1927 Austrian legislative election explained

Country:Austria
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1923 Austrian legislative election
Previous Year:1923
Next Election:1930 Austrian legislative election
Next Year:1930
Seats For Election:All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria
Majority Seats:83
Election Date:24 April 1927
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Leader1:Ignaz Seipel
Party1:CSGDVP
Last Election1:44.05%, 82 seats (CS)
Seats1:85
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:1,756,761
Percentage1:48.24%
Swing1:4.19pp
Leader2:Karl Seitz
Party2:Social Democratic Party of Austria
Last Election2:39.60%, 68 seats
Seats2:71
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:1,539,635
Percentage2:42.28%
Swing2: 2.68pp
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Leader3:Karl Hartleb
Party3:Landbund
Last Election3:3.01%, 5 seats
Seats3:9
Seat Change3: 4
Popular Vote3:230,157
Percentage3:6.32%
Swing3:3.31pp
Chancellor
Before Election:Ignaz Seipel
Before Party:Christian Social Party (Austria)
After Election:Ignaz Seipel
After Party:Christian Social Party (Austria)

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1927.[1] The result was a victory for the Unity List (Einheitsliste), an alliance of the Christian Social Party and the Greater German People's Party, which won 85 of the 165 seats.[2] However this brief coalition failed to result in any larger proportion of the votes than when the CSP ran alone, losing votes to the Landbund.[3] Voter turnout was 89.3%.[4]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Graham. Malbone W.. 1930. Foreign Governments and Politics: The Constitutional Crisis in Austria. The American Political Science Review. 24. 1. 144–157. 10.2307/1946794. 1946794.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=6sZl5taldxYC Nazism and the Working Class in Austria: Industrial Unrest and Political Dissent in the National Community
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p213