1919 Austrian Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Austria on 16 February 1919,[1] and were the first election in which all women were allowed to vote.[2] German citizens living in Austria and Sudeten Germans living in the newly-formed Czechoslovakia were also allowed to vote in the elections, despite Czechoslovak objections. Austrian citizens living in Germany were also allowed to vote in the elections for the Weimar National Assembly in the same year.[3]

1919 Austrian Constituent Assembly election
16 February 1919
All 170 seats in the Constituent Assembly
86 seats needed for a majority
Turnout2,998,297 (84.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Karl Seitz Jodok Fink
Party SDAPÖ CS DNP
Leader since November 1918 10 March 1910
Seats won 72 69 8
Popular vote 1,211,814 1,068,382 173,881
Percentage 40.75% 35.93% 5.85%
Chancellor before election

Karl Renner
SDAPÖ

 Elected Chancellor

Karl Renner
SDAPÖ

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The Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest party, winning 72 of the 170 seats. The party was largely supported by the working class, whilst farmers and the middle class voted mainly for the anti-Anschluss Christian Social Party.[4] Voter turnout was 84.4%.

The first meeting of the assembly was on 4 March 1919. The Sudeten German Social Democrats organised a series of demonstrations in support of their right of self-determination. Across seven cities 54 persons were killed and another 84 wounded by the Czech military and police.[5]

The two main parties, the SDAPÖ and the CS, formed a coalition government after the elections. Although it had broken up by mid-1920, a new constitution was agreed on 1 October 1920.[4] Fresh elections were held on 17 October.

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Social Democratic Workers' Party1,211,81440.872
Christian Social Party1,068,38235.969
German Nationals Party173,8815.88
Czechoslovakians67,5142.31
German Democrats64,0782.23
German People's Party59,9182.02
German Freedom and Order Party56,3651.95
Centrist Democrats48,8471.61
Styrian Farmers' Party47,0781.63
National Democratic Party46,5771.60
Carinthian Farmers' Association33,4121.12
National Socialist Workers' Party23,3340.80
German Peoples' Election Committee15,6790.51
Democrats15,1330.50
Democratic Association of Cities12,3360.41
Liberal Corporate Association of Salzburg8,5070.31
Jewish National Party7,7600.31
Democratic Middle Class Party5,9670.20
Democratic Economy Party3,9090.10
Democratic Austrian People's Party1,6880.10
Trepipartei8640.00
Economic Political Workers's Party4110.00
Invalid/blank votes24,843––
Total2,998,297100170
Registered voters/turnout3,554,24284.4–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
SDAP
 
 40.75%
CS
 
 35.93%
DNP
 
 5.85%
VTP
 
 2.27%
DD
 
 2.16%
DVP
 
 2.02%
OFP
 
 1.90%
DWF
 
 1.64%
Other
 
 7.48%
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References
  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. "85 Jahre allgemeines Frauenwahlrecht in Österreich". 2011-03-06. Archived from the original on 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. AUSTRIA VOTES TODAY. - German Part of Former Dual Monarchy Chooses Its Constituent Assembly., The New York Times, February 16, 1919 (PDF)
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p173
  5. Suppan, Arnold. "Austrians, Czechs, and Sudeten Germans as a Community of Conflict in the Twentieth Century" (PDF). conservancy.umn.edu. Center for Austrian Studies, Minnesota. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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