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{{Short description|Lower house of the Austrian Parliament}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name              = National Council 
| native_name       = {{small|Nationalrat}}
| logo              = Logo-Parlament-at.svg
| background_color = #152842
| legislature       = [[List of members of the 28th National Council of Austria|28th Legislative Period]]
| coa_pic           =
| coa_res           = 250
| house_type        = Lower house
| body              = Austrian Parliament
| foundation        = {{Start date|1920|11|10|df=yes}}
| preceded_by       = [[Constituent National Assembly (Austria)|Constituent National Assembly]]
| leader1_type      = [[President of the National Council (Austria)|President]]
| leader1           = [[Walter Rosenkranz]] 
| party1            = ([[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]])
| election1         = 24 October 2024
| leader2_type      = [[President of the National Council (Austria)#List of second presidents|Second President]]
| leader2           = [[Peter Haubner]] 
| party2            = ([[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]])
| election2         = 24 October 2024
| leader3_type      = [[President of the National Council (Austria)#List of third presidents|Third President]] 
| leader3           = [[Doris Bures]] 
| party3            = ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]])
| election3         = 24 October 2024
| members           = 183
| structure1        = Nationalrat Österreich (current composition).svg
| structure1_res    = 250px
| political_groups1 = 
'''[[Stocker government|Government]] (110)'''
:{{color box|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|border=silver}} [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] (51)
:{{color box|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|border=silver}} [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] (41)
:{{color box|{{party color|NEOS (Austria)}}|border=silver}} [[NEOS (Austria)|NEOS]] (18)
'''Opposition (73)'''
:{{color box|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|border=silver}} [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] (57)
:{{color box|{{party color|The Greens (Austria)}}|border=silver}} [[The Greens (Austria)|Greens]] (16)
| voting_system1 = [[Open list]] [[Party-list proportional representation|proportional representation]] with a 4% [[electoral threshold]]
| last_election1 = [[2024 Austrian legislative election|29 September 2024]]
| next_election1 = [[Next Austrian legislative election|By 2029]]
| session_room   = MGR3970 (52781237374).jpg
| session_res    = 260px
| meeting_place  = [[Austrian Parliament Building]], [[Vienna]]
| website        = {{URL|parlament.gv.at}}
| footnotes      =
}}

The '''National Council''' ({{langx|de|Nationalrat|label=Austrian German}}, {{IPA|de|nat͡si̯oˈnaːlˌʁaːt|pron|De-Nationalrat.ogg}}) is one of the two houses of the [[Austrian Parliament]] and is frequently referred to as the [[lower house]]. The [[Politics of Austria|constitution]] endows the National Council with far more power than the [[Federal Council (Austria)|Federal Council]].

==Responsibilities==
{{Politics of Austria}}
The National Council is where Austria's federal [[legislature|legislative]] authority is concentrated; for a bill to become federal law, it must be resolved upon by this chamber. Bills passed by the National Council are sent to the [[Federal Council of Austria|Federal Council]] for corroboration. If the Federal Council approves of the bill or simply does nothing for eight weeks, the bill has succeeded. If the Federal Council vetoes the bill, the National Council may still force it into law by essentially just passing it again; a National Council resolution overruling a Federal Council objection merely has to meet a higher [[quorum]] than a regular resolution. In other words, the Federal Council does not have any real power to prevent adoption of legislation, the National Council being easily able to override it. There are three exceptions to this rule:<ref name="resp">{{cite web|url=http://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/BR/AUFGBR/index.shtml|title=The Responsibilities of the Federal Council – The Federal Council's Right of Objection|publisher=Website of the Austrian Parliament|access-date=2010-10-04|archive-date=2015-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705111322/http://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/BR/AUFGBR/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Constitutional laws or regulations limiting the competencies of the federal states
* Laws relating to the rights of the Federal Council itself
* Treaties concerning the jurisdiction of the federal states

