1962 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 18 November 1962.^[1] The result was a victory for the Austrian People's Party, which won 81 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 94%.^[2] Although the People's Party had come up only two seats short of an outright majority, Chancellor Alfons Gorbach (who had succeeded Julius Raab a year earlier) retained the grand coalition with the Socialists under Vice-Chancellor Bruno Pittermann.

1962 Austrian legislative election

← 1959 18 November 1962 1966 →
165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Alfons Gorbach Bruno Pittermann Friedrich Peter Party ÖVP SPÖ FPÖ Last election 44.19%, 79 seats 44.79%, 78 seats 7.70%, 8 seats Seats won 81 76 8 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,024,501 1,960,685 313,895 Percentage 45.43% 44.00% 7.04% Swing 1.24pp 0.79pp 0.66pp
Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election Alfons Gorbach ÖVP Elected Chancellor Alfons Gorbach ÖVP

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Austrian People's Party	2,024,501	45.43	81	+2
	Socialist Party of Austria	1,960,685	44.00	76	–2
	Freedom Party of Austria	313,895	7.04	8	0
	Communists and Left Socialists	135,520	3.04	0	0
	European Federal Party of Austria	21,530	0.48	0	New
Total		4,456,131	100.00	165	0
Valid votes		4,456,131	98.89
Invalid/blank votes		49,876	1.11
Total votes		4,506,007	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,805,351	93.77
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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, p214