The 2004 European Parliament election in Austria was the election of MEP representing Austria constituency for the 2004–2009 term of the

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. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. The vote took place on 13 June. The parties of the left, the Austrian Social Democratic Party and the

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, improved their share of the vote. The ruling conservative party, the

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, also improved its share, but this was at the expense of its coalition partner, the

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, whose vote dropped sharply. The anti-corruption campaigner

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polled strongly and his list won two seats.

Results

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European Parliament elections in Austria

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