1927 Austrian legislative election

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]

1927 Austrian legislative election

← 1923 24 April 1927 1930 →
All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Karl Hartleb Party CS–GDVP SPÖ Landbund Last election 44.05%, 82 seats (CS) 39.60%, 68 seats 3.01%, 5 seats Seats won 85 71 9 Seat change 3 3 4 Popular vote 1,756,761 1,539,635 230,157 Percentage 48.24% 42.28% 6.32% Swing 4.19pp 2.68pp 3.31pp
Chancellor before election Ignaz Seipel CS Elected Chancellor Ignaz Seipel CS

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Unity List (CS–GDVP)	1,756,761	48.24	85	–
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	1,539,635	42.28	71	+3
	Landbund for Austria	230,157	6.32	9	+4
	Udeverband – Association against Corruption	35,471	0.97	0	New
	National Socialist Bloc	26,991	0.74	0	New
	Communist Party of Austria	16,119	0.44	0	0
	Democratic List	15,112	0.41	0	0
	Jewish Party	10,845	0.30	0	0
	Party of the Carinthian Slovenes	9,334	0.26	0	0
	German National Socialist Workers' Party	779	0.02	0	New
	Austrian Small Business Party	251	0.01	0	New
	Association of Independent Citizens	60	0.00	0	New
	Farmers and Traders of all Types Party	11	0.00	0	New
Total		3,641,526	100.00	165	0
Valid votes		3,641,526	99.02
Invalid/blank votes		35,907	0.98
Total votes		3,677,433	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,119,626	89.27
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Graham, Malbone W. (1930). "Foreign Governments and Politics: The Constitutional Crisis in Austria". The American Political Science Review. 24 (1): 144–157. doi:10.2307/1946794. JSTOR 1946794.
3. Nazism and the Working Class in Austria: Industrial Unrest and Political Dissent in the National Community. Timothy Kirk. Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 9780521522694
4. Nohlen & Stöver, p213