Texas 1957 Austrian presidential election ← 1951 5 May 1957 1963 → Nominee Adolf Schärf Wolfgang Denk Party SPÖ ÖVP Home state Vienna Upper Austria Popular vote 2,258,255 2,159,604 Percentage 51.12% 48.88% President before election Theodor Körner SPÖ Elected President Adolf Schärf SPÖ This article is part of a series on thePolitics of Austria Law Constitution (B-VG) Taxation State Treaty Human rights Neutrality Supreme organs Executive President (list) Alexander Van der Bellen Chancellor (list) Karl Nehammer Vice Chancellor (list) Werner Kogler Nehammer government Cabinet · Ministers Legislature National Council Wöginger • Rendi-Wagner • Kickl • Maurer • Meinl-Reisinger • Federal Council Upper house of parliament Federal Assembly Joint session of both houses Judiciary Constitutional Court (judicial review) Supreme Court of Justice (civil and criminal cases) Supreme Administrative Court (administrative law cases) Elections Legislative: 2017 2019 2024 Presidential: 2010 2016 2022 European: 2014 2019 2024 Political parties People's Party Chairman: Karl Nehammer (acting) Social Democratic Party Chairman: Andreas Babler Freedom Party Chairman: Herbert Kickl Green Party Spokesman: Werner Kogler NEOS Chairwoman: Beate Meinl-Reisinger Federal states Burgenland Governor: Doskozil (SPÖ) Capital: Eisenstadt Carinthia Governor: Kaiser (SPÖ) Capital: Klagenfurt Lower Austria Governor: Mikl-Leitner (ÖVP) Capital: Sankt Pölten Salzburg Governor: Haslauer (ÖVP) Capital: Salzburg Styria Governor: Drexler (ÖVP) Capital: Graz Tyrol Governor: Mattle (ÖVP) Capital: Innsbruck Upper Austria Governor: Stelzer (ÖVP) Capital: Linz Vienna Mayor and Governor: Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) Vorarlberg Governor: Wallner (ÖVP) Capital: Bregenz Districts Municipalities Austria portal Other countries Presidential elections were held in Austria on 5 May 1957.[1] There were only two candidates, with Adolf Schärf of the Socialist Party winning with 51% of the vote. Voter turnout was 97%.[2] Results CandidatePartyVotes%Adolf SchärfSocialist Party2,258,25551.12Wolfgang DenkÖVP–FPÖ2,159,60448.88Total4,417,859100.00Valid votes4,417,85998.18Invalid/blank votes81,7061.82Total votes4,499,565100.00Registered voters/turnout4,630,99797.16Source: Nohlen & Stöver References ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (31 May 2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 196. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p221 Elections and referendums in AustriaAs Cisleithania (1848–1918)Imperial Council elections 1848 1867 1871–1872 1873 1879 1885 1891 1897 1900–1901 1907 1911 Republic of Austria (1918–1934, 1945–present)Parliamentary elections 1919 1920 1923 1927 1930 1945 1949 1953 1956 1959 1962 1966 1970 1971 1975 1979 1983 1986 1990 1994 1995 1999 2002 2006 2008 2013 2017 2019 2024 Presidential elections 1951 1957 1963 1965 1971 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022 European elections 1996 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 Referendums 1938 1978 1994 2013 Austrian presidential electionsIndirect elections 1920 1924 1928 1931 1945 Direct elections 1951 1957 1963 1965 1971 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022