1953 Austrian legislative election

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1953 Austrian legislative election

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165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Leopold Figl Adolf Schärf
Party ÖVP SPÖ
Leader since 20 December 1945 15 December 1945
Last election 77 seats, 44.03% 67 seats, 38.71%
Seats won 74 73
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 6
Popular vote 1,781,777 1,818,517
Percentage 41.26% 42.11%
Swing Decrease 2.77% Increase 3.40%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Herbert Kraus Johann Koplenig
Party VdU KPÖ
Leader since 25 March 1949 1924
Last election 16, 11.67% 5 seats, 5.08%
Seats won 14 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 472,866 228,159
Percentage 10.95% 5.28%
Swing Decrease 0.72% Increase 0.20%

Chancellor before election

Leopold Figl
ÖVP

Elected Chancellor

Julius Raab
ÖVP

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%
Parliamentary seats
ÖVP
44.85%
SPÖ
44.24%
VdU
8.48%
VO
2.42%

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