The approval of the National Council is also required for most of the prerogatives of the [[Federal Assembly (Austria)|Federal Assembly]] to be exercised. For example, motions to call for a [[referendum]] aimed at having the President removed from office by the electorate, and motions to [[declaration of war|declare war]] all need a two-thirds majority in the National Council. Only motions to [[impeachment|impeach]] the President can also be from the Federal Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parlament.gv.at/EN/AP/BV/AUFGG/BVAUFGG-E_Portal.shtml|title=Federal Assembly - Responsibilities and Legal Principles |website=parlament.gv.at |access-date=18 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324112558/http://www.parlament.gv.at/EN/AP/BV/AUFGG/BVAUFGG-E_Portal.shtml |archive-date=24 March 2009 }}</ref>

==Elections==
[[File:Regionalwahlkreise Oesterreich 2017.png|thumb|300px|left|Regional constituencies in Austria. State constituencies are shown in colors.]]

The 183 members of the National Council are elected by nationwide popular vote for a term of five years; each Austrian sixteen years or older on the day the election takes place is entitled to one vote. National Council elections are [[general election]]s. The voting system aims at [[party-list proportional representation]] and uses [[open list|partially open lists]]:
* For the purpose of National Council elections, the nine [[states of Austria]] constitute regional electoral districts. The nine regional electoral districts are subdivided into a total of 39 local electoral districts. Political parties submit separate ranked lists of candidates for each district, regional or local, in which they have chosen to run. They also submit a federal-level list.
* Votes cast are first counted within their local electoral districts. Since there are 39 local districts but 183 seats to fill, most local districts are multi-member districts. The number of seats assigned to each local district is based solely on electoral district population, as established by the most recent census; the partitioning and apportionment rules are simple enough to prevent [[gerrymandering]] from becoming an issue. The number of votes required to win one seat is simply the number of votes divided by the number of seats assigned to the district in question{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} (ie the [[Hare quota]]). For example, if 150,000 votes are cast in a five-seat local district, it takes 30,000 votes to win one seat. If a party has scored 61,000 votes out of the 150,000 votes cast, it is entitled to two seats, to be taken by the first two candidates on the party's local district list. Since 60,000 votes would have been sufficient to win two seats, 1000 votes are left unaccounted for by this first round of tallying.
* Any vote not accounted for on the local level is dealt with on the regional level, provided that the party it has been cast for has obtained at least four percent of the regional total vote.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} The system is analogous to that used on the district level; the number of seats assigned to a regional district is simply the number of seats assigned to one of its constituent local districts but not filled during the first round of tallying.
* Any vote not accounted for on the regional level either is dealt with on the federal level, provided that the party it has been cast for has obtained at least four percent of the federal total vote. The [[D'Hondt method]] is used to allocate any National Council seats remaining to be filled.

In addition to voting for a party list, voters may express preference for one individual candidate in the same party list. This means it is not possible to simultaneously vote for the party list of one party but exert influence on the candidate rankings on the party list of another party. A candidate receiving sufficiently many personal votes can rise in rank on his or her district party list; voters thus have a certain degree of influence as to which particular individual wins which particular seat.

==Peculiarities==
Austria's federal constitution defines Austria as a [[semi-presidential system|semi-presidential democracy]]: the [[executive (government)|executive]] branch of government is supposed to be headed by the [[President of Austria|President]], but is also answerable to the National Council. In practice, however, nearly all of the day-to-day work of governing is left to the [[Chancellor of Austria|Chancellor]] and Cabinet, which are dependent on the confidence of the National Council. The President has the theoretical right to name anyone eligible to serve in the National Council as a minister or Chancellor. However, the National Council's right to sack a minister or the entire cabinet makes it all but impossible for Presidents to appoint a government entirely of their own choosing or keep it in office against the will of the National Council. While the President has the theoretical authority to dissolve a hostile National Council, [[constitutional convention (political custom)|constitutional convention]] prevents this power from being exercised.

