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1979 Austrian legislative election

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

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Socialist Party of Austria 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
Popular vote
SPÖ
51.03%
ÖVP
41.90%
FPÖ
6.06%
KPÖ
0.96%
CSA
0.05%
Parliamentary seats
SPÖ
51.91%
ÖVP
42.08%
FPÖ
6.01%

References

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