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{{Politics of Austria}} |
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{{Infobox election |
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| country = Austria |
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| flag_year = state |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| previous_election = 1953 Austrian legislative election |
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| previous_year = 1953 |
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| next_election = 1959 Austrian legislative election |
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| next_year = 1959 |
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| seats_for_election = 165 seats in the [[National Council of Austria]] |
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| majority_seats = 83 |
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| election_date = 13 May 1956 |
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| image1 = Julius-Raab-1961.jpg |
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'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Austria]] on 13 May 1956.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Austrian People's Party]], which won 82 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 96.0%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p214</ref> |
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| leader1 = [[Julius Raab]] |
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| party1 = Austrian People's Party |
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| last_election1 = 41.26%, 74 seats |
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| seats1 = 82 |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 8 |
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| popular_vote1 = 1,999,986 |
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| percentage1 = 45.96% |
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| swing1 = {{increase}}4.70pp |
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| image2 = Adolf Sch%C3%A4rf_1961.jpg |
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| leader2 = [[Adolf Schärf]] |
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| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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| last_election2 = 42.11%, 73 seats |
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| seats2 = 74 |
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1 |
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| popular_vote2 = 1,873,295 |
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| percentage2 = 43.05% |
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| swing2 = {{increase}}0.94pp |
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| image4 = Anton_Reinthaller.jpg |
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| leader4 = [[Anton Reinthaller]] |
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| party4 = Freedom Party of Austria |
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| last_election4 = – |
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| seats4 = 6 |
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| seat_change4 = ''New'' |
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| popular_vote4 = 283,749 |
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| percentage4 = 6.52% |
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| swing4 = ''New'' |
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| image5 = Johann Koplenig auf dem VI. Parteitag der SED 1963.jpg |
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| leader5 = [[Johann Koplenig]] |
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| party5 = Communist Party of Austria |
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| last_election5 = 5.28%, 4 seats, |
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| seats5 = 3 |
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| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 1 |
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| popular_vote5 = 192,438 |
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| percentage5 = 4.42% |
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| swing5 = {{decrease}}0.86pp |
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| map_image = 1956 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg |
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| map_caption = Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. |
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| title = Chancellor |
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| before_election = [[Julius Raab]] |
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| before_party = Austrian People's Party |
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| after_election = [[Julius Raab]] |
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| after_party = Austrian People's Party |
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Parliamentary elections were held in [[Austria]] on 13 May 1956.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p196 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> The result was a victory for the [[Austrian People's Party]], which won 82 of the 165 seats in the [[National Council of Austria|National Council]]. Voter turnout was 96%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p214</ref> Although the ÖVP had come up one seat short of an absolute majority, ÖVP leader and [[Chancellor of Austria|Chancellor]] [[Julius Raab]] retained the [[grand coalition]] with the [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialists]], with the SPÖ leader [[Adolf Schärf]] as [[Vice-Chancellor of Austria|Vice-Chancellor]]. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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|party1=[[Austrian People's Party]]|votes1=1999986|seats1=82|sc1=+8 |
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!Party |
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|party2=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party of Austria]]|votes2=1873295|seats2=74|sc2=+1 |
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!Votes |
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|party3=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]|votes3=283749|seats3=6|sc3=–8 |
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!% |
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|party4=[[Communist Party of Austria|Communists and Left Socialists]]|votes4=192438|seats4=3|sc4=–1 |
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!Seats |
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|party5=Free Workers Movement of Austria|votes5=1812|seats5=0|sc5=New |
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!+/– |
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|party6=Party of Reason|votes6=284|seats6=0|sc6=New |
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|- |
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|party7=Ergokratische Party|votes7=231|seats7=0|sc7=New |
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|align=left|[[Austrian People's Party]]||1,999,986||46.0||82||+8 |
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|party8=Austrian Patriotic Party|votes8=83|seats8=0|sc8=0 |
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|- |
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|party9=Austrian Middle Class Party|votes9=23|seats9=0|sc9=New |
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|align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Social Democratic Party]]||1,873,295||43.0||74||+1 |
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|party10=Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters|votes10=7|seats10=0|sc10=New |
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|- |
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|invalid=75803 |
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|align=left|[[Freedom Party of Austria]]||283,749||6.5||6||–8 |
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|electorate=4614464 |
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|- |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|align=left|[[Communist Party of Austria|Communists and Left Socialists]]||192,438||4.4||3||–1 |
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|source=Nohlen & Stöver |
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|image=[[File:1956 Austrian Nationalrat.svg]]}} |
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|align=left|Free Workers Movement of Austria||1,812||0.0||0||New |
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|align=left|Party of Reason||284||0.0||0||New |
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|align=left|Ergokratische Party||231||0.0||0||New |
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|align=left|Austrian Patriotic Party||83||0.0||0||0 |
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|- |
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|align=left|Austrian Middle Class Party||23||0.0||0||New |
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|align=left|Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters in Austria||7||0.0||0||New |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||76,831||–||–||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''4,395,519'''||'''100'''||'''165'''||'''0''' |
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|align=left colspan=5|Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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 | +/– | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,999,986 | 45.96 | 82 | +8 | |
| Socialist Party of Austria | 1,873,295 | 43.05 | 74 | +1 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 283,749 | 6.52 | 6 | –8 | |
| 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 | |
| Valid votes | 4,351,908 | 98.29 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 75,803 | 1.71 | |||
| Total votes | 4,427,711 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,614,464 | 95.95 | |||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p214
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