1920 Austrian legislative election

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1920 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.27%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michael Mayr Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS
SDAPÖ
GDVP
Last election 35.93%, 69 seats 40.75%, 72 seats
Seats won 85 69 21
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 3 New
Popular vote 1,245,531 1,072,709 390,013
Percentage 41.79% 35.99% 13.08%
Swing Increase5.86pp Decrease4.76pp New

Chancellor before election

Michael Mayr
CS

Elected Chancellor

Michael Mayr
CS

Parliamentary elections were held in

Carinthia until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland until 18 June 1922.[2] They were the first regular elections held after a permanent constitution
was promulgated two weeks earlier.

The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 80%.[4]

Results

Following the election, a coalition was formed between the CS and GDVP.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social Party1,245,53141.7985+16
Social Democratic Workers' Party1,072,70935.9969−3
Greater German People's Party390,01313.0921New
Landbund124,1144.167New
Civic Workers' Party42,8261.441New
Democrats00
Burgenland Citizens' and Farmers' Party0New
Communist Party of Austria27,3860.920New
Socialist and Democratic Czechoslovakians7,5800.250−1
Christian National Unity List70,1692.350New
Jewish National Party0−1
Carinthian Slovenes0New
Total2,980,328100.00183+13
Valid votes2,980,32898.96
Invalid/blank votes31,4551.04
Total votes3,011,783100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,752,21280.27
Source: Mackie & Rose,[5] Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p185
  2. S2CID 147532651
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  3. ^ Nohlen, p212
  4. ^ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan