Election result 1959 in Austria

Election result

SPÖ
44.8
+1.8
ÖVP
44.2
-1.8
FPÖ
7.7
+1.2
KPÖ
3.3
-1.1
Others
0.1

Distribution of seats in parliament

Parties in parliament
Seats in parliament : 165
Political orientation
Left-leaning parties : 78
Right-leaning parties : 87

Coalition possibilities

165
SPÖ
78
ÖVP
79
FPÖ
8
Majority requires 83 seats
ÖVP + SPÖ
157
SPÖ + FPÖ
86
ÖVP + FPÖ
87
SPÖ
78
ÖVP
79

Pre-election institute polls

Election result
SPÖ
44.8
ÖVP
44.2
FPÖ
7.7
KPÖ
3.3
Others
0.1

Election result

Party Votes Seats
SPÖ 44.8% +1.8% 78 +4
ÖVP 44.2% -1.8% 79 -3
FPÖ 7.7% +1.2% 8 +2
KPÖ 3.3% -1.1% 0 -3
Sonstige Parteien 0.1% ±0.0% 0 ±0