 271 | 55 | 1,256 | 0.73% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,401 | 48,904 | 40,000 | 34,355 | 7,469 | 171,129 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 1,036 | 1,307 | 862 | 975 | 83 | 4,263 | 2.43% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 41,437 | 50,211 | 40,862 | 35,330 | 7,552 | 175,392 | 86.28% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 49,191 | 61,583 | 48,784 | 43,732 | | 203,290 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.24% | 81.53% | 83.76% | 80.79% | | 86.28% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Kurt Gaßner (SPÖ), 4,411 votes; Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), 6,538 votes; Nikolaus Prinz (ÖVP), 3,688 votes; and Walter Schopf (SPÖ), 3,616 votes.
Substitutions:
* Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP) was reassigned to the Upper Austria seat vacated by Wilhelm Molterer and was replaced by Norbert Kapeller (ÖVP) in Mühlviertel on 15 January 2007.

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 24 November 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 20,780 | 24,397 | 18,052 | 21,338 | 2,564 | 87,131 | 50.80% | 3 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 13,766 | 15,268 | 16,365 | 8,799 | 1,551 | 55,749 | 32.50% | 2 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 2,856 | 5,225 | 2,484 | 2,109 | 1,424 | 14,098 | 8.22% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 2,851 | 3,828 | 2,944 | 2,785 | 313 | 12,721 | 7.42% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 253 | 424 | 230 | 174 | 69 | 1,150 | 0.67% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 163 | 211 | 121 | 152 | 16 | 663 | 0.39% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 40,669 | 49,353 | 40,196 | 35,357 | 5,937 | 171,512 | 100.00% | 5 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 766 | 906 | 729 | 776 | 69 | 3,246 | 1.86% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 41,435 | 50,259 | 40,925 | 36,133 | 6,006 | 174,758 | 89.99% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 47,050 | 58,446 | 46,554 | 42,153 | | 194,203 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.07% | 85.99% | 87.91% | 85.72% | | 89.99% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Kurt Gaßner (SPÖ), 4,442 votes; Norbert Kapeller (ÖVP), 4,218 votes; Reinhold Mitterlehner (ÖVP), 7,102 votes; Nikolaus Prinz (ÖVP), 4,750 votes; and Walter Schopf (SPÖ), 1,943 votes.

#### 1990s
##### 1999

Results of the 1999 legislative election held on 3 October 1999:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 15,403 | 16,554 | 12,564 | 16,257 | 2,035 | 62,813 | 38.90% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 11,768 | 13,075 | 14,182 | 8,132 | 1,704 | 48,861 | 30.26% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 7,405 | 9,747 | 7,671 | 7,122 | 941 | 32,886 | 20.37% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 2,379 | 4,174 | 2,046 | 1,787 | 954 | 11,340 | 7.02% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 582 | 1,348 | 616 | 507 | 456 | 3,509 | 2.17% | 0 |
| | The Independents | DU | 169 | 307 | 192 | 129 | 34 | 831 | 0.51% | 0 |
| | No to NATO and EU – Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative | NEIN | 174 | 213 | 175 | 188 | 22 | 772 | 0.48% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 104 | 124 | 94 | 108 | 11 | 441 | 0.27% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 37,984 | 45,542 | 37,540 | 34,230 | 6,157 | 161,453 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 725 | 823 | 667 | 662 | 62 | 2,939 | 1.79% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 38,709 | 46,365 | 38,207 | 34,892 | 6,219 | 164,392 | 87.33% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,802 | 55,798 | 45,169 | 41,469 | | 188,238 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.51% | 83.09% | 84.59% | 84.14% | | 87.33% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Kurt Gaßner (SPÖ), 3,510 votes; Josef Mühlbachler (ÖVP), 3,283 votes; Nikolaus Prinz (ÖVP), 3,852 votes; and Rüdiger Schender (FPÖ), 1,729 votes.

##### 1995

Results of the 1995 legislative election held on 17 December 1995:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 15,833 | 17,477 | 13,246 | 17,082 | 1,561 | 65,199 | 40.22% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 13,482 | 14,999 | 15,837 | 8,934 | 1,371 | 54,623 | 33.70% | 2 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 5,792 | 7,798 | 6,086 | 5,730 | 556 | 25,962 | 16.02% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,740 | 2,762 | 1,483 | 1,423 | 825 | 8,233 | 5.08% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,133 | 2,219 | 1,099 | 884 | 593 | 5,928 | 3.66% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 473 | 573 | 337 | 454 | 36 | 1,873 | 1.16% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 65 | 79 | 64 | 54 | 13 | 275 | 0.17% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 38,518 | 45,907 | 38,152 | 34,561 | 4,955 | 162,093 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 929 | 980 | 774 | 847 | 89 | 3,619 | 2.18% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 39,447 | 46,887 | 38,926 | 35,408 | 5,044 | 165,712 | 91.14% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 44,513 | 53,295 | 43,371 | 40,652 | | 181,831 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.62% | 87.98% | 89.75% | 87.10% | | 91.14% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Robert Elmecker (SPÖ), 2,128 votes; Josef Mühlbachler (ÖVP), 2,080 votes; Johann Schuster (ÖVP), 2,785 votes; and Fritz Verzetnitsch (SPÖ), 1,777 votes.
Substitutions:
* Robert Elmecker (SPÖ) resigned on 30 April 1997 and was replaced by Kurt Gaßner (SPÖ) on 2 May 1997.

##### 1994

Results of the 1994 legislative election held on 9 October 1994:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Freis- tadt | Greater Urfahr | Perg | Rohr- bach | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 15,655 | 16,149 | 12,565 | 16,873 | 1,649 | 62,891 | 40.62% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 11,644 | 12,346 | 13,684 | 7,877 | 1,161 | 46,712 | 30.17% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 5,437 | 7,819 | 6,250 | 5,339 | 710 | 25,555 | 16.51% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 2,428 | 3,766 | 2,049 | 1,838 | 846 | 10,927 | 7.06% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,106 | 2,325 | 1,199 | 875 | 481 | 5,986 | 3.87% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 291 | 382 | 280 | 184 | 32 | 1,169 | 0.76% | 0 |
| | Christian Voters Community | CWG | 165 | 207 | 110 | 288 | 34 | 804 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | United Greens Austria – List Adi Pinter | VGÖ | 64 | 152 | 60 | 51 | 16 | 343 | 0.22% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 48 | 82 | 58 | 41 | 14 | 243 | 0.16% | 0 |
| | Natural Law Party | ÖNP | 45 | 82 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 185 | 0.12% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 36,883 | 43,310 | 36,278 | 33,392 | 4,952 | 154,815 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 875 | 928 | 769 | 735 | 94 | 3,401 | 2.15% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 37,758 | 44,238 | 37,047 | 34,127 | 5,046 | 158,216 | 87.44% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 44,336 | 52,761 | 43,155 | 40,683 | | 180,935 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.16% | 83.85% | 85.85% | 83.89% | | 87.44% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Robert Elmecker (SPÖ), 2,956 votes; Josef Meisinger (FPÖ), 1,442 votes; Josef Mühlbachler (ÖVP), 3,322 votes; and Johann Schuster (ÖVP), 3,496 votes.