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1979 Austrian legislative election

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The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1979 resulted in small gains to the SPÖ led by Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, which held an absolute majority at that time. The FPÖ also made small gains, while the ÖVP lost.

Party Seats (loss/gain) Share of Vote (loss/gain)
SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria) 95 (+2) 51.0 (+0.6)
ÖVP (Austrian People's Party) (conservative) 77 (-3) 41.0 (-1.0)
FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) (liberal-nationalist) 11 (+1) 6.1 (+0.7)
Others 0 (0) 1.0