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Austria Austria's Parliamentary Election: Results, Seat Distribution, and Coalition Options

Election Winner
ÖVP
44.0 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
4
+1 compared to 1945
Voter Turnout
95.5 %
+2.2 percentage points compared to 1945
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Final Official Results of Austria's Parliamentary Election

The bars show each party's vote share, the chips the swing since the previous election. Results of Austria's Parliamentary Election Held on October 9, 1949

ÖVP
44.0
-5.8
SPÖ
38.7
-5.9
FPÖ
11.7
+11.7
KPÖ
5.1
-0.3
Other
0.5
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 90.3% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Austria's Parliamentary Election

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Who Governed Austria After the Election?

Election Day 10/09/1949 Government formation 30 days Figl II 11/08/1949 – 10/28/1952 Figl III 10/28/1952 – 02/25/1953

Figl II

 November 8, 1949 – October 28, 1952 · 2 years 11 months
144 of 165 seats

Figl III

 October 28, 1952 – February 25, 1953 · 3 months 28 days
144 of 165 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right ÖVP 44.0 % -5.8 77 -8
Centre-Left SPÖ 38.7 % -5.9 67 -9
Right FPÖ 11.7 % +11.7 16 +16
Left KPÖ 5.1 % -0.3 5 +1
Unknown Other Parties 0.5 % +0.3 0 ±0

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