1949 Austrian Legislative Election
9 October 1949 · The Proporz republic · 165 seats, 83 for a majority
Austrian People's Party finished first with 77 of 165 seats on 44.0% of the vote. Turnout 96.8%. Leopold Figl stayed in office.
Chancellor before
Leopold Figl
ÖVP
Chancellor (continued)
Leopold Figl
ÖVP
Largest force
Austrian People's Party
77 of 165 seats
Turnout
96.8%
The result
Austrian People's Party
44.0% of votes · -8 seats
77
seats
Socialist Party of Austria
38.7% of votes · -9 seats
67
seats
Electoral Party of Independents
11.7% of votes
16
seats
Communist Party of Austria and Left Socialists
5.1% of votes · +1 seats
5
seats
Democratic Union
0.3% of votes
0
seats
Fourth Party
0.2% of votes
0
seats
Democratic Front of the Working People
0.1% of votes
0
seats
Democratic Party of Austria
0.0% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats
Economic Party of House and Property Owners
0.0% of votes
0
seats
Austrian Patriotic Party
0.0% of votes
0
seats