# Lower Austria Centre (National Council electoral district)

Lower Austria Centre (German: Niederösterreich Mitte), also known as Electoral District 3D (German: Wahlkreis 3D), 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 city of St. Pölten and the districts of Lilienfeld, St. Pölten and Tulln in the state of Lower Austria. The electoral district currently elects seven 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 240,310 registered electors.

## History

Lower Austria Centre 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 city of St. Pölten and the districts of Lilienfeld, St. Pölten and Tulln in the state of Lower Austria. The district was initially allocated five seats in May 1993. The Greater Vienna District, which was part of the Greater Vienna regional electoral district, was dissolved in January 2017 and six of its municipalities to the west of Vienna - Gablitz, Mauerbach, Pressbaum, Purkersdorf, Tullnerbach and Wolfsgraben - were transferred to St. Pölten District. As a result, the number of seats allocated to Lower Austria Centre was increased to seven in February 2017.

## Electoral system

Lower Austria Centre currently elects seven 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 | 1,094 | 0.57% | 0 | 38,740 | 20.16% | 1 | 25,691 | 13.37% | 0 | 16,476 | 8.57% | 0 | 76,469 | 39.80% | 2 | 28,950 | 15.07% | 1 |
| 2017 | 1,208 | 0.60% | 0 | 51,872 | 25.86% | 1 | 6,842 | 3.41% | 0 | 10,982 | 5.48% | 0 | 67,690 | 33.75% | 2 | 48,569 | 24.22% | 1 |
| 2013 | 1,331 | 0.86% | 0 | 45,110 | 29.30% | 1 | 15,757 | 10.23% | 0 | 6,550 | 4.25% | 0 | 44,673 | 29.02% | 1 | 28,142 | 18.28% | 1 |
| 2008 | 1,104 | 0.70% | 0 | 49,329 | 31.43% | 1 | 12,807 | 8.16% | 0 | 2,713 | 1.73% | 0 | 48,646 | 31.00% | 1 | 28,353 | 18.07% | 0 |
| 2006 | 1,246 | 0.82% | 0 | 57,084 | 37.53% | 2 | 13,864 | 9.12% | 0 | | | | 56,787 | 37.34% | 2 | 15,048 | 9.89% | 0 |
| 2002 | 822 | 0.54% | 0 | 59,005 | 38.49% | 2 | 11,191 | 7.30% | 0 | 1,344 | 0.88% | 0 | 70,409 | 45.93% | 2 | 10,542 | 6.88% | 0 |
| 1999 | 736 | 0.51% | 0 | 51,397 | 35.48% | 1 | 8,707 | 6.01% | 0 | 3,932 | 2.71% | 0 | 45,206 | 31.21% | 1 | 32,291 | 22.29% | 1 |
| 1995 | 546 | 0.37% | 0 | 57,590 | 39.46% | 2 | 5,755 | 3.94% | 0 | 7,190 | 4.93% | 0 | 47,589 | 32.61% | 1 | 25,224 | 17.28% | 0 |
| 1994 | 518 | 0.37% | 0 | 51,244 | 36.41% | 1 | 8,585 | 6.10% | 0 | 7,638 | 5.43% | 0 | 44,385 | 31.53% | 1 | 26,226 | 18.63% | 0 |

