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1956 Austrian legislative election|
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Julius Raab
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Adolf Schärf
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Party
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ÖVP
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SPÖ
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Last election
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41.26%, 74 seats
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42.11%, 73 seats
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Seats won
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82
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74
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Seat change
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8
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1
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Popular vote
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1,999,986
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1,873,295
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Percentage
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45.96%
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43.05%
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Swing
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4.70pp
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0.94pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Anton Reinthaller
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Johann Koplenig
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Party
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FPÖ
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KPÖ
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Last election
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–
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5.28%, 4 seats,
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Seats won
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6
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3
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Seat change
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New
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1
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Popular vote
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283,749
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192,438
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Percentage
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6.52%
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4.42%
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Swing
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New
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0.86pp
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Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. |
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Parliamentary elections were held in
Austria on 13 May 1956.
[1] The result was a victory for the
Austrian People's Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats in the
National Council. Voter turnout was 96%.
[2] Although the ÖVP had come up one seat short of an absolute majority, ÖVP leader and
Chancellor
Julius Raab retained the
grand coalition with the
Socialists, with the SPÖ leader
Adolf Schärf as
Vice-Chancellor.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Austrian People's Party | 1,999,986 | 45.96 | 82 | +8 |
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Socialist Party of Austria | 1,873,295 | 43.05 | 74 | +1 |
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Freedom Party of Austria | 283,749 | 6.52 | 6 | –8 |
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Communists and Left Socialists | 192,438 | 4.42 | 3 | –1 |
| Free Workers Movement of Austria | 1,812 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Party of Reason | 284 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Ergokratische Party | 231 | 0.01 | 0 | New |
| Austrian Patriotic Party | 83 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Austrian Middle Class Party | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters | 7 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
Total | 4,351,908 | 100.00 | 165 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 4,351,908 | 98.29 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 75,803 | 1.71 | |
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Total votes | 4,427,711 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,614,464 | 95.95 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References