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1974 Austrian presidential election|
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Presidential elections were held in
Austria on 23 June 1974 after incumbent
President
Franz Jonas died on 24 April.
[1] The
Socialist Party nominated
Foreign Minister
Rudolf Kirchschläger,
[2] who won the election with 52% of the vote. The only other candidate was the mayor of
Innsbruck,
Alois Lugger [
de], of the
Austrian People's Party.
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Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Rudolf Kirchschläger |
Socialist Party of Austria | 2,392,367 | 51.66 |
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Alois Lugger [
de] |
Austrian People's Party | 2,238,470 | 48.34 |
Total | 4,630,837 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 4,630,837 | 97.84 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 102,179 | 2.16 |
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Total votes | 4,733,016 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 5,031,772 | 94.06 |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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References
Austrian presidential elections |
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