1975 Austrian legislative election

1975 Austrian legislative election

5 October 1975

All 183 seats in the National Council
92 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef Taus Friedrich Peter
Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ
Last election 50.04%, 93 seats 43.11%, 80 seats 6.29%, 10 seats
Seats won 93 80 10
Seat change
Popular vote 2,326,201 1,981,291 249,444
Percentage 50.42% 42.95% 5.41%
Swing 0.38 pp 0.16 pp 0.88 pp

Seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the most voted-for party.

Chancellor before election

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Elected Chancellor

Bruno Kreisky
SPÖ

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 5 October 1975. The Socialist Party (SPÖ) secured a second consecutive majority government, winning 93 of 183 seats, with Bruno Kreisky remaining Chancellor. Voter turnout was 93%.