Austrian legislative election, 1920
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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%.
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 17 October 1920, although they were not held in Carinthia
Carinthia
Carinthia may refer to:*Carinthia , a state of the Republic of Austria*Slovenian Carinthia, a traditional region of Slovenia*Koroška statistical region, the statistical region of Slovenia*March of Carinthia, in the Holy Roman Empire...
until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
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
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Social Party | 1,245,531 | 41.8 | 85 |
| 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... |
1,072,709 | 36.0 | 69 |
| Greater German People's Party Greater German People's Party The Greater German People's Party was a German nationalist and national liberal party during the First Republic of Austria.-Foundation:... |
514,127 | 17.3 | 28 |
| German Austrian Farmers' Party | |||
| Carinthian Farmers' Association | |||
| National Socialist Party | |||
| Liberal Labour Party | 42,826 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Democrats | |||
| Burgenland Citizens' and Farmers' Party | |||
| Christian National Unity List | 105,135 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Communist Party of Austria Communist Party of Austria The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II... |
0 | ||
| 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 ,... |
0 | ||
| Socialist and Democratic Czechoslovakians | 0 | ||
| Carinthian Slovenes Carinthian Slovenes Carinthian Slovenes are the Slovene-speaking population group in the Austrian State of Carinthia. The Carinthian Slovenes send representatives to the National Ethnic Groups Advisory Council... |
0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 31,455 | – | – |
| Total | 3,011,783 | 100 | 183 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||