Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 7 October 1990. The Social Democratic Party won the most seats, and retained the grand coalition with the Austrian People's Party. Voter turnout was 86%.
Results
Results by state
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! style="width:40px;"| ÖVP
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! style="width:40px;"| GRÜNE
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| colspan=10 align=left| Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)
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