### 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 6,874 | 9,216 | 33,660 | 26,465 | 254 | 76,469 | 39.80% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 4,157 | 8,755 | 15,301 | 10,405 | 122 | 38,740 | 20.16% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 2,529 | 4,451 | 12,642 | 9,227 | 101 | 28,950 | 15.07% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,382 | 4,009 | 11,059 | 8,991 | 250 | 25,691 | 13.37% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 853 | 2,176 | 6,877 | 6,404 | 166 | 16,476 | 8.57% | 0 |
| | JETZT | JETZT | 243 | 636 | 1,567 | 1,267 | 34 | 3,747 | 1.95% | 0 |
| | KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 94 | 226 | 436 | 332 | 6 | 1,094 | 0.57% | 0 |
| | Der Wandel | WANDL | 73 | 181 | 402 | 325 | 9 | 990 | 0.52% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 16,205 | 29,650 | 81,944 | 63,416 | 942 | 192,157 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 274 | 426 | 1,257 | 795 | 7 | 2,759 | 1.42% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 16,479 | 30,076 | 83,201 | 64,211 | 949 | 194,916 | 81.11% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,144 | 39,559 | 101,697 | 78,910 | | 240,310 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81.81% | 76.03% | 81.81% | 81.37% | | 81.11% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Christian Hafenecker (FPÖ), 1,681 votes; Johann Höfinger (ÖVP), 5,843 votes; Robert Laimer (SPÖ), 2,383 votes; and Friedrich Ofenauer (ÖVP), 1,911 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,926 | 8,188 | 29,408 | 23,845 | 323 | 67,690 | 33.75% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 4,892 | 11,037 | 21,196 | 14,446 | 301 | 51,872 | 25.86% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 4,414 | 7,409 | 21,154 | 15,421 | 171 | 48,569 | 24.22% | 1 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 587 | 1,393 | 4,716 | 4,161 | 125 | 10,982 | 5.48% | 0 |
| | Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 580 | 1,434 | 4,220 | 3,651 | 108 | 9,993 | 4.98% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 370 | 1,005 | 2,857 | 2,522 | 88 | 6,842 | 3.41% | 0 |
| | My Vote Counts! | GILT | 240 | 404 | 1,310 | 771 | 19 | 2,744 | 1.37% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 87 | 248 | 501 | 359 | 13 | 1,208 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | The Whites | WEIßE | 38 | 75 | 179 | 119 | 2 | 413 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Free List Austria | FLÖ | 17 | 39 | 104 | 78 | 3 | 241 | 0.12% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,151 | 31,232 | 85,645 | 65,373 | 1,153 | 200,554 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 256 | 338 | 976 | 694 | 8 | 2,272 | 1.12% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,407 | 31,570 | 86,621 | 66,067 | 1,161 | 202,826 | 84.89% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,336 | 39,303 | 101,340 | 77,957 | | 238,936 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.60% | 80.32% | 85.48% | 84.75% | | 84.89% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Christian Hafenecker (FPÖ), 2,643 votes; Johann Höfinger (ÖVP), 7,867 votes; Robert Laimer (SPÖ), 2,123 votes; and Friedrich Ofenauer (ÖVP), 2,805 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 5,721 | 11,090 | 16,971 | 11,226 | 102 | 45,110 | 29.30% | 1 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,131 | 5,895 | 19,477 | 14,050 | 120 | 44,673 | 29.02% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 2,912 | 5,292 | 11,484 | 8,390 | 64 | 28,142 | 18.28% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,199 | 3,382 | 6,277 | 4,791 | 108 | 15,757 | 10.23% | 0 |
| | Team Stronach | FRANK | 823 | 1,254 | 2,956 | 2,108 | 26 | 7,167 | 4.65% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 390 | 1,295 | 2,670 | 2,149 | 46 | 6,550 | 4.25% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 429 | 751 | 1,603 | 1,275 | 25 | 4,083 | 2.65% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 163 | 319 | 515 | 330 | 4 | 1,331 | 0.86% | 0 |
| | Pirate Party of Austria | PIRAT | 96 | 249 | 475 | 320 | 11 | 1,151 | 0.75% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 16,864 | 29,527 | 62,428 | 44,639 | 506 | 153,964 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 457 | 550 | 1,485 | 1,018 | 8 | 3,518 | 2.23% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,321 | 30,077 | 63,913 | 45,657 | 514 | 157,482 | 81.22% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,876 | 39,248 | 77,553 | 56,214 | | 193,891 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82.97% | 76.63% | 82.41% | 81.22% | | 81.22% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Johann Höfinger (ÖVP), 9,870 votes.
* Party mandates - Christian Hafenecker (FPÖ), 2,038 votes; and Anton Heinzl (SPÖ), 2,633 votes.

