1959 Austrian legislative election

1959 Austrian legislative election
10 May 1959
All 165 seats in the National Council
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Julius Raab Bruno Pittermann Friedrich Peter
Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ
Last election 45.96%, 82 seats 43.05%, 74 seats 6.52%, 6 seats
Seats won 79 78 8
Seat change 3 4 2
Popular vote 1,928,043 1,953,935 336,110
Percentage 44.19% 44.79% 7.70%
Swing 1.77pp 1.74pp 1.18pp
Results by constituency
Chancellor before election

Julius Raab
ÖVP

 Elected Chancellor

Julius Raab
ÖVP

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959. Although the Socialist Party (SPÖ) received the most votes, the Austrian People's Party won one more seat than the SPÖ. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%. The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as chancellor and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as vice-chancellor.

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