1920 Austrian legislative election


17 October 1920
Turnout80.27%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michael Mayr Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDWPA GDVP
Last election 35.93%, 69 seats 40.75%, 72 seats -
Seats won 85 69
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 3 New
Popular vote 1,245,531 1,072,709 390,013
Percentage 41.79% 35.99% 13.08%
Swing Increase5.86 pp Decrease4.76 pp New

Chancellor before election

Michael Mayr
CS

Elected Chancellor

Michael Mayr
CS

Results

Following the election, a coalition was formed between the CS and GDV.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social Party1,245,53143.6185+16
Social Democratic Worker's Party of Austria1,072,70937.5669–
Greater German People's Party390,01313.6521New
Civic Worker's Party42,8261.501New
Democrats00
Comunist Party of Austria27,3860.960New
Socialist and Democratic Czechoslovaks7,5800.270-1
Christian National Unity List70,1692.460New
Jewish National Party00.00–-1
Carinthian Slovenes0New
Total2,856,214100.00176+13
Valid votes2,856,21498.91
Invalid/blank votes31,4551.09
Total votes2,887,669100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,752,21276.96
Source: Mackie & Rose,[1] Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History Macmillan