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1923 Austrian legislative election Turnout 87.05%
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
2.26pp
3.61pp
5.25pp
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.[ 1] [ 2] Voter turnout was 87.0%.[ 3]
Party Votes % Seats +/– Christian Social Party 1,459,047 44.05 82 –3 Social Democratic Workers' Party 1,311,870 39.60 68 –1 Greater German People's Party –Landbund 259,375 7.83 10 –11 Landbund 99,583 3.01 5 −2 Carinthian Unity List (CS –GdP ) 95,465 2.88 0 New Jewish Electoral Group 24,970 0.75 0 New Communist Party of Austria 22,164 0.67 0 0 Middle Class Democratic Party 18,886 0.57 0 New Party of the Carinthian Slovenes 9,868 0.30 0 0 Czechoslovakian Minority Party 7,580 0.23 0 New Croatian Party 2,557 0.08 0 New Kaiser Loyalty People's Party 1,235 0.04 0 New Federation of all Workers 6 0.00 0 New Total 3,312,606 100.00 165 –18 Valid votes 3,312,606 98.86 Invalid/blank votes 38,249 1.14 Total votes 3,350,855 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,849,484 87.05 Source: Nohlen & Stöver