1930 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 9 November 1930.[1] The Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest faction in the National Council, with 72 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 90.2%.[2]

1930 Austrian legislative election

9 November 1930

165 seats in the National Council of Austria
83 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Karl Seitz Karl Vaugoin
Party SPÖ CS
Leader since November 1918 30 September 1930
Last election 71, 42.28% 85, 48.24%
(As Unity List)
Seats won 72 66
Seat change 1 19
Popular vote 1,517,146 1,314,956
Percentage 41.14% 35.65%
Swing 1.14% 12.41%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Franz Dinghofer Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
Party NWB[a] HB
Leader since 8 August 1920 1930
Last election 9, 6.32%
(As Landbund)
New Party
Seats won 19 8
Seat change 10 8
Popular vote 428,255 227,401
Percentage 11.61% 6.17%
Swing 5.28% 6.17%

Chancellor before election

Karl Vaugoin
CS

Elected Chancellor

Otto Ender
CS

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

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Social Democratic Party1,517,14641.172+1
Christian Social Party1,314,95635.766
National Economy Bloc[a]428,25511.619
Homeland Bloc227,4016.28New
German National Socialist Workers' Party111,6273.000
Landbund for Austria43,6891.20
Communist Party of Austria20,9510.600
Austrian People's Party14,9800.40New
Democratic Centre Party6,7190.20New
Jewish List2,1330.10New
Kaiser Loyalty People's Party1570.00New
National Democratic Association540.00New
Invalid/blank votes28,098
Total3,716,1661001650
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a The National Economic Bloc was an alliance of the Greater German People's Party and the Landbund

Popular vote
SDAP
41.14%
CS
35.65%
GdP/LB
11.61%
HB
6.17%
DNSAP
3.03%
LB
1.18%
Other
1.22%
Parliamentary seats
SDAP
43.64%
CS
40.00%
GdP/LB
11.52%
HB
4.85%

References

  1. Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p213
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