1927 Austrian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1927.^[1] The result was a victory for the Unity List (Einheitsliste), an alliance of the Christian Social Party and the Greater German People's Party, which won 85 of the 165 seats.^[2] However this brief coalition failed to result in any larger proportion of the votes than when the CSP ran alone, losing votes to the Landbund.^[3] Voter turnout was 89.3%.^[4]

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1927 Austrian legislative election

← 1923 24 April 1927 1930 â†’
All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ignaz Seipel Karl Seitz Karl Hartleb Party CS–GDVP SPÖ Landbund Last election 44.05%, 82 seats (CS) 39.60%, 68 seats 3.01%, 5 seats Seats won 85 71 9 Seat change 3 3 4 Popular vote 1,756,761 1,539,635 230,157 Percentage 48.24% 42.28% 6.32% Swing 4.19 pp 2.68 pp 3.31 pp
Chancellor before election Ignaz Seipel CS Elected Chancellor Ignaz Seipel CS

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