Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.^[1] The Socialist Party won a fourth term in government, taking 95 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.^[2] As of the 2017 elections, this is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian party has won an outright majority.

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1979 Austrian legislative election

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183 seats in the National Council of Austria 92 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bruno Kreisky Josef Taus Alexander Götz Party SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ Last election 50.42%, 93 seats 42.95%, 80 seats, 5.41%, 10 seats, Seats won 95 77 11 Seat change 2 3 1 Popular vote 2,413,226 1,981,739 286,789 Percentage 51.03% 41.90% 6.06% Swing 0.61pp 1.05pp 0.65pp
Seats won by state and nationwide. States are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election Bruno Kreisky SPÖ Elected Chancellor Bruno Kreisky SPÖ

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