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1953 Austrian legislative election

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FieldValue
countryAustria
typeparliamentary
previous_election1949 Austrian legislative election
previous_year1949
next_election1956 Austrian legislative election
next_year1956
seats_for_electionAll 165 seats in the National Council of Austria
majority_seats83
election_date22 February 1953
image1Figl leopold_01b.jpg
leader1Leopold Figl
party1Austrian People's Party
last_election144.03%, 77 seats
seats174
seat_change13
popular_vote11,781,777
percentage141.26%
swing12.77 pp
image2Adolf Sch%C3%A4rf_1961.jpg
leader2Adolf Schärf
party2Social Democratic Party of Austria
last_election238.71%, 67 seats
seats273
seat_change26
popular_vote21,818,517
percentage242.11%
swing23.40 pp
leader4Herbert Kraus
leader_since425 March 1949
party4Federation of Independents
last_election411.67%, 16 seats
seats414
seat_change42
popular_vote4472,866
percentage410.95%
swing40.72 pp
image5Johann Koplenig auf dem VI. Parteitag der SED 1963.jpg
leader5Johann Koplenig
party5Communist Party of Austria
last_election55.08%, 5 seats
seats54
seat_change51
popular_vote5228,159
percentage55.28%
swing50.20 pp
map_image{{Switcher
default2
titleChancellor
before_electionLeopold Figl
before_partyAustrian People's Party
after_electionJulius Raab
after_partyAustrian People's Party

| [[File:1953 Austrian legislative election - Results.svg|280px]] | Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. | [[File:Austria 1953 election map largest party in state.png|280px]] | Results of the election by states

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 22 February 1953. They were the elections in which the Socialist Party received the most votes since 1920. However, the Austrian People's Party won the most seats. The grand coalition between the two parties was continued with Julius Raab replacing Leopold Figl as Chancellor of Austria, who had had to resign after facing criticism from his own party, and Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party remaining Vice Chancellor.

Results

Results by state

StateSPÖÖVPWdUVOOthersSocial Democratic Party of Austria}};"Austrian People's Party}};"Federation of Independents}};"Communist Party of Austria}};"
Burgenland****
Carinthia****
Lower Austria****
Upper Austria****
Salzburg****
Styria****
Tyrol****
Vorarlberg****
Vienna****
Austria****
Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)

References

References

  1. [http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.f/f355648.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en Leopold Figl] Encyclopedia of Austria
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131226120614/http://www.bka.gv.at/site/5957/default.aspx Austrian Chancellors and Cabinets since 1945] Austrian Federal Chancellery
  3. [[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp214–219 {{ISBN. 978-3-8329-5609-7
  4. "National election results Austria 1919 - 2017 (OA edition)". Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA).
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