Federal President of Austria
Austria elections · 1951-05-06 · held
The leading two candidates advanced to the separately recorded runoff.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Candidate votes / 4,298,347 valid ballots in this round
Turnout: 96.83%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Gleißner Austrian People's Party — Advancing to runoff | 1725451 | 40.142199% | — | — |
| Theodor Körner Socialist Party of Austria — Advancing to runoff | 1682881 | 39.151818% | — | — |
| Burghard Breitner Independent | 662501 | 15.412925% | — | — |
| Gottlieb Fiala Communist Party of Austria | 219969 | 5.117525% | — | — |
| Johannes Ude Independent | 5413 | 0.125932% | — | — |
| Ludovica Hainisch Independent | 2132 | 0.0496% | — | — |
Candidate vote counts are checked against the Interior Ministry’s historical result tables. Every round has its own denominator; independent candidacies remain independent even when endorsed by a party. Other affiliation labels are election-era labels. No ideological assessment is inferred.