1959 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959.[1] Although the Socialist Party received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party retained a bare one-seat plurality. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%.[2] The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as Chancellor and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as Vice-Chancellor.

10 May 1959

All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Julius Raab	Bruno Pittermann	Friedrich Peter
Party	ÖVP	SPÖ	FPÖ
Last election	45.96%, 82 seats	43.05%, 74 seats	6.52%, 6 seats
Seats won	79	78	8
Seat change	3	4	2
Popular vote	1,928,043	1,953,935	336,110
Percentage	44.19%	44.79%	7.70%
Swing	1.77pp	1.74pp	1.18pp

Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party.

Chancellor before election

Julius Raab
ÖVP

Elected Chancellor

Julius Raab
ÖVP

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Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party of Austria	1,953,935	44.79	78	+4
	Austrian People's Party	1,928,043	44.19	79	–3
	Freedom Party of Austria	336,110	7.70	8	+2
	Communists and Left Socialists	142,578	3.27	0	–3
	League of Democratic Socialists	2,190	0.05	0	New
Total		4,362,856	100.00	165	0

Valid votes		4,362,856	98.60
Invalid/blank votes		61,802	1.40
Total votes		4,424,658	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,696,603	94.21
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
Nohlen & Stöver, p214

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