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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 1 March 1970.[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 81 of the 165 seats and was able to form a minority government that was tolerated by the Freedom Party of Austria in return for electoral reform that favoured smaller parties.[2] Voter turnout was 91.8%.[3] Early elections under the new system were held the following year.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 2,221,981 | 48.4 | 81 | +7 |
| Austrian People's Party | 2,051,012 | 44.7 | 78 | –7 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 253,425 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Austria | 44,750 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 14,925 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| National Democratic Party | 2,631 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Adolf Glantschnig - For Humanity, Law and Freedom in Austria | 237 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 41,890 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,630,851 | 100 | 165 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||
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