1953 Austrian legislative election

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The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1953 were the first National Council elections after World War II in which the Socialist Party managed to gain a bare plurality of votes, the first time it had won the most votes in an election since 1920. However, the Austrian People's Party retained a one-seat plurality. The grand coalition between the two parties was continued with Julius Raab replacing Leopold Figl as Chancellor of Austria, who had had to resign after facing criticism from his own party, and Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party remaining Vice Chancellor.[1][2]

Results

Template:Austrian legislative election, 1953

Popular Vote
SPÖ
42.11%
ÖVP
41.26%
VdU
10.95%
VO
5.28%
Other
0.40%

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