Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 10 May 1959. Although the Socialist Party received the most votes, the

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retained a bare one-seat plurality. The Communist Party of Austria lost its remaining three seats and has not returned to the National Council since. Voter turnout was 94%.Nohlen & Stöver, p214 The grand coalition that had governed the country since 1945 remained in office, with People's Party leader Julius Raab as

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and Socialist leader Bruno Pittermann as Vice-Chancellor.

Results

References

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