1923 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 21 October 1923. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 87.0%.[2]

1923 Austrian legislative election

21 October 1923

All 165 seats in the National Council
83 seats needed for a majority
Turnout3,350,855
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP
Leader since 31 May 1922 8 August 1920
Last election 85 seats, 41.79% 69 seats, 35.99% 21 seats, 13.08%
Seats won 82 68 10
Seat change 3 1 11
Popular vote 1,459,047 1,311,870 259,379
Percentage 44.05% 39.60% 7.83%
Swing 2.26% 3.61% 5.25%

Chancellor before election

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Elected Chancellor

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Christian Social Party1,459,04744.182–3
Social Democratic Party1,311,87039.668–1
Association of the Greater German People's Party and Landbund259,3757.810
Landbund99,5833.05−2
Carinthian Unity List (CS and GdP)95,4652.90New
Jewish Electoral Group24,9700.80New
Communist Party of Austria22,1640.700
Middle Class Democratic Party18,8860.60New
Party of the Carinthian Slovenes9,8680.300
Czechoslovakian Minority Party7,5800.20New
Croatian Party2,5570.10New
Kaiser Loyalty People's Party1,2350.00New
Federation of all Workers60.00New
Invalid/blank votes38,249
Total3,350,855100165–18
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
CS
44.05%
SDAP
39.60%
GdP/LB
7.83%
LB
3.01%
EL
2.88%
Other
3.33%
Parliamentary seats
CS
49.70%
SDAP
41.21%
GdP/LB
6.06%
LB
3.03%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p219 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p212


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