| Country: | Austria |
| Flag Year: | state |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1979 Austrian legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Austrian legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Seats For Election: | All 183 seats in the National Council |
| Majority Seats: | 92 |
| Election Date: | 24 April 1983 |
| Image1: | Bruno Kreisky 1983 (cropped).JPEG |
| Leader1: | Bruno Kreisky |
| Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| Last Election1: | 51.03%, 95 seats |
| Seats1: | 90 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,312,529 |
| Percentage1: | 47.65% |
| Swing1: | 3.38 pp |
| Leader2: | Alois Mock |
| Party2: | Austrian People's Party |
| Last Election2: | 41.90%, 77 seats |
| Seats2: | 81 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,097,808 |
| Percentage2: | 43.22% |
| Swing2: | 1.32 pp |
| Image3: | 3x4.svg |
| Leader3: | Norbert Steger |
| Party3: | Freedom Party of Austria |
| Last Election3: | 6.06%, 11 seats |
| Seats3: | 12 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 241,789 |
| Percentage3: | 4.98% |
| Swing3: | 1.08 pp |
| Chancellor | |
| Before Election: | Bruno Kreisky |
| Before Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
| After Election: | Fred Sinowatz |
| After Party: | Social Democratic Party of Austria |
Parliamentary elections were held in Austria on 24 April 1983.[1] [2] [3] The result was a victory for the Socialist Party, which won 90 of the 183 seats. However, the Socialists lost the outright majority they had held since 1971, prompting Bruno Kreisky to stand down as SPÖ leader and Chancellor in favour of Fred Sinowatz. The SPÖ stayed in office by entering into a coalition government with the Freedom Party of Austria, which at this point was a liberal party. Voter turnout was 93%.[4] [5]