Austrian legislative election, 1979

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Socialist Party of Austria2,413,22651.095+2
Austrian People's Party1,981,73941.977–3
Freedom Party of Austria286,7436.111+1
Communist Party of Austria45,2801.000
Christian Social Labour Group2,2630.00New
Invalid/blank votes54,922
Total4,784,1731001830
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
SPÖ
 
51.03%
ÖVP
 
41.90%
FPÖ
 
6.06%
KPÖ
 
0.96%
CSA
 
0.05%

References

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