Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 6 May 1979.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p196 The Socialist Party won a fourth consecutive term in government, and its third as a majority government, winning 95 of 183 seats. Voter turnout was 92.2%.Nohlen & Stöver, p215 As of the 2024 election, the Socialist Party's result is the most seats that an Austrian party has won in a free election, as well as the last time that an Austrian political party has won an outright majority at the federal level.
Results
Results by state State SPÖ ÖVP FPÖ KPÖ CSA - - - - - - - - Source: Institute for Social Research and Consulting (SORA)
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