Austrian presidential election, 1974
Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 June 1974 after incumbent President Franz Jonas died on 24 April.[1] The Socialist Party of Austria nominated Foreign Minister Rudolf Kirchschläger,[2] who won the election with a share of 51.7% of the votes. The only competing candidate was the mayor of Innsbruck, Alois Lugger, of the Austrian People's Party.[3]
Results
Candidates and affiliated parties | Votes | % | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rudolf Kirchschläger | Non-partisan † | 2,392,367 | 51.7% | |||
Alois Lugger | Austrian People's Party | 2,238,470 | 48,3% | |||
Total | 4,630,837 | 100% | ||||
Spoilt and null votes | 102,179 | 2.2% | ||||
Votes cast / turnout | 4,733,016 | 94.1% | ||||
Electorate | 5,031,772 | |||||
†endorsed by Socialist Party of Austria Source: Austrian ministry of Interior |
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Austria - Franz Jonas, retrieved 18 May 2010
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Austria - Rudolf Kirchschläger, retrieved 18 May 2010
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Austria - Alois Lugger, retrieved 18 May 2010
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/29/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.