# Vorarlberg South (National Council electoral district)

Vorarlberg South (German: Vorarlberg Süd), also known as Electoral District 8B (German: Wahlkreis 8B), 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 Bludenz and Feldkirch in the state of Vorarlberg. The electoral district currently elects four 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 121,470 registered electors.

## History

Vorarlberg South 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 Bludenz and Feldkirch in the state of Vorarlberg. The district was initially allocated three seats in May 1993. Electoral regulations require the allocation of seats amongst the electoral districts to be recalculated following each national census and in September 2002 the number of seats allocated to Vorarlberg South was increased to four based on the population as at the 2001 national census.

## Electoral system

Vorarlberg South currently elects four 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 | 416 | 0.50% | 0 | 11,167 | 13.53% | 0 | 14,920 | 18.07% | 0 | 11,478 | 13.90% | 0 | 29,256 | 35.43% | 1 | 12,379 | 14.99% | 0 |
| 2017 | 619 | 0.71% | 0 | 16,250 | 18.57% | 0 | 6,430 | 7.35% | 0 | 8,110 | 9.27% | 0 | 29,048 | 33.20% | 1 | 21,929 | 25.06% | 0 |
| 2013 | 410 | 0.52% | 0 | 10,926 | 13.97% | 0 | 13,542 | 17.32% | 0 | 10,677 | 13.65% | 0 | 19,219 | 24.57% | 0 | 15,534 | 19.86% | 0 |
| 2008 | 499 | 0.60% | 0 | 12,536 | 15.19% | 0 | 14,521 | 17.60% | 0 | 2,084 | 2.53% | 0 | 24,238 | 29.37% | 1 | 13,357 | 16.19% | 0 |
| 2006 | 468 | 0.60% | 0 | 15,637 | 20.14% | 0 | 12,697 | 16.35% | 0 | | | | 31,164 | 40.14% | 1 | 7,818 | 10.07% | 0 |
| 2002 | 390 | 0.44% | 0 | 18,988 | 21.64% | 0 | 12,794 | 14.58% | 0 | 1,424 | 1.62% | 0 | 41,495 | 47.28% | 1 | 11,390 | 12.98% | 0 |
| 1999 | 167 | 0.22% | 0 | 14,972 | 19.84% | 0 | 7,648 | 10.13% | 0 | 3,456 | 4.58% | 0 | 25,523 | 33.82% | 1 | 22,573 | 29.91% | 0 |
| 1995 | 179 | 0.22% | 0 | 19,729 | 24.40% | 0 | 5,963 | 7.37% | 0 | 5,584 | 6.91% | 0 | 26,556 | 32.84% | 1 | 21,862 | 27.04% | 0 |
| 1994 | | | | 15,971 | 22.62% | 0 | 6,230 | 8.82% | 0 | 4,443 | 6.29% | 0 | 25,703 | 36.40% | 1 | 16,389 | 23.21% | 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 11,789 | 17,413 | 54 | 29,256 | 35.43% | 1 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 4,470 | 10,313 | 137 | 14,920 | 18.07% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 4,981 | 7,378 | 20 | 12,379 | 14.99% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 3,958 | 7,481 | 39 | 11,478 | 13.90% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 4,884 | 6,260 | 23 | 11,167 | 13.53% | 0 |
| | JETZT | JETZT | 590 | 1,160 | 9 | 1,759 | 2.13% | 0 |
| | Der Wandel | WANDL | 261 | 482 | 6 | 749 | 0.91% | 0 |
| | My Vote Counts! | GILT | 126 | 315 | 0 | 441 | 0.53% | 0 |
| | KPÖ Plus | KPÖ+ | 188 | 225 | 3 | 416 | 0.50% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 31,247 | 51,027 | 291 | 82,565 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 271 | 395 | 3 | 669 | 0.80% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 31,518 | 51,422 | 294 | 83,234 | 68.52% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,458 | 76,012 | | 121,470 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69.33% | 67.65% | | 68.52% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 4,509 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 11,347 | 17,613 | 88 | 29,048 | 33.20% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 8,740 | 13,144 | 45 | 21,929 | 25.06% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 6,719 | 9,432 | 99 | 16,250 | 18.57% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum | NEOS | 2,860 | 5,167 | 83 | 8,110 | 9.27% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 1,614 | 4,749 | 67 | 6,430 | 7.35% | 0 |
| | Peter Pilz List | PILZ | 861 | 1,676 | 36 | 2,573 | 2.94% | 0 |
| | My Vote Counts! | GILT | 311 | 732 | 6 | 1,049 | 1.20% | 0 |
| | New Movement for the Future | NBZ | 213 | 523 | 0 | 736 | 0.84% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 197 | 408 | 14 | 619 | 0.71% | 0 |
| | Christian Party of Austria | CPÖ | 105 | 134 | 0 | 239 | 0.27% | 0 |
| | Free List Austria | FLÖ | 95 | 113 | 0 | 208 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | The Whites | WEIßE | 89 | 117 | 1 | 207 | 0.24% | 0 |
| | Men's Party | M | 37 | 71 | 0 | 108 | 0.12% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,188 | 53,879 | 439 | 87,506 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 238 | 354 | 3 | 595 | 0.68% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 33,426 | 54,233 | 442 | 88,101 | 73.04% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,446 | 75,175 | | 120,621 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73.55% | 72.14% | | 73.04% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 4,819 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 7,820 | 11,357 | 42 | 19,219 | 24.57% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 6,424 | 9,093 | 17 | 15,534 | 19.86% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,931 | 9,495 | 116 | 13,542 | 17.32% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 4,988 | 5,924 | 14 | 10,926 | 13.97% | 0 |
| | NEOS – The New Austria | NEOS | 4,341 | 6,269 | 67 | 10,677 | 13.65% | 0 |
| | Team Stronach | FRANK | 1,441 | 2,754 | 11 | 4,206 | 5.38% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 853 | 1,159 | 3 | 2,015 | 2.58% | 0 |
| | Pirate Party of Austria | PIRAT | 254 | 408 | 6 | 668 | 0.85% | 0 |
| | Christian Party of Austria | CPÖ | 240 | 279 | 1 | 520 | 0.66% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 145 | 264 | 1 | 410 | 0.52% | 0 |
| | EU Exit Party | EUAUS | 92 | 183 | 2 | 277 | 0.35% | 0 |
| | Men's Party | M | 67 | 145 | 0 | 212 | 0.27% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 30,596 | 47,330 | 280 | 78,206 | 100.00% | 0 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 376 | 560 | 5 | 941 | 1.19% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 30,972 | 47,890 | 285 | 79,147 | 66.64% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,443 | 73,320 | | 118,763 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68.16% | 65.32% | | 66.64% | | |

#### 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 9,712 | 14,332 | 194 | 24,238 | 29.37% | 1 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 4,391 | 9,841 | 289 | 14,521 | 17.60% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 5,293 | 8,012 | 52 | 13,357 | 16.19% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 5,755 | 6,724 | 57 | 12,536 | 15.19% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 4,406 | 6,298 | 54 | 10,758 | 13.04% | 0 |
| | Fritz Dinkhauser List – Citizens' Forum Tyrol | FRITZ | 1,166 | 1,677 | 21 | 2,864 | 3.47% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 675 | 1,363 | 46 | 2,084 | 2.53% | 0 |
| | The Christians | DC | 508 | 752 | 7 | 1,267 | 1.54% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 173 | 323 | 3 | 499 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | Independent Citizens' Initiative Save Austria | RETTÖ | 146 | 242 | 4 | 392 | 0.48% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,225 | 49,564 | 727 | 82,516 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 495 | 695 | 9 | 1,199 | 1.43% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 32,720 | 50,259 | 736 | 83,715 | 71.83% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 45,395 | 71,158 | | 116,553 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.08% | 70.63% | | 71.83% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 4,703 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 12,105 | 17,497 | 1,562 | 31,164 | 40.14% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 6,961 | 8,133 | 543 | 15,637 | 20.14% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,551 | 7,958 | 1,188 | 12,697 | 16.35% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 3,126 | 4,502 | 190 | 7,818 | 10.07% | 0 |
| | Hans-Peter Martin's List | MATIN | 2,394 | 3,888 | 220 | 6,502 | 8.37% | 0 |
| | Alliance for the Future of Austria | BZÖ | 1,045 | 1,621 | 76 | 2,742 | 3.53% | 0 |
| | EU Withdrawal – Neutral Free Austria | NFÖ | 206 | 388 | 23 | 617 | 0.79% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 170 | 271 | 27 | 468 | 0.60% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,558 | 44,258 | 3,829 | 77,645 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 260 | 411 | 23 | 694 | 0.89% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,818 | 44,669 | 3,852 | 78,339 | 70.55% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 43,602 | 67,443 | | 111,045 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68.39% | 66.23% | | 70.55% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 4,835 votes.

