1974 Austrian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 June 1974 after incumbent President Franz Jonas died on 24 April.[1] The Socialist Party nominated Foreign Minister Rudolf Kirchschläger,[2] who won the election with 51.7% of the vote. The only other candidate was the mayor of Innsbruck, Alois Lugger, of the Austrian People's Party.[3]
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Rudolf Kirchschläger | Socialist Party | 2,392,367 | 51.66 |
| Alois Lugger | Austrian People's Party | 2,238,470 | 48.34 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 102,179 | – | |
| Total | 4,733,016 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,031,772 | 94.1 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver[4] | |||
References
- Franz Jonas Encyclopedia of Austria
- Rudolf Kirchschläger Encyclopedia of Austria
- Alois Lugger Encyclopedia of Austria
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p222 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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