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 Austria | 2,280,168 | 50.0 | 93 | +12 |
Austrian People's Party | 1,964,713 | 43.1 | 80 | –1 |
Freedom Party of Austria | 286,473 | 5.5 | 10 | +4 |
Communist Party of Austria | 61,762 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Offensive Left | 1,874 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 50,626 | – | – | – |
Total | 4,607,616 | 100 | 183 | +18 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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