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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = Austrian legislative election, 1956
| country = Austria
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Austrian legislative election, 1953
| previous_year = 1953
| previous_MPs =
| next_election = Austrian legislative election, 1959
| next_year = 1959
| seats_for_election = 165 seats in the [[National Council of Austria]]
| majority_seats = 83
| election_date = 13 May 1956
| image1 = [[File:Julius-Raab-1961.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Julius Raab]]
| leader_since1 = 1951
| party1 = Austrian People's Party
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 74 seats, 41.26%
| seats1 = '''82'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 8
| popular_vote1 = '''1,999,986'''
| percentage1 = '''46.31%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 5.05%
| image2 = [[File:Adolf_Sch%C3%A4rf_1961.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Adolf Schärf]]
| leader_since2 = 15 December 1945
| party2 = Social Democratic Party of Austria
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 73 seats, 42.11%
| seats2 = 74
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 1,873,295
| percentage2 = 43.38%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.27%
| image3 = [[File:Anton_Reinthaller.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader3 = [[Anton Reinthaller]]
| leader_since3 = 7 April 1956
| party3 = Freedom Party of Austria
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = ''New Party''
| seats3 = 6
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 6
| popular_vote3 = 283,749
| percentage3 = 6.57%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 6.57%
| image4 = [[File:Johann_Kopleniq_1963.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader4 = [[Johann Koplenig]]
| leader_since4 = 1924
| party4 = Communist Party of Austria
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 4 seats, 5.28%
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote4 = 192,438
| percentage4 = 4.46%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 0.82%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Chancellor
| before_election = [[Julius Raab]]
| before_party = Austrian People's Party
| after_election = [[Julius Raab]]
| after_party = Austrian People's Party
}}
{{Politics of Austria}}
{{Politics of Austria}}



Revision as of 11:20, 5 October 2018

Austrian legislative election, 1956

← 1953 13 May 1956 1959 →

165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Julius Raab Adolf Schärf Anton Reinthaller
Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ
Leader since 1951 15 December 1945 7 April 1956
Last election 74 seats, 41.26% 73 seats, 42.11% New Party
Seats won 82 74 6
Seat change Increase 8 Increase 1 Increase 6
Popular vote 1,999,986 1,873,295 283,749
Percentage 46.31% 43.38% 6.57%
Swing Decrease 5.05% Increase 1.27% Increase 6.57%

  Fourth party
 
Leader Johann Koplenig
Party KPÖ
Leader since 1924
Last election 4 seats, 5.28%
Seats won 3
Seat change Decrease 1
Popular vote 192,438
Percentage 4.46%
Swing Decrease 0.82%

Chancellor before election

Julius Raab
ÖVP

Elected Chancellor

Julius Raab
ÖVP

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 96.0%.[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 +/–
Austrian People's Party 1,999,986 46.0 82 +8
Socialist Party of Austria 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
Popular vote
ÖVP
45.96%
SPÖ
43.05%
FPÖ
6.52%
KuL
4.42%
Other
0.06%
Parliamentary seats
ÖVP
49.70%
SPÖ
44.85%
FPÖ
3.64%
KuL
1.82%

References

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