1920_Austrian_legislative_election

1920 Austrian legislative election

1920 Austrian legislative election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 October 1920,[1] although they were not held in Carinthia until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland until 18 June 1922.[2] They were the first regular elections held after a permanent constitution was promulgated two weeks earlier.

Quick Facts All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 80%.[4]

Results

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

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References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. [2]
    Nohlen & Stöver, p185
  3. [3]
    Graham, Malbone W. (1930). "Foreign Governments and Politics: The Constitutional Crisis in Austria". The American Political Science Review. 24 (1): 144–157. doi:10.2307/1946794. JSTOR 1946794. S2CID 147532651.
  4. [4]
    Nohlen, p212
  5. [5]
    Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) The International Almanac of Electoral History, Macmillan
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