National Council
Austria elections · 1956-05-13 · held
Historical election returns; scope and ballot denominator are documented in the notes.
Results: final · complete coverage · Final Ministry party/list votes / 4,351,908 valid ballots
Turnout: 95.95%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergokratische Party | 231 | 0.005308% | 0 | — |
| Free Workers Movement of Austria | 1812 | 0.041637% | 0 | — |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 283749 | 6.520106% | 6 | — |
| Communists and Left Socialists | 192438 | 4.421923% | 3 | — |
| Austrian Middle Class Party | 23 | 0.000529% | 0 | — |
| Austrian Patriotic Party | 83 | 0.001907% | 0 | — |
| Austrian People's Party | 1999986 | 45.956532% | 82 | — |
| Parliamentary Representatives of the People prevented from voting, Non-Voters and Invalid Voters | 7 | 0.000161% | 0 | — |
| Party of Reason | 284 | 0.006526% | 0 | — |
| Socialist Party of Austria | 1873295 | 43.045372% | 74 | — |
Election-era list and alliance labels are retained. Shared cells are counted once; votes are not duplicated across constituent parties. Display colours are editorial and no organisational continuity or ideology is inferred. Vote counts use the final Interior Ministry returns. Mandates use the Ministry table where supplied, otherwise the referenced final allocation. National seat totals describe this historical election rather than today’s capacity.
Sources & further reading
Interior Ministry: final party returns
Election results and historical bibliography
Interior Ministry: national election chronology and historical returns