State election in Burgenland 1945

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The state election in Burgenland 1945 was carried out on November 25, 1945 and was the 5th state election in the federal state of Burgenland and the first state election after the Second World War . The newly formed Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) achieved an absolute majority with 51.8% in the first run and subsequently provided 17 of the 32 MPs. The Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) was able to exceed its pre-war results and received 44.9% of the votes and 14 seats. The Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) was also represented in the Landtag for the first time, and won a mandate with 3.3%.

The state parliament of the fifth legislative period was constituted on December 13, 1945 and elected the Karall I state government on January 4, 1946 .

Results

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State election 19451949 →
Participation: 96.39%
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
51.82
44.91
3.26
   
A total of 32 seats
Final result of the state elections in 1945
Results 1945
Eligible voters 137.222
voter turnout 96.39%
be right % Mand.
Votes cast 132,262
Invalid 665 0.50%  
Valid 131,597 99.50%
Political party
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 68,200 51.82% 17th
Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) 59.106 44.91% 14th
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 4,291 3.26% 1
total 131,597 100.00% 32

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Election statistics. The elections in the federal states since 1945, p. 86

literature

  • Liaison office of the federal states at the office of the Lower Austrian provincial government: election statistics. The elections in the federal states since 1945. National Council and state parliaments. 8th edition, Vienna 1994