Austrian legislative election, 1956
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria
on 13 May 1956. The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party
, which won 82 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 96.0%.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
on 13 May 1956. The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party
The Austrian People's Party is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Austria. A successor to the Christian Social Party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it is similar to the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in terms of ideology...
, which won 82 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 96.0%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian People's Party | 1,999,986 | 46.0 | 82 | |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved... |
1,873,295 | 43.0 | 74 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria Freedom Party of Austria The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had... |
283,749 | 6.5 | 6 | –8 |
| Communists and Left Socialists Communist Party of Austria The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II... |
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 | ||||