1979 Austrian legislative election
1979 Austrian legislative election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Bruno Kreisky
Josef Taus
Alexander Götz
Party
SPÖ
ÖVP
FPÖ
Last election
50.42%, 93 seats
42.95%, 80 seats,
5.41%, 10 seats,
Seats won
95
77
11
Seat change
2
3
1
Popular vote
2,413,226
1,981,739
286,789
Percentage
51.03%
41.90%
6.06%
Swing
0.61pp
1.05pp
0.65pp
Seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.[1] The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.[2] As of the 2017 elections , this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– Socialist Party of Austria 2,413,226 51.03 95 +2 Austrian People's Party 1,981,739 41.90 77 –3 Freedom Party of Austria 286,743 6.06 11 +1 Communist Party of Austria 45,280 0.96 0 0 Christian Social Labour Group 2,263 0.05 0 New Total 4,729,251 100.00 183 0 Valid votes 4,729,251 98.85 Invalid/blank votes 54,922 1.15 Total votes 4,784,173 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 5,186,735 92.24 Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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