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Early parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 October 1971,[1] following electoral reforms which increased the number of seats in the National Council from 165 to 183 and increased the proportionality of the seat distribution.[2] The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party, which won 93 of the 183 seats, the first time that the party had ever won an absolute majority. Voter turnout was 92.4%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Socialist Party of Austria |
2,280,168 |
50.0 |
93 |
+12 |
| Austrian People's Party |
1,964,713 |
43.1 |
80 |
–1 |
| Freedom Party of Austria |
286,473 |
5.5 |
10 |
+4 |
| Communist Party of Austria |
61,762 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
| Offensive Left |
1,874 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
50,626 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
4,607,616 |
100 |
183 |
+18 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
| Popular Vote |
|
|
|
|
|
| SPÖ |
|
50.04% |
| ÖVP |
|
43.12% |
| FPÖ |
|
5.45% |
| KPÖ |
|
1.36% |
| OL |
|
0.04% |
References
