Austria 1949 legislative election
What was the result of the 1949 legislative election in Austria?
Austrian People's Party won 77 of 165 seats with 44.0% of the vote. 96.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Austria- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Austrian People's Party won 77 of 165 seats with 44.0% of the vote; 96.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 2.5 points on 1945.
- Austrian People's Party 77 −8 seats 44.0% −5.8 points
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 67 −9 seats 38.7% −5.9 points
- Freedom Party of Austria 16 11.7%
- Communist Party of Austria 5 +1 seat 5.1% −0.3 points
- Seats won
- Change on the previous election at the right
- Share of the vote
- Share at the previous election
- Change in points at the right
Changes are against the Austria 1945 legislative election, party by party.
- Austrian People's Party77
- Social Democratic Party of Austria67
- Freedom Party of Austria16
- Communist Party of Austria5
Key numbers
44.0%
Share of the vote won by Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party won 77 of 165 seats. A majority needs 83.
+1 seats
Seats gained by Communist Party of Austria
The largest gain in seats compared with 1945. Social Democratic Party of Austria lost 9 seats.
96.8%
Voter turnout
Up 2.5 points on 1945.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austrian People's Party | 77 | −8 | 44.0 | −5.8 | 1,846,581 |
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 67 | −9 | 38.7 | −5.9 | 1,623,524 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 16 | 11.7 | 489,273 | ||
| Communist Party of Austria | 5 | +1 | 5.1 | −0.3 | 213,066 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 12,059 |
± is the change against the Austria 1945 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Austrian People's Party 1,846,581
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,623,524
- Freedom Party of Austria 489,273
- Communist Party of Austria 213,066
- Largest party without seats 12,059
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.
How many people voted?
96.8% of the 4,391,815 registered voters cast a ballot (4,250,616 ballots), up 2.5 points on 1945. 4,193,733 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Austrian People's Party44.0% of votes46.7% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Austria38.7% of votes40.6% of seats
- Freedom Party of Austria11.7% of votes9.7% of seats
- Communist Party of Austria5.1% of votes3.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Austrian People's Party led Social Democratic Party of Austria by 5.3 points of the vote.
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