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1923 Austrian legislative election

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1923 Austrian legislative election

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All 165 seats in the National Council
83 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.05%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP
Last election 41.79%, 85 seats 35.99%, 69 seats 13.08%, 21 seats
Seats won 82 68 10
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1 Decrease 11
Popular vote 1,459,047 1,311,870 259,379
Percentage 44.05% 39.60% 7.83%
Swing Increase2.26% Increase3.61% Decrease5.25%

Chancellor before election

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Elected Chancellor

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 21 October 1923. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats.[1][2] Voter turnout was 87.0%.[3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social Party1,459,04744.0582–3
Social Democratic Workers' Party1,311,87039.6068–1
Greater German People's PartyLandbund259,3757.8310–11
Landbund99,5833.015−2
Carinthian Unity List (CSGdP)95,4652.880New
Jewish Electoral Group24,9700.750New
Communist Party of Austria22,1640.6700
Middle Class Democratic Party18,8860.570New
Party of the Carinthian Slovenes9,8680.3000
Czechoslovakian Minority Party7,5800.230New
Croatian Party2,5570.080New
Kaiser Loyalty People's Party1,2350.040New
Federation of all Workers60.000New
Total3,312,606100.00165–18
Valid votes3,312,60698.86
Invalid/blank votes38,2491.14
Total votes3,350,855100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,849,48487.05
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p219 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Graham, Malbone W. (1930). "Foreign Governments and Politics: The Constitutional Crisis in Austria". The American Political Science Review. 24 (1): 144–157. doi:10.2307/1946794. JSTOR 1946794.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p212