1953 Austrian legislative election

22 February 1953
All 165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   File:Figl leopold 01b.jpg Leader Leopold Figl Adolf Schärf Party ÖVP SPÖ Last election 44.03%, 77 seats 38.71%, 67 seats Seats won 74 73 Seat change 3 6 Popular vote 1,781,777 1,818,517 Percentage 41.26% 42.11% Swing 2.77pp 3.40pp   Third party Fourth party   File:Johann Koplenig auf dem VI. Parteitag der SED 1963.jpg Leader Herbert Kraus Johann Koplenig Party Federation of Independents KPÖ Leader since 25 March 1949 Last election 11.67%, 16 seats 5.08%, 5 seats Seats won 14 4 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 472,866 228,159 Percentage 10.95% 5.28% Swing 0.72pp 0.20pp
300px Results of the election, showing seats won by constituency and nationwide. Constituencies are shaded according to the first-place party.
Chancellor before election Leopold Figl ÖVP Elected Chancellor Julius Raab ÖVP

Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 22 February 1953. They were the elections in which the Socialist Party received the most votes since 1920. However, the Austrian People's Party won the most seats. The grand coalition between the two parties was continued with Julius Raab replacing Leopold Figl as Chancellor of Austria, who had had to resign after facing criticism from his own party, and Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party remaining Vice Chancellor.