Austrian legislative election, 1959
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria
on 10 May 1959. Although the Social Democratic Party
received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party
won the most seats. The Communist Party of Austria
lost all three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94.2%.
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 10 May 1959. Although the 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...
received the most votes, 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...
won the most seats. The Communist Party of Austria
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...
lost all three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94.2%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
1,953,935 | 44.8 | 78 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,928,043 | 44.2 | 79 | –3 |
| 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... |
336,110 | 7.7 | 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... |
142,578 | 3.3 | 0 | –3 |
| Alliance of Democratic Socialists | 2,190 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 61,802 | – | – | – |
| Total | 4,424,658 | 100 | 165 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||