Austrian legislative election, 1979

Austrian legislative election, 1979

6 May 1979
183 seats in the National Council of Austria 92 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef Taus Alexander Götz Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Leader since 1967 1975 1978 Last election 93 seats, 50.42% 80 seats, 42.95% 10 seats, 5.41% Seats won 95 77 11 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 2,413,226 1,981,739 286,789 Percentage 51.03% 41.90% 6.06% Swing 0.61% 1.05% 0.65%
Chancellor before election Bruno Kreisky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Bruno Kreisky SPÖ

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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.

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