Austrian Constitutional Assembly election, 1919
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Austria on 16 February 1919.[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 72 of the 170 seats. The party was largely supported by the working class, whilst farmers and the middle class voted mainly for the anti-Anschluss Christian Social Party.[2] Voter turnout was 84.6%.[3]
German citizens living in Austria and Sudeten Germans living in the then newly formed Czechoslovakia were allowed to vote in these elections, despite Czechoslovak objections (and Austrian citizens living in Germany were also allowed to vote for the Weimar National Assembly in the same year).[4]
The two main parties formed a coalition after the elections, and although it had broken up by mid-1920, a new constitution was agreed on 1 October 1920.[2] Fresh elections were held on 17 October.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | 1,211,814 | 40.8 | 72 |
| Christian Social Party | 1,068,382 | 35.9 | 69 |
| German Nationals Party | 173,881 | 5.8 | 8 |
| Czechoslovakians | 67,514 | 2.3 | 1 |
| German Democrats | 64,078 | 2.2 | 3 |
| German People's Party | 59,918 | 2.0 | 2 |
| German Freedom and Order Party | 56,365 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Centrist Democrats | 48,847 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Styrian Farmers' Party | 47,078 | 1.6 | 3 |
| National Democratic Party | 46,577 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Carinthian Farmers' Association | 33,412 | 1.1 | 2 |
| National Socialist Workers' Party | 23,334 | 0.8 | 0 |
| German Peoples' Election Committee | 15,679 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Democrats | 15,133 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Democratic Association of Cities | 12,336 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Liberal Corporate Association of Salzburg | 8,507 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jewish National Party | 7,760 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Democratic Middle Class Party | 5,967 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Democratic Economy Party | 3,909 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Democratic Austrian People's Party | 1,688 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Trepipartei | 864 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Economic Political Workers's Party | 411 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 24,843 | – | – |
| Total | 2,998,297 | 100 | 170 |
| 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nohlen & Stöver, p173
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p208
- ↑ AUSTRIA VOTES TODAY. - German Part of Former Dual Monarchy Chooses Its Constituent Assembly., The New York Times, February 16, 1919 (PDF)
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