2018 Tyrolean state election

In the 2013 election, the ÖVP suffered its worst ever result in a Tyrolean state election, winning just 39.4%; prior to 2008, the party had always held a majority in the Landtag. The party subsequently formed a coalition with the Greens, who had achieved their best ever result in Tyrol at 12.6%.[2]

The 36 seats of the Landtag of Tyrol are elected via open list proportional representation in a two-step process. The seats are distributed between nine multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the districts of Tyrol. For parties to receive any representation in the Landtag, they must either win at least one seat in a constituency directly, or clear a 5 percent state-wide electoral threshold. Seats are distributed in constituencies according to the Hare quota, with any remaining seats allocated using the D'Hondt method at the state level, to ensure overall proportionality between a party's vote share and its share of seats.

The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag.

Forward Tyrol, which contested the previous election and won 9.5% of votes and four seats, did not contest the 2018 election.

In addition to the parties already represented in the Landtag, three parties collected enough signatures to be placed on the ballot.

• NEOS – The New Austria (NEOS)
• Family – The Tyrolean Family Party (FAMILY)
• Impulse Tyrol (IMPULS) – on the ballot in all constituencies except Schwaz

The ÖVP held exploratory discussions with all other parties, narrowing their options to the SPÖ and Greens after the first round of talks.[3][4] On 8 March, Governor Platter announced formal negotiations with the Greens would take place.[5] On 20 March, they announced they had come to a coalition agreement. The government subsequently took office for a second term.[6]