1945 Austrian legislative election

none Austria parliamentary 1930 Austrian legislative election 1930 1949 Austrian legislative election 1949 All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 25 November 1945 130x130px Figl leopold 01b.jpg Leopold Figl Austrian People's Party 85 1,602,227 49.80% Adolf_Sch%C3%A4rf_1961.jpg Adolf Schärf Social Democratic Party of Austria 76 1,434,898 44.60% Johann Koplenig auf dem VI. Parteitag der SED 1963.jpg Johann Koplenig Communist Party of Austria 4 174,257 5.42% 280px Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party. 280px Results of the election by states 2 Chancellor Karl Renner (Acting) Social Democratic Party of Austria Leopold Figl Austrian People's Party Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 25 November 1945, the first after World War II. The elections were held according to the Austrian election law of 1929, with all citizens at least 21 years old eligible to vote;Herald Journal - 24 November 1945 (Google News), retrieved 19 May 2010 however, former Nazis were banned from voting, official sources putting their numbers at around 200,000.Ottawa Citizen - 23 November 1945 (Google News), retrieved 19 May 2010 The Austrian People's Party, comprising elements of the prewar Christian Social Party under the leadership of Leopold Figl, won a decisive victory, receiving just under half of the vote and 85 of the 165 seats in the National Council. With an outright majority of two seats, the ÖVP could have governed alone. However, Figl retained the three-party grand coalition alongside the Socialists and Communists. The Communists, who had been equally represented in the government of Figl's predecessor, Socialist Karl Renner, since the end of the war, only received one cabinet post.Austrian Chancellors and Cabinets since 1945 Federal Chancellery of Austria On 20 December 1945, the Federal Assembly unanimously elected incumbent Chancellor Renner as President. Renner swore in Figl as new chancellor on the same day.President of Austria - Dr. Karl Renner https://web.archive.org/web/20110514234431/http://www.hofburg.at/show_content2.php?s2id=14 2011-05-14 , retrieved 19 May 2010Herald Journal - 21 December 1945 (Google News), retrieved 19 May 2010 The Communists won only four seats, which some blamed on the conduct of the Red Army in the Soviet-occupied zone of Austria.The Sydney Morning Herald - 27 November 1945 (Google News), retrieved 19 May 2010 This proved to be the beginning of a long decline for the Communists, though they stayed in the chamber until May 1959. Results Austrian People's Party 1602227 85 Socialist Party of Austria 1434898 76 Communist Party of Austria 174257 4 Democratic Party of Austria 5972 0 35975 3449605 Nohlen & StöverDieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp213–219 978-3-8329-5609-7 File:1945 Austrian Nationalrat.svg Results by state State ÖVP SPÖ KPÖ DPÖ Burgenland 51.7295573492836 1 45.0058745441506 1 3.26456810656576 1 - Carinthia 39.7353872219002 1 48.8653083062107 1 8.05541932319765 1 3.34388514869143 1 Lower Austria 54.4860991079196 1 40.3308191233092 1 5.18308176877116 1 - Upper Austria 59.0165901659017 1 38.3472406152633 1 2.63616921883505 1 - Salzburg 56.616735044366 1 39.5883026428776 1 3.79496231275642 1 - Styria 52.8839169856284 1 41.7344715301184 1 5.38161148425322 1 - Tyrol 71.3145227566235 1 26.4965626997482 1 2.18891454362828 1 - Vorarlberg 69.9166714722334 1 27.6296061357477 1 2.45372239201891 1 - Vienna 34.5410491978892 1 57.4285330056769 1 8.03041779643386 1 - Austria 49.80 1 44.60 1 5.42 1 0.19 1 Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA) National election results Austria 1919 - 2017 (OA edition) Austrian Social Science Data Archive (AUSSDA) 2019-07-24 de 10.11587/EQUDAL free References Category:Legislative elections in Austria Austria Parliament Austria