1971 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 1971.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Franz Jonas of the Socialist Party, who received 52.8% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.3%.[2]

1971 Austrian presidential election

25 April 1971
 
Nominee Franz Jonas Kurt Waldheim
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Vienna
Popular vote 2,487,239 2,224,809
Percentage 52.8% 47.2%

President before election

Franz Jonas
SPÖ

Elected President

Franz Jonas
SPÖ

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Franz JonasSocialist Party2,487,23952.8
Kurt WaldheimAustrian People's Party2,224,80947.2
Invalid/blank votes75,658
Total4,787,706100
Registered voters/turnout5,024,32495.3
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p222


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