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1963 Austrian presidential election

← 1957 28 April 1963 1965 →
 
Nominee Adolf Schärf Julius Raab
Party SPÖ ÖVP
Home state Vienna Lower Austria
Popular vote 2,473,349 1,814,125
Percentage 55.41% 40.64%


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. The result was a victory for incumbent President Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party, who received 55% of the vote. Voter turnout was 96%.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Adolf SchärfSocialist Party of Austria2,473,34955.41
Julius RaabAustrian People's Party1,814,12540.64
Josef KimmelIndependent176,6463.96
Total4,464,120100.00
Valid votes4,464,12095.91
Invalid/blank votes190,5374.09
Total votes4,654,657100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,869,60395.59
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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