1923 Austrian legislative election

1923 Austrian legislative election

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All 165 seats in the National Council
83 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.05%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP
Last election 41.79%, 85 seats 35.99%, 69 seats 13.08%, 21 seats
Seats won 82 68 10
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1 Decrease 11
Popular vote 1,459,047 1,311,870 259,379
Percentage 44.05% 39.60% 7.83%
Swing Increase2.26pp Increase3.61pp Decrease5.25pp

Chancellor before election

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Elected Chancellor

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 21 October 1923. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats.[1][2] Voter turnout was 87.0%.[3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p219 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Graham, Malbone W. (1930). "Foreign Governments and Politics: The Constitutional Crisis in Austria". The American Political Science Review. 24 (1): 144–157. doi:10.2307/1946794. JSTOR 1946794.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p212