1959 Austrian legislative election
10 May 1959
All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Julius Raab Bruno Pittermann Friedrich Peter
Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ
Last election 45.96%, 82 seats 43.05%, 74 seats 6.52%, 6 seats
Seats won 79 78 8
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,928,043 1,953,935 336,110
Percentage 44.19% 44.79% 7.70%
Swing Decrease1.77pp Increase1.74pp Increase1.18pp
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 10 May 1959.[1] Although the Socialist Party received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party retained a bare one-seat plurality. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%.[2] The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as Chancellor and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as Vice-Chancellor.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Socialist Party of Austria1,953,93544.7978+4
Austrian People's Party1,928,04344.1979–3
Freedom Party of Austria336,1107.708+2
Communists and Left Socialists142,5783.270–3
League of Democratic Socialists2,1900.050New
Total4,362,856100.001650
Valid votes4,362,85698.60
Invalid/blank votes61,8021.40
Total votes4,424,658100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,696,60394.21
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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, p214
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