Austria 1953 legislative election
What was the result of the 1953 legislative election in Austria?
Austrian People's Party won 74 of 165 seats with 41.3% of the vote. 95.8% 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 74 of 165 seats with 41.3% of the vote; 95.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.0 points on 1949.
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 73 +6 seats 42.1% +3.4 points
- Austrian People's Party 74 −3 seats 41.3% −2.7 points
- Freedom Party of Austria 14 −2 seats 10.9% −0.8 points
- Communist Party of Austria 4 −1 seat 5.3% +0.2 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 1949 legislative election, party by party.
- Austrian People's Party74
- Social Democratic Party of Austria73
- Freedom Party of Austria14
- Communist Party of Austria4
Key numbers
41.3%
Share of the vote won by Austrian People's Party
Austrian People's Party won 74 of 165 seats. A majority needs 83.
+6 seats
Seats gained by Social Democratic Party of Austria
The largest gain in seats compared with 1949. Austrian People's Party lost 3 seats.
95.8%
Voter turnout
Down 1.0 points on 1949.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 73 | +6 | 42.1 | +3.4 | 1,818,517 |
| Austrian People's Party | 74 | −3 | 41.3 | −2.7 | 1,781,777 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 14 | −2 | 10.9 | −0.8 | 472,866 |
| Communist Party of Austria | 4 | −1 | 5.3 | +0.2 | 228,159 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 5,809 |
± is the change against the Austria 1949 legislative election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Austria 1,818,517
- Austrian People's Party 1,781,777
- Freedom Party of Austria 472,866
- Communist Party of Austria 228,159
- Largest party without seats 5,809
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?
95.8% of the 4,586,870 registered voters cast a ballot (4,395,519 ballots), down 1.0 points on 1949. 4,318,688 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Austrian People's Party41.3% of votes44.8% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Austria42.1% of votes44.2% of seats
- Freedom Party of Austria10.9% of votes8.5% of seats
- Communist Party of Austria5.3% of votes2.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 4.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.8 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Austria led Austrian People's Party by 0.8 points of the vote.
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