1956 Austrian legislative election

1956 Austrian legislative election

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165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Julius Raab Adolf Schärf
Party ÖVP SPÖ
Last election 41.26%, 74 seats 42.11%, 73 seats
Seats won 82 74
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,999,986 1,873,295
Percentage 45.96% 43.05%
Swing Increase4.70pp Increase0.94pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Anton Reinthaller Johann Koplenig
Party FPÖ KPÖ
Last election 5.28%, 4 seats,
Seats won 6 3
Seat change New Decrease 1
Popular vote 283,749 192,438
Percentage 6.52% 4.42%
Swing New Decrease0.86pp

Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party.

Chancellor before election

Julius Raab
ÖVP

Elected Chancellor

Julius Raab
ÖVP

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%.[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.

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