Austrian legislative election, 1983

Austrian legislative election, 1983

24 April 1983
183 seats in the National Council of Austria 92 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bruno Kreisky Alois Mock Norbert Steger Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Leader since 1967 1979 1980 Last election 95 seats, 51.03% 77 seats, 41.90% 11 seats, 6.06% Seats won 90 81 12 Seat change 5 4 1 Popular vote 2,312,529 2,097,808 241,789 Percentage 47.65% 43.22% 4.98% Swing 3.38% 1.32% 1.08%
Chancellor before election Bruno Kreisky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Fred Sinowatz SPÖ

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1983.^[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 90 of the 183 seats, and entered into a coalition government with the Freedom Party of Austria. Voter turnout was 92.6%.^[2]

Results

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