State election in Styria in 1949

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(in %)
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
42.90
(-10.12)
37.43
(-4.16)
14.54
( n. K. )
4.53
(-0.86)
0.60
(none)
Otherwise.
1945

1949

    
A total of 48 seats

On October 9, 1949, the second state elections were held in post-war Styria .

The first appearance of the electoral party of the independents (WDU / VDU) cost the ÖVP an absolute majority. The ÖVP, however, remained the strongest party, Josef Krainer senior , who had replaced Anton Pirchegger , who had resigned for health reasons, as governor in 1948 , kept his post as governor.

The ÖVP achieved 42.9% (22 seats), the SPÖ got 37.4% of the votes and thus 18 seats, the third strongest party was the VDU with 14.5% (7 seats), the KPÖ achieved one with 4.5% Mandate. The Democratic Union list ran in all constituencies, but only achieved 0.5% of the vote and failed to enter the state parliament, as did the fourth party list , which only ran in the constituency "Graz and the surrounding area" and only received 0.06%. who could unite voices.

Election result

Final result of the 1949 state election
Results 1949 Results 1945 Differences
Eligible voters 678.267 531.256 + 147.011
be right % Mand. be right % Mand. be right % Mand.
Votes cast 661.986 97.60% 48 498,441 93.82% 48 + 163,545 + 3.78%
Invalid votes 10,521 1.59%   6,060 1.23%   + 4,461  
Valid votes 651.465 98.41% 492,381 98.77%   + 159.084 - 0.36%
Political party                  
Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) 279.453 42.90% 22nd 261.065 53.02% 26th + 18,388 - 10.12% - 4th
Socialist Party of Austria (SPÖ) 243,861 37.43% 18th 204,774 41.59% 20th + 39,087 - 4.16% - 2nd
Elective Party of the Independent (WdU) 94,698 14.54% 7th nk + 94,698 + 14.54% + 7
Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) 29,528 4.53% 1 26,542 5.39% 2 + 2,986 - 0.86% - 1
Democratic Union (DU) 3,524 0.54% 0 nk + 3,524 + 0.54%
4th party 401 0.06% 0 nk + 401 + 0.06%

Individual evidence

  1. ^ State of Styria - final result of the state elections in 1949

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