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{{Infobox election |
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{{Politics of Austria}} |
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| country = Austria |
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| flag_year = state |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| previous_election = 1975 Austrian legislative election |
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| previous_year = 1975 |
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| next_election = 1983 Austrian legislative election |
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| next_year = 1983 |
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| seats_for_election = All 183 seats in the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]] |
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| majority_seats = 92 |
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| election_date = 6 May 1979 |
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| image_size = 130x130px |
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| image1 = Kreisky-Koechler-Vienna-1980 Crop.jpg |
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The '''elections to the [[Austria]]n [[National Council of Austria|National Council]] of [[1979]]''' resulted in small gains to the [[SPÖ]] led by [[Chancellor of Austria|Chancellor]] [[Bruno Kreisky]], which held an [[absolute majority]] at that time. The [[FPÖ]] also made small gains, while the [[ÖVP]] lost. |
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| leader1 = [[Bruno Kreisky]] |
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| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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| last_election1 = 50.42%, 93 seats |
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| seats1 = 95 |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2 |
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| popular_vote1 = 2,413,226 |
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| percentage1 = 51.03% |
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| swing1 = {{increase}}0.61 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| image2 = 3x4.svg |
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{{Start box}} |
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| leader2 = [[Josef Taus]] |
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|'''Party''' |
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| party2 = Austrian People's Party |
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|Seats (loss/gain) |
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| last_election2 = 42.95%, 80 seats, |
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|Share of Vote (loss/gain) |
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| seats2 = 77 |
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3 |
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|SPÖ ([[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]) |
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| popular_vote2 = 1,981,739 |
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| 95 (+2) |
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| percentage2 = 41.90% |
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| 51.0 (+0.6) |
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| swing2 = {{decrease}}1.05 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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|ÖVP ([[Austrian People's Party]]) (conservative) |
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| 77 (-3) |
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| 41.0 (-1.0) |
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|- |
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|FPÖ ([[Freedom Party of Austria]]) (liberal-nationalist) |
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| 11 (+1) |
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| 6.1 (+0.7) |
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|- |
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|Others |
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| 0 (0) |
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| 1.0 |
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{{End box}} |
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| image3 = Alexander-Goetz-(ca.-1987).jpg |
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{{Elections in Austria}} |
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| leader3 = [[Alexander Götz]] |
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| party3 = Freedom Party of Austria |
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| last_election3 = 5.41%, 10 seats, |
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| seats3 = 11 |
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| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1 |
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| popular_vote3 = 286,789 |
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| percentage3 = 6.06% |
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| swing3 = {{increase}}0.65 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| map_image = 1979 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Austrian Legislative Election, 1979}} |
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| map_caption = Results by state |
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[[Category:Elections in Austria]] |
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[[Category:1979 elections in Austria]] |
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[[Category:1979 in Austria|Legislative election]] |
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| title = Chancellor |
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[[ca:Eleccions legislatives austríaques de 1979]] |
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| before_election = [[Bruno Kreisky]] |
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[[de:Nationalratswahl in Österreich 1979]] |
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| before_party = Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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[[sr:Парламентарни избори у Аустрији 1979.]] |
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| after_election = [[Bruno Kreisky]] |
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[[pl:Wybory parlamentarne w Austrii w 1979 roku]] |
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| after_party = Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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}}{{Politics of Austria}} |
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Parliamentary elections were held in [[Austria]] on 6 May 1979.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p196 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> The [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party]] won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p215</ref> As of the [[2017 Austrian legislative election|2017 elections]], this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority. |
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==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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|party1=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]|votes1=2413226|seats1=95|sc1=+2 |
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|party2=[[Austrian People's Party]]|votes2=1981739|seats2=77|sc2=–3 |
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|party3=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]|votes3=286743|seats3=11|sc3=+1 |
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|party4=[[Communist Party of Austria]]|votes4=45280|seats4=0|sc4=0 |
