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'''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 9783832956097</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]], which won 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p215</ref>
'''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 result was a victory for the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]], which won 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p215</ref>


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 04:49, 10 May 2012

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party 2,413,226 51.0 95 +2
Austrian People's Party‎ 1,981,739 41.9 77 –3
Freedom Party of Austria 286,743 6.1 11 +1
Communist Party of Austria 45,280 1.0 0 0
Christian Social Labour Group 2,263 0.0 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 54,922
Total 4,784,173 100 183 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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