| Country: | Austria |
| Flag Year: | state |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1975 Austrian legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1975 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Austrian legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | 183 seats in the National Council of Austria |
| Majority Seats: | 92 |
| Election Date: | 6 May 1979 |
| Image1: | Kreisky-Koechler-Vienna-1980 Crop.jpg |
| Leader1: | Bruno Kreisky |
| Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Last Election1: | 50.42%, 93 seats |
| Seats1: | 95 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,413,226 |
| Percentage1: | 51.03% |
| Swing1: | 0.61pp |
| Leader2: | Josef Taus |
| Party2: | Austrian People's Party |
| Last Election2: | 42.95%, 80 seats, |
| Seats2: | 77 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,981,739 |
| Percentage2: | 41.90% |
| Swing2: | 1.05pp |
| Image3: | Alexander-Goetz-(ca.-1987).jpg |
| Leader3: | Alexander Götz |
| Party3: | Freedom Party of Austria |
| Last Election3: | 5.41%, 10 seats, |
| Seats3: | 11 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 286,789 |
| Percentage3: | 6.06% |
| Swing3: | 0.65pp |
| Chancellor | |
| Before Election: | Bruno Kreisky |
| Before Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| After Election: | Bruno Kreisky |
| After Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
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.