Austrian legislative election, 1983

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1983. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 90 of the 183 seats, and entered into a coalition government with the Freedom Party of Austria. Voter turnout was 92.6%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	2,312,529	47.6	90	–5
Austrian People's Party‎	2,097,808	43.2	81	+4
Freedom Party of Austria	241,789	5.0	12	+1
United Greens of Austria	93,798	1.9	0	New
Alternative List Austria	65,816	1.4	0	New
Communist Party of Austria	31,912	0.7	0	0
Austria Party	5,851	0.1	0	New
Stop Immigrants Movement	3,914	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	69,037	–	–	–
Total	4,922,454	100	183	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver