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1953 Austrian legislative election|
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Leopold Figl
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Adolf Schärf
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Party
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ÖVP
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SPÖ
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Last election
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44.03%, 77 seats
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38.71%, 67 seats
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Seats won
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74
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73
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Seat change
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3
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6
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Popular vote
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1,781,777
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1,818,517
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Percentage
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41.26%
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42.11%
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Swing
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2.77pp
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3.40pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Herbert Kraus
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Johann Koplenig
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Party
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VdU
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KPÖ
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Leader since
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25 March 1949
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Last election
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11.67%, 16 seats
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5.08%, 5 seats
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Seats won
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14
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4
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Seat change
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2
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1
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Popular vote
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472,866
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228,159
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Percentage
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10.95%
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5.28%
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Swing
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0.72pp
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0.20pp
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Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 22 February 1953. They were the elections in which the Socialist Party received the most votes since 1920. However, the Austrian People's Party won the most seats. The grand coalition between the two parties was continued with Julius Raab replacing Leopold Figl as Chancellor of Austria, who had had to resign after facing criticism from his own party, and Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party remaining Vice Chancellor.[1][2]
Results[edit]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Socialist Party of Austria | 1,818,517 | 42.11 | 73 | +6 |
| Austrian People's Party | 1,781,777 | 41.26 | 74 | –3 |
| Electoral Party of Independents | 472,866 | 10.95 | 14 | –2 |
| Austrian People's Opposition | 228,159 | 5.28 | 4 | –1 |
| Bipartisan Agreement of the Centre | 5,809 | 0.13 | 0 | New |
| Christian Democratic Party | 3,668 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Christian Social Party and Non-Party Personalities | 3,029 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| Free Democrats | 2,573 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| Association of Austrian Monarchists | 1,210 | 0.03 | 0 | New |
| Austrian National Republicans and Independents | 1,054 | 0.02 | 0 | New |
| Austrian Patriotic Party | 26 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4,318,688 | 100.00 | 165 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 4,318,688 | 98.25 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 76,831 | 1.75 | |
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Total votes | 4,395,519 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 4,586,870 | 95.83 | |
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver[3] |
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