##### 2002

Results of the 2002 legislative election held on 24 November 2002:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 15,975 | 23,915 | 1,605 | 41,495 | 47.28% | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 8,409 | 10,047 | 532 | 18,988 | 21.64% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 3,760 | 7,758 | 1,276 | 12,794 | 14.58% | 0 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 4,432 | 6,724 | 234 | 11,390 | 12.98% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 500 | 866 | 58 | 1,424 | 1.62% | 0 |
| | Christian Voters Community | CWG | 461 | 615 | 20 | 1,096 | 1.25% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 121 | 258 | 11 | 390 | 0.44% | 0 |
| | The Democrats | | 70 | 103 | 7 | 180 | 0.21% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 33,728 | 50,286 | 3,743 | 87,757 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 407 | 703 | 28 | 1,138 | 1.28% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 34,135 | 50,989 | 3,771 | 88,895 | 84.72% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 41,721 | 63,213 | | 104,934 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81.82% | 80.66% | | 84.72% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 6,708 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 9,874 | 14,329 | 1,320 | 25,523 | 33.82% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 8,864 | 13,042 | 667 | 22,573 | 29.91% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 6,899 | 7,536 | 537 | 14,972 | 19.84% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 2,295 | 4,674 | 679 | 7,648 | 10.13% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,006 | 1,991 | 459 | 3,456 | 4.58% | 0 |
| | The Independents | DU | 155 | 282 | 17 | 454 | 0.60% | 0 |
| | No to NATO and EU – Neutral Austria Citizens' Initiative | NEIN | 172 | 252 | 7 | 431 | 0.57% | 0 |
| | Christian Voters Community | CWG | 122 | 115 | 6 | 243 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 54 | 95 | 18 | 167 | 0.22% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 29,441 | 42,316 | 3,710 | 75,467 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 283 | 352 | 16 | 651 | 0.86% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 29,724 | 42,668 | 3,726 | 76,118 | 74.69% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 40,908 | 60,998 | | 101,906 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72.66% | 69.95% | | 74.69% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Personal mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 4,594 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 | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 10,443 | 15,358 | 755 | 26,556 | 32.84% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 8,812 | 12,744 | 306 | 21,862 | 27.04% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 8,855 | 10,416 | 458 | 19,729 | 24.40% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 1,837 | 3,633 | 493 | 5,963 | 7.37% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,817 | 3,318 | 449 | 5,584 | 6.91% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 409 | 556 | 18 | 983 | 1.22% | 0 |
| | Communist Party of Austria | KPÖ | 77 | 96 | 6 | 179 | 0.22% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,250 | 46,121 | 2,485 | 80,856 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 497 | 808 | 7 | 1,312 | 1.60% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 32,747 | 46,929 | 2,492 | 82,168 | 83.31% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 39,958 | 58,669 | | 98,627 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81.95% | 79.99% | | 83.31% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 1,621 votes.

##### 1994

Results of the 1994 legislative election held on 9 October 1994:
| Party | Party | Party | Votes per district | Votes per district | Votes per district | Total votes | % | Seats |
| Party | Party | Party | Blu- denz | Feld- kirch | Voting card | Total votes | % | Seats |
| | Austrian People's Party | ÖVP | 10,019 | 14,528 | 1,156 | 25,703 | 36.40% | 1 |
| | Freedom Party of Austria | FPÖ | 6,783 | 9,151 | 455 | 16,389 | 23.21% | 0 |
| | Social Democratic Party of Austria | SPÖ | 7,258 | 8,193 | 520 | 15,971 | 22.62% | 0 |
| | The Greens – The Green Alternative | GRÜNE | 1,922 | 3,633 | 675 | 6,230 | 8.82% | 0 |
| | Liberal Forum | LiF | 1,417 | 2,574 | 452 | 4,443 | 6.29% | 0 |
| | Christian Voters Community | CWG | 354 | 348 | 21 | 723 | 1.02% | 0 |
| | No – Civic Action Group Against the Sale of Austria | NEIN | 213 | 230 | 11 | 454 | 0.64% | 0 |
| | Natural Law Party | ÖNP | 98 | 122 | 6 | 226 | 0.32% | 0 |
| | Citizen Greens Austria – Free Democrats | BGÖ | 71 | 141 | 9 | 221 | 0.31% | 0 |
| | United Greens Austria – List Adi Pinter | VGÖ | 63 | 82 | 4 | 149 | 0.21% | 0 |
| | Fritz Georg | | 45 | 55 | 2 | 102 | 0.14% | 0 |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,243 | 39,057 | 3,311 | 70,611 | 100.00% | 1 |
| Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | Rejected Votes | 337 | 473 | 18 | 828 | 1.16% | |
| Total Polled | Total Polled | Total Polled | 28,580 | 39,530 | 3,329 | 71,439 | 72.90% | |
| Registered Electors | Registered Electors | Registered Electors | 39,975 | 58,015 | | 97,990 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71.49% | 68.14% | | 72.90% | | |
The following candidates were elected:
* Party mandates - Karlheinz Kopf (ÖVP), 3,019 votes.