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{{Infobox election
| country = Austria
| flag_year = state
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1999 Austrian legislative election
| previous_year = 1999
| next_election = 2006 Austrian legislative election
| next_year = 2006
| seats_for_election = All 183 seats in the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]]
| majority_seats = 92
| election_date = 24 November 2002
| turnout = 84.27% ({{increase}} 3.85 [[Percentage point|pp]])

| image1 = W Schuessel7.jpg
| leader1 = [[Wolfgang Schüssel]]
| party1 = Austrian People's Party
| last_election1 = 26.91%, 52 seats
| seats1 = 79
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 27
| popular_vote1 = 2,076,833
| percentage1 = 42.30%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 15.39 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| image2 = Alfred Gusenbauer 26.10.2008 (cropped).jpg
| leader2 = [[Alfred Gusenbauer]]
| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Austria
| last_election2 = 33.15%, 65 seats
| seats2 = 69
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote2 = 1,792,499
| percentage2 = 36.51%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 3.36 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| image4 = 
| leader4 = [[Herbert Haupt]]
| party4 = Freedom Party of Austria
| last_election4 = 26.91%, 52 seats
| seats4 = 18
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 34
| popular_vote4 = 491,328
| percentage4 = 10.01%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 16.90 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| image5 = Alexander Van der Bellen1.jpg
| leader5 = [[Alexander Van der Bellen]]
| party5 = The Greens (Austria)
| last_election5 = 7.40%, 14 seats
| seats5 = 17
| seat_change5 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote5 = 464,980
| percentage5 = 9.47%
| swing5 = {{increase}} 2.07 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| map_image = {{Switcher
| [[File:2002 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg|350px]]
| Seats won by state
| [[File:2002 Austria National Council election by voteshare.svg|350px]]
| Popular vote by state
}} 

| map_caption = 
| title = [[Chancellor of Austria|Chancellor]]
| before_election = [[Wolfgang Schüssel]]
| before_party = Austrian People's Party
| after_election = [[Wolfgang Schüssel]]
| after_party = Austrian People's Party
}}
{{Politics of Austria}}

Early parliamentary elections were held in [[Austria]] on 24 November 2002,<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p197 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> after internal divisions in the [[Freedom Party of Austria]] (FPÖ) culminating in the [[Knittelfeld Putsch]] led to the resignation of several leading FPÖ members. The [[Austrian People's Party]] (ÖVP) emerged as the largest party, winning 79 of the 183 seats, the first time it had been the largest party in the [[National Council of Austria|National Council]] since [[1966 Austrian legislative election|1966]].<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, pp219-220</ref> It continued its coalition government with the FPÖ, which lost almost two-thirds of its seats.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p179</ref> Voter turnout was 84%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p217</ref>

== Contesting parties ==
The table below lists parties represented in the 21st [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]].
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" colspan="3"| Name
! rowspan="2"| Ideology
! rowspan="2"| Leader
! colspan="2"| 1999 result
|-
! Votes (%)
! Seats
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''SPÖ'''
| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]<br />{{small|''Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs''}}
| [[Social democracy]]
| align=center| [[File:Alfred Gusenbauer 26.10.2008 (cropped).jpg|x75px]]<br />[[Alfred Gusenbauer]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 33.2%
| {{Composition bar|65|183|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}}}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''FPÖ'''
| [[Freedom Party of Austria]]<br />{{small|''Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs''}}
| [[Right-wing populism]]<br />[[Euroscepticism]]
| align=center| [[File:Silver - replace this image male cropped.png|x75px]]<br>[[Herbert Haupt]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.9%
| {{Composition bar|52|183|{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}}}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''ÖVP'''
| [[Austrian People's Party]]<br />{{small|''Österreichische Volkspartei''}}
| [[Christian democracy]]
| align=center| [[File:W Schuessel7.jpg|x75px]]<br />[[Wolfgang Schüssel]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 26.9%
| {{Composition bar|52|183|{{party color|Austrian People's Party}}}}
|-
| style="background:{{party color|The Greens (Austria)}};"|
| style="text-align:center;"| '''GRÜNE'''
| [[The Greens (Austria)|The Greens]]<br />{{small|''Die Grünen''}}
| [[Green politics]]
| align=center| [[Image:Alexander Van der Bellen1.jpg|x75px]]<br />[[Alexander Van der Bellen]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 7.4%
| {{Composition bar|14|183|{{party color|The Greens (Austria)}}}}
|}

==Results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:2002 Austrian legislative election - composition chart.svg]]
|party1=[[Austrian People's Party]]|votes1=2076833|seats1=79|sc1=+27
|party2=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]|votes2=1792499|seats2=69|sc2=+4
|party3=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]|votes3=491328|seats3=18|sc3=–34
|party4=[[The Greens (Austria)|The Greens]]|votes4=464980|seats4=17|sc4=+3
|party5=[[Liberal Forum]]|votes5=48083|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=[[Communist Party of Austria]]|votes6=27568|seats6=0|sc6=0
|party7=[[Socialist Left Party (Austria)|Socialist Left Party]]|votes7=3906|seats7=0|sc7=New
|party8=[[The Democrats (Austria)|The Democrats]]|votes8=2439|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9={{ill|Christian Voters Community|de|Christliche Wählergemeinschaft}}|votes9=2009|seats9=0|sc9=0
|invalid=72616
|total_sc=0
|electorate=5912592
|source=[https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2002/start.aspx Interior Ministry]
}}

=== Results by state ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:16px"
|- style="height:40px;"
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| [[States of Austria|State]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[The Greens (Austria)|Grüne]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:40px;" rowspan="2"| Others
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|The Greens (Austria)}};"|
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Burgenland}} || 42.4 || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''45.8''' || 6.4 || 4.7 || 0.7
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Carinthia}} || 30.5 || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''38.3''' || 23.6 || 6.2 || 1.4
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Lower Austria}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''47.8''' || 36.8 || 6.9 || 7.2 || 1.3
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Upper Austria}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''42.6''' || 37.0 || 10.4 || 8.7 || 1.3
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Salzburg}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''46.7''' || 30.8 || 10.7 || 10.4 || 1.4
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Styria}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''44.6''' || 37.0 || 9.6 || 7.0 || 1.8
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Tyrol}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''51.9''' || 24.5 || 10.0 || 11.6 || 2.0
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Vorarlberg}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''49.2''' || 20.1 || 13.0 || 14.5 || 3.2
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Vienna}} || 30.7 || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''43.8''' || 8.0 || 15.1 || 2.4
|-
| colspan=10 bgcolor=lightgrey| 
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Austria}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''42.3''' || 36.5 || 10.0 || 9.5 || 1.7
|- class=sortbottom
| colspan=10 align=left| Source: [https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2002/start.aspx Austrian Interior Ministry]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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