Austrian legislative election, 1956

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 13 May 1956.[1] The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats in the National Council. Voter turnout was 96.0%.[2] Although the ÖVP had come up one seat short of an absolute majority, ÖVP leader and Chancellor Julius Raab retained the grand coalition with the Socialists, with the SPÖ leader Adolf Schärf as Vice-Chancellor.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Austrian People's Party1,999,98646.082+8
Socialist Party of Austria1,873,29543.074+1
Freedom Party of Austria283,7496.56–8
Communists and Left Socialists192,4384.43–1
Free Workers Movement of Austria1,8120.00New
Party of Reason2840.00New
Ergokratische Party2310.00New
Austrian Patriotic Party830.000
Austrian Middle Class Party230.00New
Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters in Austria70.00New
Invalid/blank votes76,831
Total4,395,5191001650
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
ÖVP
 
45.96%
SPÖ
 
43.05%
FPÖ
 
6.52%
KuL
 
4.42%
Other
 
0.06%

References

  1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p214
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