1983 Austrian legislative election|
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Bruno Kreisky
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Alois Mock
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Norbert Steger
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| Party
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SPÖ
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ÖVP
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FPÖ
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| Last election
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51.03%, 95 seats
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41.90%, 77 seats
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6.06%, 11 seats
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| Seats won
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90
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81
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12
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| Seat change
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5
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4
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1
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| Popular vote
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2,312,529
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2,097,808
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241,789
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| Percentage
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47.65%
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43.22%
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4.98%
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| Swing
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3.38 pp
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1.32 pp
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1.08 pp
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Results by state |
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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1983.[1][2][3] The result saw the Socialist Party win 90 of 183 seats, enough to secure them a fifth term in government, albeit without the absolute majority the party had held since 1971. This prompted Bruno Kreisky to stand down as SPÖ leader and Chancellor in favour of Fred Sinowatz. The SPÖ subsequently formed a coalition with the Freedom Party of Austria, which was still a liberal party at the time. Voter turnout was 93%.[4][5]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Socialist Party of Austria | 2,312,529 | 47.65 | 90 | –5 |
| Austrian People's Party | 2,097,808 | 43.22 | 81 | +4 |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 241,789 | 4.98 | 12 | +1 |
| United Greens of Austria | 93,798 | 1.93 | 0 | New |
| Alternative List Austria | 65,816 | 1.36 | 0 | New |
| Communist Party of Austria | 31,912 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Austria Party | 5,851 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Stop Immigrants Movement | 3,914 | 0.08 | 0 | New |
| Total | 4,853,417 | 100.00 | 183 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 4,853,417 | 98.60 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 69,037 | 1.40 | |
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| Total votes | 4,922,454 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 5,316,436 | 92.59 | |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
Results by state
References