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Austria 1927 legislative election

What was the result of the 1927 legislative election in Austria?

Austrian People's Party won 73 of 165 seats with 48.2% of the vote. 89.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Austrian People's Party won 73 of 165 seats with 48.2% of the vote; 89.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Austrian People's Party 73 48.2%
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 71 42.3%
  • Landbund 9 6.3%
  • Ude-Verband 0 1.0%
  • Greater German People's Party 12
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
83 of 165 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 48.2%

    Share of the vote won by Austrian People's Party

    Austrian People's Party won 73 of 165 seats. A majority needs 83.

  2. 89.3%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Austrian People's Party7348.21,756,761
Social Democratic Party of Austria7142.31,539,635
Landbund96.3230,157
Ude-Verband01.035,471
Greater German People's Party12
Votes by party
  • Austrian People's Party 1,756,761
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,539,635
  • Landbund 230,157
  • Ude-Verband 35,471
  • Greater German People's Party

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

89.3% of the 4,119,626 registered voters cast a ballot (3,677,433 ballots). 3,641,526 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Austrian People's Party48.2% of votes44.2% of seats
  • Social Democratic Party of Austria42.3% of votes43.0% of seats
  • Landbund6.3% of votes5.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.4 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Austrian People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 6.0 points of the vote.

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