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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 in the [[National Council of Austria|National Council]]. Voter turnout was 96.0%.<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|Social Democrats]], with Social Democratic leader [[Adolf Schärf]] as [[Vice-Chancellor of Austria|Vice-Chancellor]]. |
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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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==Results== |
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| leader2 = [[Adolf Schärf]] |
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{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
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| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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!Party |
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| last_election2 = 42.11%, 73 seats |
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!Votes |
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| seats2 = 74 |
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!% |
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| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1 |
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!Seats |
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| popular_vote2 = 1,873,295 |
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!+/– |
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| percentage2 = 43.05% |
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| swing2 = {{increase}}0.94pp |
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|align=left|[[Austrian People's Party]]||1,999,986||46.0||82||+8 |
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|align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party of Austria]]||1,873,295||43.0||74||+1 |
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|align=left|[[Freedom Party of Austria]]||283,749||6.5||6||–8 |
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|align=left|[[Communist Party of Austria|Communists and Left Socialists]]||192,438||4.4||3||–1 |
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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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|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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| image4 = Anton_Reinthaller.jpg |
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{{bar box |
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| leader4 = [[Anton Reinthaller]] |
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| title=Popular Vote |
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| party4 = Freedom Party of Austria |
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| titlebar=#ddd |
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| last_election4 = – |
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| width=600px |
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| seats4 = 6 |
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| barwidth=410px |
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| seat_change4 = ''New'' |
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| bars= |
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| popular_vote4 = 283,749 |
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{{bar percent|'''ÖVP'''|{{Austrian People's Party/meta/color}}|45.96}} |
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| percentage4 = 6.52% |
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{{bar percent|SPÖ|{{Social Democratic Party of Austria/meta/color}}|43.05}} |
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| swing4 = ''New'' |
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{{bar percent|FPÖ|{{Freedom Party of Austria/meta/color}}|6.52}} |
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{{bar percent|KuL|{{Communist Party of Austria/meta/color}}|4.42}} |
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| image5 = Johann Koplenig auf dem VI. Parteitag der SED 1963.jpg |
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{{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.06}} |
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| leader5 = [[Johann Koplenig]] |
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}} |
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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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}}{{Politics of Austria}} |
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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== |
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{{Election results |
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|party1=[[Austrian People's Party]]|votes1=1999986|seats1=82|sc1=+8 |
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|party2=[[Social Democratic Party of Austria|Socialist Party of Austria]]|votes2=1873295|seats2=74|sc2=+1 |
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|party3=[[Freedom Party of Austria]]|votes3=283749|seats3=6|sc3=–8 |
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|party4=[[Communist Party of Austria|Communists and Left Socialists]]|votes4=192438|seats4=3|sc4=–1 |
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|party5=Free Workers Movement of Austria|votes5=1812|seats5=0|sc5=New |
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|party6=Party of Reason|votes6=284|seats6=0|sc6=New |
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|party7=Ergokratische Party|votes7=231|seats7=0|sc7=New |
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|party8=Austrian Patriotic Party|votes8=83|seats8=0|sc8=0 |
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|party9=Austrian Middle Class Party|votes9=23|seats9=0|sc9=New |
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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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|invalid=75803 |
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|electorate=4614464 |
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|total_sc=0 |
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|source=Nohlen & Stöver |
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|image=[[File:1956 Austrian Nationalrat.svg]]}} |
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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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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