1975 Austrian legislative election

1975 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council of Austria
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef Taus [de] Friedrich Peter
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 50.04%, 93 seats 43.11%, 80 seats 6.29%, 10 seats
Seats won 93 80 10
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 2,326,201 1,981,291 249,444
Percentage 50.42% 42.95% 5.41%
Swing Increase 0.38pp Decrease 0.16pp Decrease 0.88pp

Seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the most voted-for party.

Chancellor before election

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 5 October 1975.[1] The result was a victory for the Socialist Party (SPÖ), which won 93 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 93%.[2]

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