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{{Politics of Austria}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Austria
| flag_year = state
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1975 Austrian legislative election
| previous_year = 1975
| next_election = 1983 Austrian legislative election
| next_year = 1983
| seats_for_election = All 183 seats in the [[National Council (Austria)|National Council]]
| majority_seats = 92
| election_date = 6 May 1979
| image_size = 130x130px


| image1 = Kreisky-Koechler-Vienna-1980 Crop.jpg
'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Austria]] on 6 May 1979.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (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 fifth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p215</ref> As of the [[Austrian legislative election, 2017|2017 elections]], this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election.
| leader1 = [[Bruno Kreisky]]
| party1 = Social Democratic Party of Austria
| last_election1 = 50.42%, 93 seats
| seats1 = 95
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2
| popular_vote1 = 2,413,226
| percentage1 = 51.03%
| swing1 = {{increase}}0.61 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| image2 = 3x4.svg
| leader2 = [[Josef Taus]]
| party2 = Austrian People's Party
| last_election2 = 42.95%, 80 seats,
| seats2 = 77
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote2 = 1,981,739
| percentage2 = 41.90%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}1.05 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| image3 = Alexander-Goetz-(ca.-1987).jpg
| leader3 = [[Alexander Götz]]
| party3 = Freedom Party of Austria
| last_election3 = 5.41%, 10 seats,
| seats3 = 11
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote3 = 286,789
| percentage3 = 6.06%
| swing3 = {{increase}}0.65 [[Percentage point|pp]]

| map_image = 1979 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg
| map_caption = Results by state

| title = Chancellor
| before_election = [[Bruno Kreisky]]
| before_party = Social Democratic Party of Austria
| after_election = [[Bruno Kreisky]]
| after_party = Social Democratic Party of Austria
}}{{Politics of Austria}}

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.


==Results==
==Results==
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
|party1=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria]]|votes1=2413226|seats1=95|sc1=+2
!Party
|party2=[[Austrian People's Party]]|votes2=1981739|seats2=77|sc2=–3
!Votes
|party3=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]|votes3=286743|seats3=11|sc3=+1
!%
|party4=[[Communist Party of Austria]]|votes4=45280|seats4=0|sc4=0
!Seats
|party5=Christian Social Labour Group|votes5=2263|seats5=0|sc5=New
!+/–
|invalid=54922
|electorate=5186735
|total_sc=0
|source=Nohlen & Stöver
|image=[[File:1979 Austrian Nationalrat.svg]]}}

=== Results by state ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:16px"
|- style="height:40px;"
! style="width:100px;" rowspan="2"| [[States of Austria|State]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Austrian People's Party|ÖVP]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Freedom Party of Austria|FPÖ]]
! style="width:40px;"| [[Communist Party of Austria|KPÖ]]
! style="width:40px;"| CSA
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party of Austria]]||2,413,226||51.0||95||+2
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Austria}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Austrian People's Party}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Freedom Party of Austria}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of Austria}};"|
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Labour Group}};"|
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Burgenland}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|52.9490861402082|1}}''' || {{Round|43.932778875258|1}} || {{Round|2.7341091319577|1}} || {{Round|0.384025852576127|1}} || -
|align=left|[[Austrian People's Party]]||1,981,739||41.9||77||–3
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Carinthia}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|56.2291876374186|1}}''' || {{Round|32.6474693687639|1}} || {{Round|10.0194324744322|1}} || {{Round|1.10391051938534|1}} || -
|align=left|[[Freedom Party of Austria]]||286,743||6.1||11||+1
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Lower Austria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|48.4077984759324|1}}''' || {{Round|47.2857915005008|1}} || {{Round|3.5603629312473|1}} || {{Round|0.746047092319521|1}} || -
|align=left|[[Communist Party of Austria]]||45,280||1.0||0||0
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Upper Austria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|50.2554758310616|1}}''' || {{Round|41.8080369062613|1}} || {{Round|7.20867745183209|1}} || {{Round|0.727809810844991|1}} || -
|align=left|Christian Social Labour Group||2,263||0.0||0||New
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Salzburg}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|44.9324894349203|1}}''' || {{Round|43.0356799516577|1}} || {{Round|11.4122480370729|1}} || {{Round|0.619582576349132|1}} || -
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||54,922||–||–||–
|-
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Styria}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|51.368825502263|1}}''' || {{Round|41.3729282667448|1}} || {{Round|6.14555045423464|1}} || {{Round|1.11269577675751|1}} || -
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''4,784,173'''||'''100'''||'''183'''||'''0'''
|-
|-
| 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}}
|align=left colspan=5|Source: Nohlen & Stöver
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Vorarlberg}} || {{Round|33.4200291835327|1}} || bgcolor=#D9D9D9| '''{{Round|54.9474635358475|1}}''' || {{Round|10.7063269654621|1}} || {{Round|0.926180315157732|1}} || -
|-
| align=left| {{flag|Vienna}} || bgcolor=#F4C6C9| '''{{Round|60.6029916248405|1}}''' || {{Round|33.1717875777569|1}} || {{Round|4.73556439241619|1}} || {{Round|1.48965640498637|1}} || -
|-
| colspan=10 bgcolor=lightgrey|
|-
| 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}}
|- class=sortbottom
| 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>
|}
|}

{{bar box
| title=Popular vote
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''SPÖ'''|{{Social Democratic Party of Austria/meta/color}}|51.03}}
{{bar percent|ÖVP|{{Austrian People's Party/meta/color}}|41.90}}
{{bar percent|FPÖ|{{Freedom Party of Austria/meta/color}}|6.06}}
{{bar percent|KPÖ|{{Communist Party of Austria/meta/color}}|0.96}}
{{bar percent|CSA|#333333|0.05}}
}}
{{bar box
| title=Parliamentary seats
| titlebar=#ddd
| width=600px
| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''SPÖ'''|{{Social Democratic Party of Austria/meta/color}}|51.91}}
{{bar percent|ÖVP|{{Austrian People's Party/meta/color}}|42.08}}
{{bar percent|FPÖ|{{Freedom Party of Austria/meta/color}}|6.01}}
}}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Elections in Austria]]
[[Category:Legislative elections in Austria]]
[[Category:1979 elections in Austria]]
[[Category:1979 elections in Europe|Austria]]
[[Category:May 1979 events in Europe]]
[[Category:1979 elections in Austria|Legislative]]
[[Category:May 1979 events in Europe|Austria]]




Latest revision as of 01:39, 20 December 2024

1979 Austrian legislative election
← 1975 6 May 1979 1983 →
All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef Taus Alexander Götz
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 50.42%, 93 seats 42.95%, 80 seats, 5.41%, 10 seats,
Seats won 95 77 11
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,413,226 1,981,739 286,789
Percentage 51.03% 41.90% 6.06%
Swing Increase0.61 pp Decrease1.05 pp Increase0.65 pp
Results by state
Chancellor before election

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

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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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Austria2,413,22651.0395+2
Austrian People's Party1,981,73941.9077–3
Freedom Party of Austria286,7436.0611+1
Communist Party of Austria45,2800.9600
Christian Social Labour Group2,2630.050New
Total4,729,251100.001830
Valid votes4,729,25198.85
Invalid/blank votes54,9221.15
Total votes4,784,173100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,186,73592.24
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Results by state

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State SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ KPÖ CSA
 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

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p215
  3. ^ "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


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