Austrian presidential election, 1963

Austrian presidential election, 1963
Austria
28 April 1963

 
Nominee Adolf Schärf Julius Raab
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Lower Austria
Popular vote 2,473,349 1,814,125
Percentage 55.4% 40.6%

President before election

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

Elected President

Adolf Schärf
SPÖ

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Presidential elections were held in Austria on 28 April 1963.[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Social Democratic Party, who received 55.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.6%.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Adolf SchärfSocial Democratic Party2,473,34955.4
Julius RaabAustrian People's Party1,814,12540.6
Josef KimmelIndependent176,6464.0
Invalid/blank votes190,537
Total4,654,657100
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, p221
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