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|party5=Christian Social Labour Group|votes5=2263|seats5=0|sc5=New |
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|invalid=54922 |
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|electorate=5186735 |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|source=Nohlen & Stöver |
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|image=[[File:1979 Austrian Nationalrat.svg]]}} |
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=== Results by state === |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:16px" |
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|- style="height:40px;" |
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! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| [[States of Austria|State]] |
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! style="width:40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]] |
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! style="width:40px;"| [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]] |
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! style="width:40px;"| [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]] |
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! style="width:40px;"| [[Communist Party of Austria|KPÖ]] |
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! style="width:40px;"| CSA |
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|- |
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! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"| |
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! style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party}};"| |
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! style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"| |
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! style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};"| |
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! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Labour Group}};"| |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Burgenland}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|52.9490861402082|1}}''' || {{Round|43.932778875258|1}} || {{Round|2.7341091319577|1}} || {{Round|0.384025852576127|1}} || - |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Carinthia}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|56.2291876374186|1}}''' || {{Round|32.6474693687639|1}} || {{Round|10.0194324744322|1}} || {{Round|1.10391051938534|1}} || - |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Lower Austria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|48.4077984759324|1}}''' || {{Round|47.2857915005008|1}} || {{Round|3.5603629312473|1}} || {{Round|0.746047092319521|1}} || - |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Upper Austria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|50.2554758310616|1}}''' || {{Round|41.8080369062613|1}} || {{Round|7.20867745183209|1}} || {{Round|0.727809810844991|1}} || - |
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| align=left| {{flag|Salzburg}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|44.9324894349203|1}}''' || {{Round|43.0356799516577|1}} || {{Round|11.4122480370729|1}} || {{Round|0.619582576349132|1}} || - |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Styria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|51.368825502263|1}}''' || {{Round|41.3729282667448|1}} || {{Round|6.14555045423464|1}} || {{Round|1.11269577675751|1}} || - |
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| align=left| {{flag|Tyrol}} || {{Round|37.676001263107|1}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''{{Round|55.417931987003|1}}''' || {{Round|5.68752268723052|1}} || {{Round|0.550691019840813|1}} || {{Round|0.667853042818735|1}} |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Vorarlberg}} || {{Round|33.4200291835327|1}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''{{Round|54.9474635358475|1}}''' || {{Round|10.7063269654621|1}} || {{Round|0.926180315157732|1}} || - |
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| align=left| {{flag|Vienna}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|60.6029916248405|1}}''' || {{Round|33.1717875777569|1}} || {{Round|4.73556439241619|1}} || {{Round|1.48965640498637|1}} || - |
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| colspan=10 bgcolor=lightgrey| |
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|- |
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| align=left| {{flag|Austria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|51.03|1}}''' || {{Round|41.90|1}} || {{Round|6.06|1}} || {{Round|0.96|1}} || {{Round|0.05|1}} |
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|- class=sortbottom |
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| colspan=10 align=left| Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)<ref>{{Citation |work=Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA) |title=National election results Austria 1919 - 2017 (OA edition) |publisher=Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA) |publication-date=2019-07-24 |language=de |doi=10.11587/EQUDAL |doi-access=free}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Austrian elections}} |
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[[Category:Legislative elections in Austria]] |
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[[Category:1979 elections in Europe|Austria]] |
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[[Category:1979 elections in Austria|Legislative]] |
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[[Category:May 1979 events in Europe|Austria]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:39, 20 December 2024
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.[1] The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.[2] As of the 2017 elections, this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Social Democratic Party of Austria | 2,413,226 | 51.03 | 95 | +2 | |
Austrian People's Party | 1,981,739 | 41.90 | 77 | –3 | |
Freedom Party of Austria | 286,743 | 6.06 | 11 | +1 | |
Communist Party of Austria | 45,280 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Social Labour Group | 2,263 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
Total | 4,729,251 | 100.00 | 183 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 4,729,251 | 98.85 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 54,922 | 1.15 | |||
Total votes | 4,784,173 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 5,186,735 | 92.24 | |||
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Results by state
[edit]State | SPÖ | ÖVP | FPÖ | KPÖ | CSA | ||||
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Burgenland | 52.9 | 43.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | - | ||||
Carinthia | 56.2 | 32.6 | 10.0 | 1.1 | - | ||||
Lower Austria | 48.4 | 47.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | - | ||||
Upper Austria | 50.3 | 41.8 | 7.2 | 0.7 | - | ||||
Salzburg | 44.9 | 43.0 | 11.4 | 0.6 | - | ||||
Styria | 51.4 | 41.4 | 6.1 | 1.1 | - | ||||
Tyrol | 37.7 | 55.4 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||
Vorarlberg | 33.4 | 54.9 | 10.7 | 0.9 | - | ||||
Vienna | 60.6 | 33.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | - | ||||
Austria | 51.0 | 41.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | ||||
Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)[3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p215
- ^ "National election results Austria 1919 - 2017 (OA edition)", Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA) (in German), Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA), 2019-07-24, doi:10.11587/EQUDAL