1970 Austrian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 1 March 1970.[1] The Socialist Party (SPÖ) emerged as the largest party in the National Council, winning 81 of the 165 seats, just three seats short of an absolute majority and the first time it had become the largest party during the Second Republic. Voter turnout was 92%.[2]
After lengthy coalition negotiations with the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), the SPÖ formed a minority government with the support of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ). It is speculated that SPÖ leader Bruno Kreisky had this intention from the start and only negotiated with the ÖVP for appearances.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was the first Socialist-led government since 1920, and the first purely left-wing government in Austrian history. The SPÖ would lead the government for the next 29 years. Kreisky became Chancellor and would remain so until 1983. The Kreisky I government took office on 21 April 1970. Josef Klaus stepped down as ÖVP chairman in 1970 and his deputy Template:Ill succeeded him.
Early elections under a reformed electoral system were held the following year, with the number of seats increased to 183. They saw the SPÖ win an outright majority.
Results
Results by state
| State | SPÖ | ÖVP | FPÖ | KPÖ | DFP | Others | |||
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| File:Flag of Burgenland.svg Burgenland | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | - | - | |||
| File:Flag of Kärnten.svg Carinthia | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | - | |||
| File:Flag of Niederösterreich.svg Lower Austria | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | |||
| File:Flag of Oberösterreich.svg Upper Austria | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | |||
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| File:Flag of Tirol and Upper Austria.svg Tyrol | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | - | |||
| File:Flag of Salzburg, Vienna, Vorarlberg.svg Vorarlberg | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | - | |||
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| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | Script error: No such module "Math". | |||
| Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)[3] | |||||||||
References
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- ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p215
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