1962 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 18 November 1962.[1] The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party, which won 81 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 93.8%.[2] Although the People's Party had come up only two seats short of an outright majority, Chancellor Alfons Gorbach (who had succeeded Julius Raab a year earlier) retained the grand coalition with the Socialists under Vice-Chancellor Bruno Pittermann.

1962 Austrian legislative election

18 November 1962
165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats needed for a majority
Leader Alfons Gorbach Bruno Pittermann Friedrich Peter Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Leader since 1960 1957 1958 Last election 79 seats, 44.19% 78 seats, 44.79% 8 seats, 7.70% Seats won 81 76 8 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,024,501 1,960,685 313,895 Percentage 45.43% 44.00% 7.04% Swing 1.24% 0.79% 0.66%
Chancellor before election Alfons Gorbach ÖVP Elected Chancellor Alfons Gorbach ÖVP

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Austrian People's Party	2,024,501	45.4	81	+2
	Socialist Party of Austria	1,960,685	44.0	76	–2
	Freedom Party of Austria	313,895	7.0	8
	Communists and Left Socialists	135,520	3.0	0
	European Federal Party of Austria	21,530	0.5	0	New
Invalid/blank votes		49,876	–	–	–
Total		4,506,007	100	165	0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Popular vote ÖVP   45.43% SPÖ   44.00% FPÖ   7.04% KLS   3.04% EFP   0.48%

Parliamentary seats ÖVP   49.09% SPÖ   46.06% FPÖ   4.85%

References

1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p214