Country: | Austria |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1919 Austrian Constituent Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1919 |
Next Election: | 1923 Austrian legislative election |
Next Year: | 1923 |
Seats For Election: | All 183 seats in the National Council |
Majority Seats: | 92 |
Election Date: | 17 October 1920 |
Turnout: | 80.27% |
Image1: | Michael Mayr.jpg |
Leader1: | Michael Mayr |
Party1: | Christian Social Party (Austria) |
Last Election1: | 35.93%, 69 seats |
Seats1: | 85 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,245,531 |
Percentage1: | 41.79% |
Swing1: | 5.86pp |
Leader2: | Karl Seitz |
Party2: | Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria |
Last Election2: | 40.75%, 72 seats |
Seats2: | 69 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,072,709 |
Percentage2: | 35.99% |
Swing2: | 4.76pp |
Image3: | Franz_Dinghofer.jpg |
Party3: | Greater German People's Party |
Last Election3: | – |
Seats3: | 21 |
Seat Change3: | New |
Popular Vote3: | 390,013 |
Percentage3: | 13.08% |
Swing3: | New |
Chancellor | |
Before Election: | Michael Mayr |
Before Party: | Christian Social Party (Austria) |
After Election: | Michael Mayr |
After Party: | Christian Social Party (Austria) |
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.
The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 80%.[4]
Following the election, a coalition was formed between the CS and GDVP.