2018 Tyrolean state election

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2018 Tyrolean state election

On 25 February 2018, Tyrol held a state election to elect the 36 seats of the Landtag. Voter turnout was 60.0%.

Main results
- ÖVP (Austrian People’s Party) led by Günther Platter won the most votes with 44.3% and 17 seats (up 1).
- SPÖ (Social Democrats) increased to 17.2% and 6 seats (up 1).
- FPÖ (Freedom Party) reached 15.5% and 5 seats (up 1).
- Greens collected 10.7% and 4 seats (down 1).
- FRITZ won 5.5% and 2 seats (no change).
- NEOS (The New Austria) contested their first Tyrolean election and won 5.2% and 2 seats.

Context
Forward Tyrol, which had 9.5% in 2013, did not contest in 2018. In total, the Landtag’s 36 seats are filled by open-list proportional representation across nine districts. A party must win at least one seat in a district or reach 5% statewide to gain representation; remaining seats are allocated to maintain overall proportionality.

Government formation
After negotiations, the ÖVP formed a coalition with the Greens. Günther Platter remained Governor, beginning a second term.