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Revision as of 03:30, 23 July 2012

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. Voter turnout was 96.0%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Austrian People's Party 1,999,986 46.0 82 +8
Social Democratic Party 1,873,295 43.0 74 +1
Freedom Party of Austria 283,749 6.5 6 –8
Communists and Left Socialists 192,438 4.4 3 –1
Free Workers Movement of Austria 1,812 0.0 0 New
Party of Reason 284 0.0 0 New
Ergokratische Party 231 0.0 0 New
Austrian Patriotic Party 83 0.0 0 0
Austrian Middle Class Party 23 0.0 0 New
Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters in Austria 7 0.0 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 76,831
Total 4,395,519 100 165 0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p214