1979 Austrian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.[1] The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.[2] As of the 2017 elections, this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Socialist Party of Austria | 2,413,226 | 51.03 | 95 | +2 | |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,981,739 | 41.90 | 77 | –3 | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 286,743 | 6.06 | 11 | +1 | |
| Communist Party of Austria | 45,280 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Social Labour Group | 2,263 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 4,729,251 | 100.00 | 183 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 4,729,251 | 98.85 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 54,922 | 1.15 | |||
| Total votes | 4,784,173 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,186,735 | 92.24 | |||
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References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p215
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