Austrian legislative election, 1971

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 October 1971,[1] following electoral reforms which increased the number of seats in the National Council from 165 to 183 and increased the proportionality of the seat distribution.[2] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 93 of the 183 seats, the first time that the party had ever won an absolute majority. Voter turnout was 92.4%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Socialist Party of Austria2,280,16850.093+12
Austrian People's Party1,964,71343.180–1
Freedom Party of Austria286,4735.510+4
Communist Party of Austria61,7621.400
Offensive Left1,8740.00New
Invalid/blank votes50,626
Total4,607,616100183+18
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
SPÖ
 
50.04%
ÖVP
 
43.12%
FPÖ
 
5.45%
KPÖ
 
1.36%
OL
 
0.04%
Parliamentary seats
SPÖ
 
50.93%
ÖVP
 
43.72%
FPÖ
 
5.46%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p188M
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p215
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