1959 Austrian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959.[1] Although the Socialist Party received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party retained a bare one-seat plurality. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%.[2] The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as Chancellor and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as Vice-Chancellor.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Socialist Party of Austria | 1,953,935 | 44.79 | 78 | +4 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,928,043 | 44.19 | 79 | –3 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 336,110 | 7.70 | 8 | +2 | |
| Communists and Left Socialists | 142,578 | 3.27 | 0 | –3 | |
| League of Democratic Socialists | 2,190 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 4,362,856 | 100.00 | 165 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,362,856 | 98.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 61,802 | 1.40 | |||
| Total votes | 4,424,658 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,696,603 | 94.21 | |||
| 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, p214
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