Austria accordingly functions as a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary democracy]]: for all intents and purposes, the cabinet is subject to approval by the National Council and is responsible to it, with the president being little more than a figurehead.

A related [[Politics of Austria|discrepancy]] between Austrian constitutional theory and Austrian political practice is that the constitution defines the President of the National Council to be Austria's second highest public official, junior only to the president proper. As a practical matter, however, the Chancellor, who nominally ranks third in the Austrian order of precedence, is the country's leading political figure. Thus, the President of the National Council is a representative of rather moderate significance: wielding less power than the president by extension means wielding less power than the Chancellor or even most federal ministers. The President of the National Council thus serves mostly as a moderator of parliamentary debate.

==Latest election==
{{Main|2024 Austrian legislative election}}
{{Election results
|image=[[File:2024 Austrian Nationalrat.svg]]

|party1=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]
|votes1=1408514
|sw1=+12.68
|seats1=57
|sc1=+26

|party2=[[Austrian People's Party]]
| color2 = {{Party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}
|votes2=1282734
|seats2=51
|sw2=-11.19
|sc2=–20

|party3=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]
|votes3=1032234
|sw3=-0.04
|seats3=41
|sc3=+1

|party4=[[NEOS (Austria)|NEOS]]
|votes4=446378
|sw4=+1.04
|seats4=18
|sc4=+3

|party5=[[The Greens (Austria)|The Greens]]
|votes5=402107
|sw5=-5.66
|seats5=16
|sc5=–10

|party6=[[Communist Party of Austria|Communist Party]] – [[KPÖ Plus]]
|votes6=116891
|sw6=+1.70
|seats6=0
|sc6=0

|party7=[[The Beer Party (Austria)|The Beer Party]]
|votes7=98395
|sw7=+1.92
|seats7=0
|sc7=0

|party8=[[Madeleine Petrovic List]]
|votes8=28488
|sw8=New
|seats8=0
|sc8=New

|party9=[[Der Wandel]] <!-- Please don't change it to "None of them" or "Der Wandel". It's official name of Der Wandel on 2024 election. Party color template works with only this correct name. -->
|votes9=27830
|sw9=+0.11
|seats9=0
|sc9=0

|party10=[[MFG Austria – People Freedom Fundamental Rights|MFG Austria]]
|votes10=19785
|sw10=New
|seats10=0
|sc10=New

|party11=[[Gaza List]]
|votes11=19376
|sw11=New
|seats11=0
|sc11=New

|party12=The Yellows
|votes12=156
|sw12=New
|seats12=0
|sc12=New
|colour12=#FFFF00

|invalid=46857
|total_sc=0
|electorate=6346059
|source=[https://www.bundeswahlen.gv.at/2024/nr/ Interior Ministry], [https://orf.at/wahl/nr24/ergebnisse ORF]}}

