1930 Austrian legislative election explained

Country:Austria
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1927 Austrian legislative election
Previous Year:1927
Next Election:1945 Austrian legislative election
Next Year:1945
Seats For Election:165 seats in the National Council of Austria
Majority Seats:83
Election Date:9 November 1930
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Leader1:Karl Seitz
Party1:Social Democratic Party of Austria
Last Election1:42.28%, 71 seats
Seats1:72
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,517,146
Percentage1:41.14%
Swing1:1.14pp
Leader2:Karl Vaugoin
Party2:Christian Social Party (Austria)
Last Election2:48.24%, 85 (EL)
Seats2:66
Seat Change2: 19
Popular Vote2:1,314,956
Percentage2:35.65%
Swing2:12.41pp
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Leader4:Franz Dinghofer
Party4:GDVPLB
Last Election4:6.32%, 9 (LB)
Seats4:19
Seat Change4: 10
Popular Vote4:428,255
Percentage4:11.61%
Swing4:5.28pp
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Leader5:Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Party5:HB
Last Election5:
Seats5:8
Seat Change5:New
Popular Vote5:227,401
Percentage5:6.17%
Swing5:New
Map Size:350px
Chancellor
Before Election:Karl Vaugoin
Before Party:CS
After Election:Otto Ender
After Party:CS

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 9 November 1930.[1] The Social Democratic Workers' Party emerged as the largest faction in the National Council, with 72 of the 165 seats, but the Christian Social Party (with 66 seats) formed a new coalition government with Otto Ender as Chancellor. Voter turnout was 90%.[2]

This was the last parliamentary election to take place in the period of the First Austrian Republic. A series of socialist-fascist clashes in 1934 was followed by the authoritarian Federal State of Austria and eventual Anschluss in 1938 with Nazi Germany.

Results

Results by province

ProvinceVotesSDAPÖCSGDVPLBHBDNSAPLBKPÖÖVPDCPJLKLPPNDA
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Vienna1,192,67258.9823.7210.432.212.3100.890.710.560.180.010
Lower Austria818,30235.6344.138.586.624.200.50.340000
Upper Austria479,28528.3745.427.298.292.417.710.250.270000
Salzburg123,15229.9641.5212.695.733.695.490.610.300000
Tyrol176,84321.9954.9712.349.281.2400.1700000
Voralberg77,51620.9256.7920.9401.1400.2200000
Styria510,16434.3832.5216.5112.483.4200.390.310000
Carinthia175,64038.7322.5422.388.476.9000.660.320000
Burgenland134,49437.7541.2316.013.800.7500.4700000
Total3,688,06841.1435.6511.616.173.031.180.570.410.180.060.000.00
Source: Statistische Nachrichten : Sonderheft. Die Nationalratswahlen vom 9. November 1930, 12.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dieter Nohlen

    . Elections in Europe: A data handbook . Nohlen . Dieter . Dieter Nohlen . Stöver . Philip . 31 May 2010 . Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft . 196 . 978-3-8329-5609-7.

  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p213
  3. Web site: Sonderheft der Statistischen Nachrichten 9 November 1930 . Bundesministerium für Inneres . https://web.archive.org/web/20220709134613/https://www.bmi.gv.at/412/Nationalratswahlen/files/NRW_1930.pdf . 9 July 2022 . live.