1927 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1927.[1] The result was a victory for the Unity List (Einheitsliste), an alliance of the Christian Social Party and the Greater German People's Party, which won 85 of the 165 seats. However this brief coalition failed to result in any larger proportion of the votes than when the CSP ran alone, losing votes to the Landbund. [2] Voter turnout was 89.3%.[3]

1927 Austrian legislative election

24 April 1927

165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Karl Hartleb
Party EL SPÖ LB
Leader since 31 May 1922 November 1918 19 May 1927
Last election 82, 44.05%
(As Christian Social Party)
68, 39.60% 5, 3.01%
Seats won 85 71 9
Seat change 3 3 4
Popular vote 1,756,761 1,539,635 230,157
Percentage 48.24% 42.28% 6.32%
Swing 4.19% 2.68% 3.31%

Chancellor before election

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Elected Chancellor

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Unity List1,756,76148.285
Social Democratic Party1,539,63542.371+3
Landbund for Austria230,1576.39+4
Udeverband - Association against Corruption35,4711.00New
National Socialist Bloc26,9910.70New
Communist Party of Austria16,1190.400
Democratic List15,1120.400
Jewish Party10,8450.300
Party of the Carinthian Slovenes9,3340.300
Nazi Party7790.00New
Austrian Small Business Party2510.00New
Association of Independent Citizens600.00New
Farmers and Traders of All Types Party110.00New
Invalid/blank votes35,907
Total3,677,4331001650
Registered voters/turnout4,119,62689.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Popular vote
EL
48.20%
SDAP
42.31%
LB
6.33%
Other
3.16%
Parliamentary seats
EL
51.52%
SDAP
43.03%
LB
5.45%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nazism and the Working Class in Austria: Industrial Unrest and Political Dissent in the National Community. Timothy Kirk. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 9780521522694
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p213
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