=== Results by state ===
[[File:2024-austria-legislative-by-state-and-party-gradient.svg|thumb|280px|States shaded by the parties' result]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:16px"
|-
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="3"| [[States of Austria|State]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[NEOS (Austria)|NEOS]]
! colspan="2" style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[The Greens (Austria)|Grüne]]
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width:40px;" | Others
! rowspan="3" style="width:40px;"| Turnout
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}};"|
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|NEOS (Austria)}};"|
! colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|The Greens (Austria)}};"|
|-
! %
! S
! %
! S
! %
! S
! %
! S
! %
! S
! %
! S
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Burgenland}}
| bgcolor=#C6D9EA| '''28.8'''
| '''2'''
| 28.6
| '''2'''
| 27.0
| '''1'''
| 6.5
| -
| 4.7
| -
| 4.4
| -
| 82.5
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Carinthia}}
| bgcolor=#C6D9EA| '''38.4'''
| '''4'''
| 20.8
| '''2'''
| 23.1
| '''2'''
| 7.8
| -
| 4.7
| -
| 5.2
| -
| 76.9
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Lower Austria}}
| 29.2
| '''10'''
| bgcolor=#D2EDF1| '''29.9'''
| '''11'''
| 20.2
| '''7'''
| 8.5
| '''3'''
| 6.7
| '''2'''
| 5.5
| -
| 82.0
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Upper Austria}}
| bgcolor=#C6D9EA| '''30.5'''
| '''9'''
| 26.3
| '''8'''
| 20.3
| '''6'''
| 8.3
| '''2'''
| 8.4
| '''2'''
| 6.2
| -
| 80.1
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Salzburg}}
| 27.7
| '''3'''
| bgcolor=#D2EDF1| '''31.6'''
| '''3'''
| 16.8
| '''1'''
| 9.0
| -
| 8.5
| -
| 6.4
| -
| 78.4
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Styria}}
| bgcolor=#C6D9EA| '''32.2'''
| '''8'''
| 27.0
| '''7'''
| 18.6
| '''5'''
| 8.2
| '''2'''
| 7.6
| '''2'''
| 6.4
| -
| 78.5
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Tyrol}}
| 28.7
| '''4'''
| bgcolor=#D2EDF1| '''31.0'''
| '''4'''
| 15.4
| '''2'''
| 10.6
| '''1'''
| 8.1
| '''1'''
| 6.2
| -
| 74.3
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Vorarlberg}}
| 27.1
| '''2'''
| bgcolor=#D2EDF1| '''29.1'''
| '''2'''
| 13.1
| '''1'''
| 12.6
| '''1'''
| 11.4
| -
| 6.7
| -
| 71.8
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Vienna}}
| 20.7
| '''6'''
| 17.4
| '''5'''
| bgcolor=#F4C6C9|'''29.9'''
| '''9'''
| 11.4
| '''3'''
| 12.3
| '''4'''
| 8.3
| -
| 71.9
|-
| align="left" |Nationwide
| {{N/A}}
| '''9'''
| {{N/A}}
| '''7'''
| {{N/A}}
| '''7'''
| {{N/A}}
| '''6'''
| {{N/A}}
| '''5'''
| {{N/A}}
| -
| {{N/A}}
|-
| colspan="14" bgcolor="lightgrey" |
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Austria}}
| bgcolor=#C6D9EA| '''28.8'''
| '''57'''
| 26.3
| '''51'''
| 21.1
| '''41'''
| 9.1
| '''18'''
| 8.2
| '''16'''
| 6.4
| -
| 77.7
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="14" align="left" |Source: [https://www.bundeswahlen.gv.at/2024/nr/ Interior Ministry] 
|}

== Historical composition of the National Council ==
=== 1919-1930 ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="border:solid #000000 1px;font-size:95%;"
|-
| colspan="2" | 
{| width="100%" style="font-size:90%;"
| width="40" |
|{{legend|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SDAPÖ]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}}|[[Christian Social Party (Austria)|CS]]}}
|{{legend|#0000B2|German National Movement}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Greater German People's Party}}|[[Greater German People's Party|GDVP]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Landbund}}|[[Landbund]]}}
|{{legend|#0000B2|National Economy Bloc ([[Greater German People's Party|GDVP]]+[[Landbund]])}}
|{{legend|#7F00CC|[[Heimwehr]]}}
|{{legend|#808080|Others}}
|}
| width="80" | Total seats
|-
| width="40" | [[1919 Austrian Constituent Assembly election|1919]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 42.35%"|72
| style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}};                          width: 40.59%"|69
| style="background-color: #0000B2;                                                                   width: 15.29%"|26
| style="background-color: #808080;                                                                   width:  1.76%"| 3
|}
|170
|-
| width="40" | [[1920 Austrian legislative election|1920]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 37.70%"|69
| style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}};                          width: 46.45%"|85
| style="background-color: {{party color|Greater German People's Party}};                             width: 11.48%"|21
| style="background-color: {{party color|Landbund}};                                                  width:  3.83%"| 7
| style="background-color: #808080;                                                                   width:  0.55%"| 1
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1923 Austrian legislative election|1923]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 41.21%"|68
| style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}};                          width: 49.70%"|82
| style="background-color: {{party color|Greater German People's Party}};                             width:  6.06%"|10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Landbund}};                                                  width:  3.03%"| 5
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1927 Austrian legislative election|1927]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 43.03%"|71
| style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}};                          width: 51.52%"|85
| style="background-color: {{party color|Landbund}};                                                  width:  5.45%"| 9
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1930 Austrian legislative election|1930]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 43.64%"|72
| style="background-color: {{party color|Christian Social Party (Austria)}};                          width: 40.00%"|66
| style="background-color: #0000B2;                                                                   width: 11.52%"|19
| style="background-color: #7F00CC;                                                                   width:  4.85%"| 8
|}
|165
|}

