Austrian presidential election, 1957

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Austrian presidential election, 1957
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Nominee Adolf Schärf Wolfgang Denk
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Upper Austria
Popular vote2,258,2552,159,604
Percentage51.12%48.88%
President before election

Theodor Körner
SPÖ

Elected President

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 5 May 1957. [1] There were only two candidates, with Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party winning with 51.1% of the vote. Voter turnout was 97.2%. [2]

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.

Adolf Schärf Austrian politician, President of Austria 1957–1965

Adolf Schärf (help·info) was an Austrian politician of the Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ). He served as Vice-Chancellor from 1945 to 1957 and as President of Austria from 1957 until his death.

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

The Social Democratic Party of Austria is a social-democratic political party in Austria and alongside with the People's Party one of the country's two traditional major parties.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Adolf Schärf Socialist Party 2,258,25551.12
Wolfgang Denk ÖVP–FPÖ 2,159,60448.88
Invalid/blank votes81,706–
Total4,499,565100
Registered voters/turnout4,630,99797.2
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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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, p221


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