#### 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 6,321 | 12,128 | 18,353 | 12,147 | 380 | 49,329 | 31.43% | 1 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,497 | 6,568 | 20,496 | 15,682 | 403 | 48,646 | 31.00% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 2,942 | 5,683 | 11,466 | 8,034 | 228 | 28,353 | 18.07% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,008 | 2,808 | 5,027 | 3,744 | 220 | 12,807 | 8.16% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 1,146 | 1,748 | 4,281 | 2,693 | 102 | 9,970 | 6.35% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 182 | 609 | 1,014 | 864 | 44 | 2,713 | 1.73% | 0 |
| | Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol | FRITZ | 190 | 332 | 777 | 491 | 14 | 1,804 | 1.15% | 0 |
| | Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria | RETTÖ | 206 | 251 | 586 | 371 | 13 | 1,427 | 0.91% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 183 | 249 | 387 | 277 | 8 | 1,104 | 0.70% | 0 |
| | The Christians | DC | 101 | 113 | 356 | 206 | 9 | 785 | 0.50% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,776 | 30,489 | 62,743 | 44,509 | 1,421 | 156,938 | 100.00% | 2 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 483 | 611 | 1,624 | 1,103 | 32 | 3,853 | 2.40% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,259 | 31,100 | 64,367 | 45,612 | 1,453 | 160,791 | 84.58% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 21,196 | 39,274 | 75,879 | 53,749 | | 190,098 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.14% | 79.19% | 84.83% | 84.86% | | 84.58% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Anton Heinzl (SPÖ), 3,077 votes; and Johann Höfinger (ÖVP), 5,861 votes.

##### 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,324 | 14,208 | 20,428 | 13,338 | 1,786 | 57,084 | 37.53% | 2 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 6,231 | 7,526 | 23,237 | 17,484 | 2,309 | 56,787 | 37.34% | 2 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 1,387 | 3,089 | 6,116 | 4,036 | 420 | 15,048 | 9.89% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 1,033 | 2,974 | 5,190 | 3,688 | 979 | 13,864 | 9.12% | 0 |
| | Hans-Peter Martin's List | MATIN | 524 | 813 | 1,920 | 1,313 | 160 | 4,730 | 3.11% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 367 | 656 | 1,297 | 911 | 100 | 3,331 | 2.19% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 170 | 280 | 449 | 302 | 45 | 1,246 | 0.82% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,036 | 29,546 | 58,637 | 41,072 | 5,799 | 152,090 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 407 | 499 | 1,416 | 964 | 66 | 3,352 | 2.16% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,443 | 30,045 | 60,053 | 42,036 | 5,865 | 155,442 | 85.50% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,526 | 38,165 | 72,513 | 50,601 | | 181,805 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84.98% | 78.72% | 82.82% | 83.07% | | 85.50% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Alfred Brader (ÖVP), 4,567 votes; Anton Heinzl (SPÖ), 2,887 votes; Johann Höfinger (ÖVP), 6,973 votes; and Beate Schasching (SPÖ), 963 votes.
Substitutions:
* Alfred Brader (ÖVP) resigned on 31 December 2006 and was replaced by Peter Eisenschenk (ÖVP) on 2 January 2007.
* Beate Schasching (SPÖ) resigned on 9 July 2008 and was replaced by Johann Hell (SPÖ) on 10 July 2008.

