Austrian legislative election, 1971

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Austrian legislative election, 1971
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  1970 10 October 1971 1975  

183 seats in the National Council of Austria
92 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Bruno Kreisky Hermann Withalm Friedrich Peter
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Leader since196719701958
Last election81 seats, 48.42%78 seats, 44.69%6 seats, 5.52%
Seats won938010
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 12Increase2.svg 2Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote2,280,1681,964,713286,473
Percentage50.04%43.11%6.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.62%Decrease2.svg 1.58%Increase2.svg 0.77%

Chancellor before election

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 October 1971, [1] following electoral reforms which increased the number of seats in the National Council from 165 to 183 and increased the proportionality of the seat distribution. [2] The result was a victory for the Socialist Party, which won 93 of the 183 seats, an absolute majority. Voter turnout was 92.4%. [3] Socialist leader Bruno Kreisky remained Chancellor.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

Social Democratic Party of Austria one of the oldest political parties in Austria

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Bruno Kreisky austrian diplomat and chancellor

Bruno Kreisky was an Austrian politician who served as Foreign Minister from 1959 to 1966 and as Chancellor from 1970 to 1983. He is considered perhaps Austria's most successful Socialist leader, and a figure who parlayed a small country's neutrality into a major moral and political role on the world stage. Aged 72 at the end of his chancellorship, he was the oldest Chancellor after World War II. His 13-year tenure was the longest of any Chancellor in republican Austria.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party of Austria 2,280,16850.093+12
Austrian People's Party 1,964,71343.180+2
Freedom Party of Austria 286,4736.310+4
Communist Party of Austria 61,7621.400
Offensive Left1,8740.00New
Invalid/blank votes50,626
Total4,607,616100183+18
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
SPÖ
50.04%
ÖVP
43.12%
FPÖ
5.45%
KPÖ
1.36%
OL
0.04%
Parliamentary seats
SPÖ
50.93%
ÖVP
43.72%
FPÖ
5.46%

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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, p188M
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p215