Austrian presidential election, 1980
Presidential Elections were held in Austria on 18 May 1980. The incumbent president, Rudolf Kirchschläger, was re-elected by a landslide of 79.9% of the votes, being supported by both major Austrian Parties: the ruling Socialist Party of Austria and the opposition Austrian People's Party.[1] The competing candidates were Wilfried Gredler of the Freedom Party of Austria and Norbert Burger of the later prohibited National Democratic Party.[2]
Results
| Candidates and affiliated parties | 1st round | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | |||||
| Rudolf Kirchschläger | Independent | 3,538,748 | 79.9% | |||
| Wilfried Gredler | Freedom Party of Austria | 751,400 | 16.9% | |||
| Norbert Burger | National Democratic Party | 140,741 | 3.2% | |||
| Total | 4,430,889 | 100% | ||||
| Spoilt and null votes | 348,165 | 7.3% | ||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 4,779,054 | 91.6% | ||||
| Electorate | 5,215,875 | |||||
| Source: Austrian ministry of Interior | ||||||
References
- ↑ aeiou.at - Rudolf Kirchschläger, retrieved 2010-05-15
- ↑ aeiou.at - Norbert Burger, retrieved 2010-05-15
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