Austrian legislative election, 1970

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The elections to the Austrian National Council of 1970 were the first where a plurality was won by the SPÖ, now led by Bruno Kreisky. The previous ÖVP government headed by Josef Klaus was replaced by a minority cabinet which was tolerated by the FPÖ (led by Friedrich Peter). Klaus might have been able to carry on as Chancellor by entering into a coalition with the FPÖ, but he immediately resigned after the (rather unexpected) defeat.

Kreisky remained Chancellor of Austria until 1983 after gaining an absolute majority in 1971, 1975 and 1979.

Party	Seats (loss/gain)	Share of Vote (loss/gain)
SPÖ (Social Democratic Party of Austria)	81 (+7)	48.4 (+5.9)
ÖVP (Austrian People's Party) (conservative)	78 (-7)	44.7 (-3.6)
FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) (nationalist-liberal)	6 (0)	5.5 (+0.1)
Others	0 (0)	1.4

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