State elections were held in the Austrian state Burgenland

Burgenland

Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...

 on 30 May 2010. An opinion poll

Opinion poll

An opinion poll, sometimes simply referred to as a poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence...

 conducted in May 2010 expected the results to be similar to the previous election

Burgenland state election, 2005

State elections were held in the Austrian state of Burgenland in 2005 to determine the State parliament for the next 5 years.The SPÖ won the election in a landslide victory. State governor since 2000, Hans Niessl, Burgenland SPÖ chairman, won another term as state governor....

, with the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party of Austria

The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...

 predicted to win 50% of the votes, the Austrian People's Party

Austrian People's Party

The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...

 following with 38% of votes and the Freedom Party

Freedom Party of Austria

The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...

 and the Greens remaining the smallest parties in the state's legislature with 7% and 5% respectively.
The BZÖ didnt take part this election.

Results

	Party	Votes	Votes in %	Change	Seats	Change
	Social Democratic Party of Austria Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...  (SPÖ)	91,185	48.26%	-3.92%	18	-1
	Austrian People's Party Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...  (ÖVP)	65,411	34.62%	-1.76%	13	±0
	Freedom Party of Austria Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...  (FPÖ)	16,970	8.98%	+3.23%	3	+1
	The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne)	7,835	4.15%	-1.06%	1	-1
	List Burgenland (LBL)	7,559	4.00%	*	1	*
Total		188,960	100%		36
Spoilt and null votes		3,286	1.71%
Turnout		192,246	77.30%	-4.08%
Electorate		248,694
* Did not stand in previous election Source: Land Burgendland