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{{Short description|Austrian politician (born 1981)}}
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'''Elke Hanel-Torsch''' (born 18 September 1981) is an [[Austria]]n politician and member of the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]].<ref name="Parlament">{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen - Mag. Elke Hanel-Torsch |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/30696 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref> A member of the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]], she has represented [[Vienna (National Council electoral district)|Vienna]] since October 2024.
Hanel-Torsch was born on 18 September 1981 in [[St. Veit an der Glan]].<ref name="Parlament"/> She has a [[Magister Juris]] [[Academic degree|degree]] in law from the [[University of Vienna]].<ref name="Parlament"/> She trained to be a lawyer at the [[:de:Bezirksgericht Innere Stadt Wien|District Court of Inner City]] and [[:de:Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Wien|Regional Court for Civil Matters]] in [[Vienna]].<ref name="Parlament"/> She was a lawyer/legal advisor for the Tenants' Association Vienna ({{lang|de|Mietervereinigung Wien}}) from 2006 to 2014 and its [[managing director]] from 2014 to 2016.<ref name="Parlament"/> She has been executive chairman of the association since 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sellner |first1=Angela |title=SPÖ will ganz neues Mietgesetz – das soll drinstehen |url=https://www.heute.at/s/spoe-will-ganz-neues-mietgesetz-das-soll-drinstehen-120059448 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=Heute |date=18 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Umfrageergebnis: Zwei Klassen von Mietern |url=https://kurier.at/wirtschaft/immo/umfrage-klassen-mieter-betriebskosten-energie-wohnbeduerfnis-geld/402917119 |access-date=24 October 2024 |work=[[Kurier]] |date=26 June 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
Hanel-Torsch has held various positions in the [[Margareten]] and Viennese branches of the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]] (SPÖ) since 2020.<ref name="Parlament"/> She was a member of the district council ({{lang|de|Bezirksvertretung}}) in Margareten from 2013 to 2024.<ref name="Parlament"/> She was elected to the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] at the [[2024 Austrian legislative election|2024 legislative election]].<ref name="Parlament"/>
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|+ Electoral history of Elke Hanel-Torsch
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! scope=col|Electoral district
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| [[2024 Austrian legislative election|2024 legislative]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2024: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2024/files/NRW2024_Aufstellungder_Vorzugsstimmen_der_Landes-_und_Regionalbewerber_BF_161024.pdf |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Ministry of the Interior]] |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Vienna, Austria |page=65 |language=de}}</ref> || [[Vienna Inner South (National Council electoral district)|Vienna Inner South]] || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]] || align=right|{{Nts|622}} || align=right|2.63% || Not elected
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| [[2024 Austrian legislative election|2024 legislative]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2024: Broschüre Landeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2024/files/NRW2024_Aufstellungder_Vorzugsstimmen_der_Landes-_und_Regionalbewerber_BF_161024.pdf |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Ministry of the Interior]] |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Vienna, Austria |page=65 |language=de}}</ref> || [[Vienna (National Council electoral district)|Vienna]] || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]] || align=right|{{Nts|381}} || align=right|0.16% || '''Elected'''
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| [[2024 Austrian legislative election|2024 legislative]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Nationalratswahl 2024: Broschüre Bundeswahlvorschläge |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/Nationalratswahl_2024/files/NRW2024_Aufstellung_der_Vorzugsstimmen_der_Bundesbewerber_BF_161024.pdf |publisher=[[Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Ministry of the Interior]] |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Vienna, Austria |page=3 |language=de}}</ref> || Federal List || style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| || [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]] || align=right|{{Nts|197}} || align=right|0.02% || Not elected
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==References==
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==External links==
{{URL | 1=https://www.meineabgeordneten.at/Abgeordnete/elke.hanel-torsch | 2=Meine Abgeordneten: Mag.a Elke Hanel-Torsch }}
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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Austrian lawyers]]
[[Category:21st-century Austrian women politicians]]
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[[Category:Members of the 28th National Council (Austria)]]
[[Category:People from Margareten]]
[[Category:Politicians from Vienna]]
[[Category:Social Democratic Party of Austria politicians]]
[[Category:University of Vienna alumni]]
[[Category:Women members of the National Council (Austria)]]
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