1971 Austrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Austria on 25 April 1971.^[1] The result was a victory for incumbent President Franz Jonas of the Socialist Party, who received 53% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95%.^[2]

1971 Austrian presidential election

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Nominee Franz Jonas Kurt Waldheim Party SPÖ ÖVP Home state Vienna Vienna Popular vote 2,487,239 2,224,809 Percentage 52.78% 47.22%

President before election Franz Jonas SPÖ Elected President Franz Jonas SPÖ

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Franz Jonas	Socialist Party of Austria	2,487,239	52.78
	Kurt Waldheim	Austrian People's Party	2,224,809	47.22
Total			4,712,048	100.00
Valid votes			4,712,048	98.42
Invalid/blank votes			75,658	1.58
Total votes			4,787,706	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,024,324	95.29
Source: Nohlen & Stöver