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1965 Austrian presidential election

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1965 Austrian presidential election

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Nominee Franz Jonas Alfons Gorbach
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Popular vote 2,324,436 2,260,888
Percentage 50.69% 49.31%


President before election

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

Elected President

Franz Jonas
SPÖ

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 23 May 1965,[1] following the death of incumbent President Adolf Schärf on 28 February. The result was a victory for Franz Jonas of the Socialist Party, who received 51% of the vote. Voter turnout was 96%.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Franz JonasSocialist Party of Austria2,324,43650.69
Alfons GorbachAustrian People's Party2,260,88849.31
Total4,585,324100.00
Valid votes4,585,32497.99
Invalid/blank votes94,1032.01
Total votes4,679,427100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,874,92895.99
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p222