1920 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 October 1920,[1] although they were not held in Carinthia until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland until 18 June 1922.[2] The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 80.3%.[3]

1920 Austrian legislative election

17 October 1920

All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,011,783 (80.3%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michael Mayr Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP
Leader since 8 August 1920
Last election 69 seats, 35.93% 72 seats, 40.75% New Party
Seats won 85 69 21
Seat change 16 3 21
Popular vote 1,245,531 1,072,709 390,013
Percentage 41.79% 35.99% 13.08%
Swing 5.86% 4.76% 13.08%

Chancellor before election

Michael Mayr
CS

Elected Chancellor

Michael Mayr
CS

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Christian Social Party1,245,53141.885+16
Social Democratic Party1,072,70936.069−3
Greater German People's Party390,01313.121New
Landbund124,1144.27New
Civic Workers' Party42,8261.41New
Democrats00
Burgenland Citizens' and Farmers' Party0New
Communist Party of Austria27,3860.90New
Socialist and Democratic Czechoslovakians7,5800.30−1
Christian National Unity List70,1692.40New
Jewish National Party0−1
Carinthian Slovenes0New
Invalid/blank votes31,455
Total3,011,783100183+13
Source: Mackie & Rose,[4] Nohlen & Stöver
Popular Vote
CS
41.79%
SDAP
35.99%
DN
17.25%
Other
4.97%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p185
  3. Nohlen, p212
  4. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan


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