1970 Austrian Legislative Election
1 March 1970 · The Proporz republic · 165 seats, 83 for a majority
Socialist Party of Austria finished first with 81 of 165 seats on 48.4% of the vote. Turnout 91.8%. Bruno Kreisky replaced Josef Klaus.
Chancellor before
Josef Klaus
ÖVP
Chancellor after
Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ
Largest force
Socialist Party of Austria
81 of 165 seats
Turnout
91.8%
The result
| Share of the National Council | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party of Austria | — | 81 | +7 | 2 221 981 | 48.4% | — | |
| Austrian People's Party | — | 78 | -7 | 2 051 012 | 44.7% | — | |
| Freedom Party of Austria | — | 6 | 0 | 253 425 | 5.5% | — | |
| Communist Party of Austria | — | 0 | 0 | 44 750 | 1.0% | — | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | — | 0 | 0 | 14 925 | 0.3% | — | |
| National Democratic Party | — | 0 | — | 2 631 | 0.1% | — | |
| Adolf Glantschnig – For Humanity, Law and Freedom in Austria | — | 0 | — | 237 | 0.0% | — |