Austrian legislative election, 1956

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 13 May 1956. The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 96.0%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Austrian People's Party‎	1,999,986	46.0	82	+8
Social Democratic Party	1,873,295	43.0	74	+1
Freedom Party of Austria	283,749	6.5	6	–8
Communists and Left Socialists	192,438	4.4	3	–1
Free Workers Movement of Austria	1,812	0.0	0	New
Party of Reason	284	0.0	0	New
Ergokratische Party	231	0.0	0	New
Austrian Patriotic Party	83	0.0	0	0
Austrian Middle Class Party	23	0.0	0	New
Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters in Austria	7	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	76,831	–	–	–
Total	4,395,519	100	165	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver