1951 Austrian presidential election

none Austria presidential 1945 Austrian presidential election 1945 1957 Austrian presidential election 1957 6 May 1951 (first round)27 May 1951 (second round) Theodor Körner (president Autriche).png Theodor Körner Social Democratic Party of Austria Vienna 2,178,631 52.06% USIS_-_Heinrich_Gleissner_1_crop.jpg Heinrich Gleißner Austrian People's Party Upper Austria 2,006,322 47.94% 350px Second round 350px First round President Leopold Figl (Acting) ÖVP Theodor Körner Social Democratic Party of Austria Presidential elections were held in Austria in 1951, the first time that the President of Austria had been elected by popular vote. A first round of voting was held on 6 May, and with no candidate achieving a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 27 May between the top two candidates, Mayor of Vienna, Theodor Körner representing the Socialist Party's, and Upper Austria Governor Heinrich Gleißner of the Austrian People's Party. Although Gleißner received the most votes in the first round Körner won the runoff with 52% of the vote.AUSTRIA: New President TIME, 4 June 1951 Background A constitutional amendment in 1929 would have seen the president being elected directly, but a planned election in 1931 was cancelled and the president was instead elected by Parliament as a public vote was deemed too expensive.AUSTRIA: Economy TIME, 19 October 1931 After the suspension of the constitution in 1934,Austria Library of Congress Country Studies and Austria ceasing to exist in 1938, the first presidential elections by popular vote were to be held in 1945. However, because the Allied council did not approve the constitutional law passed by the National Council, the election was again held by the Federal Assembly.Presidential Elections Ministry of the Interior Results Heinrich Gleißner Austrian People's Party 1725451 2006322 Theodor Körner Socialist Party of Austria 1682881 2178631 Burghard Breitner Federation of Independents 662501 Gottlieb Fiala Communist Party of Austria 219969 Johannes Ude Independent 5413 Ludovica Hainisch Independent 2132 72227 188241 4373194 4513597 4513597 Ministry of the InteriorMinistry of the Interior References Category:Presidential elections in Austria President Austria