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

Election Winner
ÖVP
48.4 % of votes
Parties in Parliament
3
±0 compared to 1962
Voter Turnout
92.7 %
±0.0 percentage points compared to 1962
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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 March 6, 1966

ÖVP
48.4
+3.0
SPÖ
42.6
-1.4
FPÖ
5.4
-1.6
DFP
3.3
+3.3
KPÖ
0.4
-2.6
Other
< 0.1
Government could remain in office

The incumbent governing parties achieved 51.5% of the seats.

Seat Distribution After Austria's Parliamentary Election

Total seats
165
Majority
83

Parties

  1. ÖVP 85 51.5%
  2. SPÖ 74 44.8%
  3. FPÖ 6 3.6%
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Who Governed Austria After the Election?

Election Day 03/06/1966 Government formation 44 days Klaus II 04/19/1966 – 04/21/1970

Klaus II

 April 19, 1966 – April 21, 1970 · 4 years 2 days
85 of 165 seats
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Every party in detail: votes, gains and losses

Orientation Party Votes Seats Link
Centre-Right ÖVP 48.4 % +3.0 85 +4
Centre-Left SPÖ 42.6 % -1.4 74 -2
Right FPÖ 5.4 % -1.6 6 -2
Unknown dfp 3.3 % +3.3 0 ±0
Left KPÖ 0.4 % -2.6 0 ±0
Unknown Other Parties < 0.1 % -0.5 0 ±0

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