Austrian Constitutional Assembly election, 1919
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Austria
on 16 February 1919. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party
, which won 72 of the 170 seats. The party was largely supported by the working class, whilst farmers and the middle class voted mainly for the Christian Social Party. Voter turnout was 84.6%.
The two main parties formed a coalition after the elections, and although it had broked up by mid-1920, a new constitution was agreed on 1 October 1920. Fresh elections
were held on 17 October.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
on 16 February 1919. The result was a victory for the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Austria
The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved...
, which won 72 of the 170 seats. The party was largely supported by the working class, whilst farmers and the middle class voted mainly for the Christian Social Party. Voter turnout was 84.6%.
The two main parties formed a coalition after the elections, and although it had broked up by mid-1920, a new constitution was agreed on 1 October 1920. Fresh elections
Austrian legislative election, 1920
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 October 1920, although they were not held in Carinthia until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland until 18 June 1922. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 80.3%.-Results:...
were held on 17 October.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of Austria The Social Democratic Party of Austria is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. The SPÖ is one of the two major parties in Austria, and has ties to trade unions and the Austrian Chamber of Labour. The SPÖ is among the few mainstream European social-democratic parties that have preserved... |
1,211,814 | 40.8 | 72 |
Christian Social Party | 1,068,382 | 35.9 | 69 |
German Nationals | 173,881 | 5.8 | 8 |
Czechoslovakians | 67,514 | 2.3 | 1 |
German Democrats | 64,078 | 2.2 | 3 |
German People's Party | 59,918 | 2.0 | 2 |
German Freedom and Order Party | 56,365 | 1.9 | 5 |
Commoners | 48,847 | 1.6 | 1 |
Styrian Farmers' Party | 47,078 | 1.6 | 3 |
National Democrats | 46,577 | 1.6 | 0 |
Carinthian Farmers' Association | 33,412 | 1.1 | 2 |
National Socialist Workers' Party | 23,334 | 0.8 | 0 |
German Peoples' Election Committee | 15,679 | 0.5 | 1 |
Democrats | 15,133 | 0.5 | 0 |
Democratic Municipal Association | 12,336 | 0.4 | 1 |
Freiheitlicher Salzburger Ständebund | 8,507 | 0.3 | 1 |
Jewish National Party Jewish National Party The Jewish National Party was an Austrian political party of the Jewish minority.During the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, there was already a Jewish National Party which took part in elections, gaining four member at the Austrian House of Representatives in 1907: Benno Straucher , Adolf Stand ,... |
7,760 | 0.3 | 1 |
Democratic Middle Class Party | 5,967 | 0.2 | 0 |
Democratic Economy Party | 3,909 | 0.1 | 0 |
Democratic Austrian People's Party | 1,688 | 0.1 | 0 |
Trepipartei | 864 | 0.0 | 0 |
Economic Political Workers's Party | 411 | 0.0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 24,843 | – | – |
Total | 2,998,297 | 100 | 170 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |