Vienna chooses: Everything about the district election on April 27 in Liesing and Lido!

Vienna chooses: Everything about the district election on April 27 in Liesing and Lido!

Wien, Österreich - On April 27, 2025, an important choice is scheduled in Vienna. The focus is on the district representatives, in which a total of 1,374,712 voters will decide on future politics in their districts. This reports wien.gv.at . The election comprises 23 district representatives, which are represented both within and outside of the belt and "left of the Danube" (Lido) and Liesing.

The last district representative elections took place on October 11, 2020. This election was embedded in the state and municipal council election, and the turnout was 57.73% with a total of 786,777 votes. Compared to the 2015 election, this means a decline, since the turnout was still 65.79%, such as wikipedia illustrates.

political landscape in the districts

In recent years, the Social Democrats (SPÖ) have played a dominant role in many Vienna districts. In the 21st district, Floridsdorf, Georg Papai has been the district leader since 2014 and the SPÖ has been holding the district leadership since 1945. In the 2020 election, the SPÖ reached 44.52% of the votes, followed by the ÖVP with 18.11% and the FPÖ with 9.64%

• Wahl 2020 in Floridsdorf:
  • SPÖ: 44.52%
  • ÖVP: 18.11%
  • FPÖ: 9.64%
  • Greens: 9.19%
  • neos: 4.65%
  • Wiff: 5.23%
  • hc: 4.46%
  • beer: 1.91%

• Wahl 2020 in Donaustadt:
  • SPÖ: 45.08%
  • ÖVP: 19.81%
  • Greens: 10.99%
  • FPÖ: 9.76%
  • neos: 5.98%
  • hc: 3.86%
  • beer: 2.29%

Liesing, the 23rd district, has been headed by Gerald Bischof (SPÖ) since 2012. Here, too, the SPÖ has been at the top since 1954. In the last election, the SPÖ came to 40.40%, while the ÖVP recorded 22.85%.

• Wahl 2020 in Liesing:
  • SPÖ: 40.40%
  • ÖVP: 22.85%
  • Greens: 12.16%
  • FPÖ: 7.99%
  • neos: 7.28%
  • hc: 3.16%
  • Pro: 2.28%
  • beer: 1.93%

outlook for the upcoming election

With a variety of parties, including SPÖ, ÖVP, Greens and many others, there are important decisions that will shape life in these districts. The political signs still seem favorable for the SPÖ, but the challenge of asserting themselves against the other parties will not be underestimated. This choice offers citizens the opportunity to set the political course for the coming years.