Austrian legislative election, 1979

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

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	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