1920 Austrian legislative election

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All 183 seats in the National Council 92 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	3,011,783 (80.3%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Mayr Karl Seitz Franz Dinghofer Party CS SDAPÖ GDVP Leader since 8 August 1920 Last election 69 seats, 35.93% 72 seats, 40.75% New Party Seats won 85 69 21 Seat change 16 3 21 Popular vote 1,245,531 1,072,709 390,013 Percentage 41.79% 35.99% 13.08% Swing 5.86% 4.76% 13.08%
Chancellor before election Michael Mayr CS Elected Chancellor Michael Mayr CS

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Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 17 October 1920,^[1] although they were not held in Carinthia until 19 June 1921 and in Burgenland until 18 June 1922.^[2] They were the first regular elections held after a permanent constitution was promulgated two weeks earlier.

The result was a victory for the Christian Social Party, which won 85 of the 183 seats. Voter turnout was 80.3%.^[3]

Results