Austrian legislative election, 1971

Austrian legislative election, 1971

10 October 1971
183 seats in the National Council of Austria 92 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bruno Kreisky Hermann Withalm Friedrich Peter Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Leader since 1967 1970 1958 Last election 81 seats, 48.42% 78 seats, 44.69% 6 seats, 5.52% Seats won 93 80 10 Seat change 12 2 4 Popular vote 2,280,168 1,964,713 286,473 Percentage 50.04% 43.11% 6.29% Swing 1.62% 1.58% 0.77%
Chancellor before election Bruno Kreisky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Bruno Kreisky SPÖ

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 October 1971,^[1] following electoral reforms which increased the number of seats in the National Council from 165 to 183 and increased the proportionality of the seat distribution.^[2] The result was a victory for the Socialist Party, which won 93 of the 183 seats, an absolute majority. Voter turnout was 92.4%.^[3] Socialist leader Bruno Kreisky remained Chancellor.

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