1956 Austrian legislative election
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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. Voter turnout was 96.0%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | ||||
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