1971 Austrian legislative election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 October 1971,[1] following electoral reforms which increased the number of seats in the National Council from 165 to 183 and increased the proportionality of the seat distribution.[2]
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The Socialist Party, which had governed as a minority government since 1970, won 93 of the 183 seats, a majority of two. Voter turnout was 92.4%.[3] It was the first time that the Socialists had won an absolute majority at an election. Socialist leader Bruno Kreisky remained Chancellor.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Socialist Party of Austria | 2,280,168 | 50.0 | 93 | +12 |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,964,713 | 43.1 | 80 | +2 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 248,473 | 5.5 | 10 | +4 |
| Communist Party of Austria | 61,762 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive Left | 1,874 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 50,626 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,607,616 | 100 | 183 | +18 |
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References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p188M
- Nohlen & Stöver, p215
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