Austrian presidential election, 1965

Austrian presidential election, 1965

23 May 1965

Nominee Franz Jonas Alfons Gorbach Party SPÖ ÖVP Popular vote 2,324,436 2,260,888 Percentage 50.7% 49.3%

President before election Adolf Schärf SPÖ Elected President Franz Jonas SPÖ

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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 May 1965,^[1] following the death of incumbent President Adolf Schärf on 28 February. The result was a victory for Franz Jonas of the Social Democratic Party, who received 50.7% of the vote. Voter turnout was 96.0%.^[2]

Results

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