=== Since 1945 ===
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="border:solid #000000 1px;font-size:95%;"
|-
| colspan="2" | 
{| width="100%" style="font-size:90%;"
| width="40" |
|{{legend|{{party color|Communist Party of Austria}}|[[Communist Party of Austria|KPÖ]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}|[[The Greens – The Green Alternative|GRÜNE]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|JETZT (party)}}|[[JETZT (party)|JETZT]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Liberal Forum}}|[[Liberal Forum|LiF]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}}|[[NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum|NEOS]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Austrian People's Party}}|[[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Alliance for the Future of Austria}}|[[Alliance for the Future of Austria|BZÖ]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Team Stronach}}|[[Team Stronach|FRANK]]}}
|{{legend|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|[[Federation of Independents|VdU]]/[[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]]}}
|}
| width="80" | Total seats
|-
| width="40" | [[1945 Austrian legislative election|1945]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};                                width:  2.42%"| 4
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 46.06%"|76
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 51.52%"|85
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1949 Austrian legislative election|1949]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};                                width:  3.03%"| 5
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 40.61%"|67
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 46.67%"|77
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  9.70%"|16
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1953 Austrian legislative election|1953]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};                                width:  2.42%"| 4
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 44.24%"|73
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 44.85%"|74
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  8.48%"|14
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1956 Austrian legislative election|1956]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};                                width:  1.82%"| 3
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 44.85%"|74
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 49.70%"|82
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  3.64%"| 6
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1959 Austrian legislative election|1959]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 47.27%"|78
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 47.88%"|79
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  4.85%"| 8
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1962 Austrian legislative election|1962]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 46.06%"|76
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 49.09%"|81
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  4.85%"| 8
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1966 Austrian legislative election|1966]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 44.85%"|74
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 51.52%"|85
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  3.64%"| 6
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1970 Austrian legislative election|1970]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 49.09%"|81
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 47.27%"|78
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  3.64%"| 6
|}
|165
|-
| width="40" | [[1971 Austrian legislative election|1971]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 50.82%"|93
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 43.72%"|80
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  5.46%"|10
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1975 Austrian legislative election|1975]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 50.82%"|93
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 43.72%"|80
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  5.46%"|10
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1979 Austrian legislative election|1979]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 51.91%"|95
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 42.08%"|77
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  6.01%"|11
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1983 Austrian legislative election|1983]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 49.18%"|90
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 44.26%"|81
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  6.56%"|12
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1986 Austrian legislative election|1986]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 43.72%"|80
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  4.37%"| 8
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 42.08%"|77
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  9.84%"|18
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1990 Austrian legislative election|1990]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 43.72%"|80
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  5.46%"|10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 32.79%"|60
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 18.03%"|33
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1994 Austrian legislative election|1994]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 35.52%"|65
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  7.10%"|13
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Forum}};                                             width:  6.01%"|11
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 28.42%"|52
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 22.95%"|42
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1995 Austrian legislative election|1995]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 38.80%"|71
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  4.92%"| 9
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Forum}};                                             width:  5.46%"|10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 28.42%"|52
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 22.40%"|41
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[1999 Austrian legislative election|1999]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 35.52%"|65
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  7.65%"|14
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 28.42%"|52
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 28.42%"|52
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2002 Austrian legislative election|2002]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 37.70%"|69
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width:  9.29%"|17
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 43.17%"|79
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width:  9.84%"|18
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2006 Austrian legislative election|2006]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 37.16%"|68
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width: 11.48%"|21
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 36.07%"|66
| style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for the Future of Austria}};                        width:  3.83%"| 7
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 11.48%"|21
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2008 Austrian legislative election|2008]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 31.15%"|57
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width: 10.93%"|20
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 27.87%"|51
| style="background-color: {{party color|Alliance for the Future of Austria}};                        width: 11.48%"|21
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 20.22%"|34
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2013 Austrian legislative election|2013]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 28.42%"|52
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width: 13.11%"|24
| style="background-color: {{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};                  width:  4.92%"| 9
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 25.68%"|47
| style="background-color: {{party color|Team Stronach}};                                             width:  6.01%"|11
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 21.86%"|40
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2017 Austrian legislative election|2017]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 28.42%"|52
| style="background-color: {{party color|JETZT (party)}};                                             width:  4.37%"| 8
| style="background-color: {{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};                  width:  5.46%"|10
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 33.88%"|62
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 27.87%"|51
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2019 Austrian legislative election|2019]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 21.86%"|40
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width: 14.21%"|26
| style="background-color: {{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};                  width:  8.20%"|15
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 38.80%"|71
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 16.94%"|31
|}
|183
|-
| width="40" | [[2024 Austrian legislative election|2024]]
|
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold; color:white;"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};                        width: 21.1%"|41
| style="background-color: {{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}};                        width: 8.2%"|16
| style="background-color: {{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}};                  width: 9.1%"|18
| style="background-color: {{party color|Austrian People's Party}};                                   width: 26.3%"|51
| style="background-color: {{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};                                  width: 28.8%"|57
|}
|183
|}

