2004 European Parliament election in Austria

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2004 European Parliament election in Austria

← 1999 13 June 2004 2009 →
18 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout	42.43% ( 6.97 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Johannes Swoboda Ursula Stenzel Hans-Peter Martin Party SPÖ ÖVP Hans-Peter Martin's List Alliance PES EPP Last election 31.71%, 7 seats 7 seats, 30.67% – Seats won 7 6 2 Seat change 1 New Popular vote 833,517 817,716 349,696 Percentage 33.33% 32.70% 13.98% Swing 1.62pp 2.03pp New   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Johannes Voggenhuber Johann Kronberger (lost seat) Party Greens FPÖ Alliance European Greens Last election 9.29%, 2 seats 23.40%, 5 seats Seats won 2 1 Seat change 4 Popular vote 322,429 157,722 Percentage 12.89% 6.31% Swing 3.60pp 17.09pp

An election was held on 13 June 2004 to elect MEPs representing the Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election.

The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the Greens, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the Austrian People's Party, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the Austrian Freedom Party, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner Hans-Peter Martin polled strongly and his list won two seats.