1965 Austrian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 May 1965,[1] following the death of incumbent President Adolf Schärf on 28 February. The result was a victory for Franz Jonas of the Social Democratic Party, who received 50.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 96.0%.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Franz Jonas | Social Democratic Party | 2,324,436 | 50.7 |
| Alfons Gorbach | Austrian People's Party | 2,260,888 | 49.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 94,103 | – | |
| Total | 4,679,427 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
References
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p222
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