Austrian presidential election, 1963

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Austrian presidential election, 1963
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Nominee Adolf Schärf Julius Raab
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Lower Austria
Popular vote2,473,3491,814,125
Percentage55.4%40.6%
President before election

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

Elected President

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 28 April 1963. [1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party, who received 55.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.6%. [2]

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Adolf Schärf Austrian politician, President of Austria 1957–1965

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Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Adolf Schärf Socialist Party 2,473,34955.4
Julius Raab Austrian People's Party 1,814,12540.6
Josef Kimmel Independent176,6464.0
Invalid/blank votes190,537–
Total4,654,657100
Registered voters/turnout4,869,60395.6
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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