Austrian legislative election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959.[1] Although the Social Democratic Party received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party won the most seats. The Communist Party of Austria lost all three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94.2%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Socialist Party of Austria1,953,93544.878+4
Austrian People's Party1,928,04344.279–3
Freedom Party of Austria336,1107.78+2
Communists and Left Socialists142,5783.30–3
League of Democratic Socialists2,1900.10New
Invalid/blank votes61,802
Total4,424,6581001650
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
SPÖ
 
44.78%
ÖVP
 
44.19%
FPÖ
 
7.70%
KuL
 
3.27%
BDS
 
0.05%

References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p214