##### 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 7,632 | 10,035 | 29,008 | 21,573 | 2,161 | 70,409 | 45.93% | 2 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,756 | 15,584 | 20,992 | 13,276 | 1,397 | 59,005 | 38.49% | 2 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 872 | 2,792 | 4,163 | 2,876 | 488 | 11,191 | 7.30% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 1,163 | 1,811 | 4,290 | 3,039 | 239 | 10,542 | 6.88% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 126 | 343 | 467 | 360 | 48 | 1,344 | 0.88% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 149 | 181 | 270 | 210 | 12 | 822 | 0.54% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,698 | 30,746 | 59,190 | 41,334 | 4,345 | 153,313 | 100.00% | 4 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 310 | 433 | 1,115 | 712 | 40 | 2,610 | 1.67% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,008 | 31,179 | 60,305 | 42,046 | 4,385 | 155,923 | 89.36% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,277 | 36,937 | 69,257 | 48,008 | | 174,479 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.81% | 84.41% | 87.07% | 87.58% | | 89.36% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Alfred Brader (ÖVP), 2,577 votes; Anton Heinzl (SPÖ), 4,225 votes; Johann Kurzbauer (ÖVP), 4,777 votes; and Beate Schasching (SPÖ), 1,300 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 6,768 | 13,275 | 18,068 | 11,634 | 1,652 | 51,397 | 35.48% | 1 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,052 | 6,211 | 18,982 | 13,409 | 1,552 | 45,206 | 31.21% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 3,732 | 5,849 | 12,578 | 9,190 | 942 | 32,291 | 22.29% | 1 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 744 | 2,065 | 3,263 | 2,106 | 529 | 8,707 | 6.01% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 339 | 913 | 1,315 | 1,075 | 290 | 3,932 | 2.71% | 0 |
| | The Independents | DU | 153 | 402 | 636 | 515 | 66 | 1,772 | 1.22% | 0 |
| | No to NATO and EU – Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative | NEIN | 98 | 151 | 349 | 185 | 22 | 805 | 0.56% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 128 | 182 | 211 | 201 | 14 | 736 | 0.51% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,014 | 29,048 | 55,402 | 38,315 | 5,067 | 144,846 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 385 | 590 | 1,223 | 806 | 53 | 3,057 | 2.07% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,399 | 29,638 | 56,625 | 39,121 | 5,120 | 147,903 | 86.45% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,365 | 36,884 | 67,585 | 46,251 | | 171,085 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85.44% | 80.35% | 83.78% | 84.58% | | 86.45% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Anton Heinzl (SPÖ), 2,001 votes; Johann Kurzbauer (ÖVP), 3,970 votes; and Wilhelm Weinmeier (FPÖ), 1,040 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,815 | 15,486 | 20,187 | 13,038 | 1,064 | 57,590 | 39.46% | 2 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,277 | 6,812 | 20,047 | 14,400 | 1,053 | 47,589 | 32.61% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 3,036 | 4,663 | 10,128 | 6,842 | 555 | 25,224 | 17.28% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 583 | 1,775 | 2,505 | 1,998 | 329 | 7,190 | 4.93% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 516 | 1,408 | 2,193 | 1,346 | 292 | 5,755 | 3.94% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 314 | 371 | 848 | 472 | 43 | 2,048 | 1.40% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 114 | 148 | 143 | 130 | 11 | 546 | 0.37% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,655 | 30,663 | 56,051 | 38,226 | 3,347 | 145,942 | 100.00% | 3 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 527 | 778 | 1,512 | 932 | 32 | 3,781 | 2.53% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 18,182 | 31,441 | 57,563 | 39,158 | 3,379 | 149,723 | 89.36% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,499 | 36,877 | 65,627 | 44,548 | | 167,551 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88.70% | 85.26% | 87.71% | 87.90% | | 89.36% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Johann Kurzbauer (ÖVP), 2,526 votes; Heidemaria Onodi (SPÖ), 1,616 votes; and Robert Sigl (SPÖ), 2,625 votes.
Substitutions:
* Heidemaria Onodi (SPÖ) resigned on 31 March 1998 and was replaced by Anton Heinzl (SPÖ) on 7 April 1998.

##### 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 | Lilien- feld | St. Pölten City | St. Pölten | Tulln | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,063 | 13,893 | 17,802 | 11,223 | 1,263 | 51,244 | 36.41% | 1 |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 5,080 | 6,230 | 18,709 | 13,086 | 1,280 | 44,385 | 31.53% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 3,103 | 4,895 | 10,321 | 7,216 | 691 | 26,226 | 18.63% | 0 |
| | The Greens | GRÜNE | 841 | 2,125 | 3,064 | 2,128 | 427 | 8,585 | 6.10% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 657 | 1,783 | 2,604 | 2,275 | 319 | 7,638 | 5.43% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 323 | 377 | 792 | 383 | 30 | 1,905 | 1.35% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 116 | 150 | 125 | 110 | 17 | 518 | 0.37% | 0 |
| | United Greens Austria – List Adi Pinter | VGÖ | 20 | 29 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 137 | 0.10% | 0 |
| | Citizen Greens Austria – Free Democrats | BGÖ | 15 | 29 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 120 | 0.09% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 17,218 | 29,511 | 53,501 | 36,493 | 4,035 | 140,758 | 100.00% | 2 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 503 | 751 | 1,545 | 958 | 48 | 3,805 | 2.63% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 17,721 | 30,262 | 55,046 | 37,451 | 4,083 | 144,563 | 86.49% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 20,544 | 37,199 | 65,366 | 44,042 | | 167,151 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86.26% | 81.35% | 84.21% | 85.03% | | 86.49% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Johann Kurzbauer (ÖVP), 4,363 votes; and Robert Sigl (SPÖ), 3,616 votes.