1979 Austrian legislative election

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1979 Austrian legislative election
Flag of Austria (state).svg
  1975 6 May 1979 1983  

183 seats in the National Council of Austria
92 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Kreisky-Koechler-Vienna-1980 Crop.jpg 3x4.svg Alexander-Goetz-(ca.-1987).jpg
Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef TausAlexander Götz
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election50.42%, 93 seats42.95%, 80 seats,5.41%, 10 seats,
Seats won957711
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote2,413,2261,981,739286,789
Percentage51.03%41.90%6.06%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.61ppDecrease2.svg1.05ppIncrease2.svg0.65pp

1979 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg
Seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.

Chancellor before election

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979. [1] The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%. [2] As of the 2017 elections, this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.

Results

1979 Austrian Nationalrat.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party of Austria 2,413,22651.0395+2
Austrian People's Party 1,981,73941.9077–3
Freedom Party of Austria 286,7436.0611+1
Communist Party of Austria 45,2800.9600
Christian Social Labour Group2,2630.050New
Total4,729,251100.001830
Valid votes4,729,25198.85
Invalid/blank votes54,9221.15
Total votes4,784,173100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,186,73592.24
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p215