National Council
Austria elections · 1979-05-06 · held
Historical election returns; scope and ballot denominator are documented in the notes.
Results: final · complete coverage · Final Ministry party/list votes / 4,729,251 valid ballots
Turnout: 92.24%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Austria | 2413226 | 51.027657% | 95 | — |
| Austrian People's Party | 1981739 | 41.903866% | 77 | — |
| Freedom Party of Austria | 286743 | 6.06318% | 11 | — |
| Communist Party of Austria | 45280 | 0.957445% | 0 | — |
| Christian Social Labour Group | 2263 | 0.047851% | 0 | — |
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