==Current composition of the National Council==
{{mainarticle|List of members of the National Council of Austria}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=2| Group
! Members
! Leader
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}|
| align=left| [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ)
| {{Composition bar compact|57|183|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}}}
| [[Herbert Kickl]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}|
| align=left| [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP)
| {{Composition bar compact|51|183|{{party color|Austrian People's Party (2017)}}}}
| [[Christian Stocker]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}|
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]] (SPÖ)
| {{Composition bar compact|41|183|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}}}
| [[Andreas Babler]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}}|
| align=left| [[NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum]] (NEOS)
| {{Composition bar compact|18|183|{{party color|NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum}}}}
| [[Beate Meinl-Reisinger]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}|
| align=left| [[The Greens – The Green Alternative]] (GRÜNE)
| {{Composition bar compact|16|183|{{party color|The Greens – The Green Alternative}}}}
| [[Sigrid Maurer]]
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}|
| align=left| No group affiliation
| {{Composition bar compact|0|183|{{party color|Independent politician}}}}
| –
|-
| align=left colspan=4| Source: [https://www.parlament.gv.at/WWER/KLUBS/ National Council]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of presidents of the National Council of Austria]]
*[[Federal Assembly (Austria)]]
*[[Federal Council (Austria)]]
*[[Politics of Austria]]
*[[List of legislatures by country]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|National Council (Austria)}}
*{{Official website|http://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/NRBRBV/NR/}} {{in lang|en}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040803105228/http://www.wienerzeitung.at/linkmap/recht/verfassung5.htm National Council Elections Statute], official rules and regulations {{in lang|de}}

{{Elections in Austria}}
{{Lists of Austrian Parliament members}}
{{National lower houses}}
{{Authority control}}

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