1963 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 28 April 1963.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party, who received 55.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.6%.[2]

1963 Austrian presidential election

28 April 1963
 
Nominee Adolf Schärf Julius Raab
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Lower Austria
Popular vote 2,473,349 1,814,125
Percentage 55.4% 40.6%

President before election

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

Elected President

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Adolf SchärfSocialist Party2,473,34955.4
Julius RaabAustrian People's Party1,814,12540.6
Josef KimmelIndependent176,6464.0
Invalid/blank votes190,537
Total4,654,657100
Registered voters/turnout4,869,60395.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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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. Nohlen & Stöver, p221


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