1923 Austrian legislative election

1923 Austrian legislative election

21 October 1923

All 165 seats in the National Council
83 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.05%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer
Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP
Last election 41.79%, 85 seats 35.99%, 69 seats 13.08%, 21 seats
Seats won 82 68 10
Seat change 3 1 11
Popular vote 1,459,047 1,311,870 259,379
Percentage 44.05% 39.60% 7.83%
Swing 2.26 pp 3.61 pp 5.25 pp

Chancellor before election

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Elected Chancellor

Ignaz Seipel
CS

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 21 October 1923. The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 82 of the 165 seats. Voter turnout was 87.0%.