1959 Austrian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959.[1] Although the Socialist Party (SPÖ) received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party won one more seat than the SPÖ. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%.[2][3] The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as chancellor and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as vice-chancellor.[4]
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 Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Socialist Party of Austria | 1,953,935 | 44.79 | 78 | +4 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,928,043 | 44.19 | 79 | –3 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 336,110 | 7.70 | 8 | +2 | |
| Communists and Left Socialists | 142,578 | 3.27 | 0 | –3 | |
| League of Democratic Socialists | 2,190 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 4,362,856 | 100.00 | 165 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,362,856 | 98.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 61,802 | 1.40 | |||
| Total votes | 4,424,658 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,696,603 | 94.21 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
edit- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p214
- ^ Engelmann, Frederick C. (1962). "Haggling for the Equilibrium: The Renegotiation of the Austrian Coalition, 1959". American Political Science Review. 56 (3): 651–662. doi:10.2307/1952497. ISSN 1537-5943.
- ^ Kitzinger, Uwe (1961). "The Austrian Election of 1959". Political Studies. 9 (2): 119–140. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9248.1961.tb00824.x. ISSN 0032-3217.
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