Local council election in St. Pölten 1919
The municipal council election in 1919 took place on June 22, 1919 and was the first municipal council election in St. Pölten after the end of the war. The Social Democratic Workers' Party of German Austria won the election, was able to unite the most votes for the first time and achieved an absolute majority .
Starting position
After the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy , the municipal council under Mayor Karl Heitzler remained in office for the time being . On May 10, 1919, the election of all municipal councils for Lower Austria , with the exception of the statutory cities of Waidhofen an der Ybbs , Vienna and Wiener Neustadt , was announced. At the time of the election, St. Pölten was not yet a statutory town. The urban area consisted of the current cadastral community of St. Pölten.
There were some changes in this election compared to previous elections. This was the first St. Pölten municipal council election with the right to vote for women , the number of councilors was 42.
Campaigning parties and election process
The Social Democratic Workers 'Party of German Austria (SDAPDÖ) under Hubert Schnofl , the Christian Social Party (CS) under Franz Haumer, the German Nationalist Party (DVP) under Johann Lechnitz and the German National Socialist Workers' Party (DNAP) under Josef Stockhammer competed in the elections .
Election result
In the election of June 22, 1919, the SDAPDÖ was able to unite the most votes and win an absolute majority .
| Results 1919 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be right | % | Mand. | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,720 | ||||||||
| Votes cast | 9.234 | 72.6% | |||||||
| invalid votes | |||||||||
| valid votes | 9.234 | 72.6% | |||||||
| Political party | |||||||||
| SDAPDÖ | 5,608 | 60.7% | 26th | ||||||
| CS | 1,990 | 21.6% | 9 | ||||||
| DVP | 1,181 | 12.8% | 5 | ||||||
| DNAP | 455 | 4.9% | 2 | ||||||
| total | 9.234 | 100.0% | 42 | ||||||
Effects
On July 11, 1919, the newly elected municipal council met for its constituent session. It was Hubert Schnofl selected abstention, with 41 of the 42 voices mayor. Franz Peer (SDAPDA) was elected first Vice Mayor and Johann Wohlmeyer (CS) was elected second Vice Mayor .
literature
- Siegfried Nasko , Willibald Rosner et al. (Hrsg.): St. Pölten in the 20th century. History of a city. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten et al. 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-3155-8 . Chapter From the German liberal bourgeoisie to social democracy , pp. 54–55
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcement of the Lower Austrian Provincial Council of May 10, 1919, regarding the fixing of the election day for the municipal councils. (Online at ALEX )
- ↑ Law of November 12, 1918 on the state and form of government of German Austria in the State Law Gazette (online at ALEX )
- ↑ Law of June 11, 1919, regarding the amendment of the municipal election ordinance for Lower Austria with the exception of cities with their own statute in: Landes-Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für Österreich unter der Enns. (Online at ALEX )
- ↑ fellow citizens! Voters in St-Pölten! In: St. Pöltner Deutsche Volks-Zeitung , June 19, 1919, p. 1
- ↑ Community voters ! In: St. Pöltner Zeitung , June 19, 1919, p. 1
- ^ The municipal council elections in Lower Austria - St. Pölten. In: Arbeiter-Zeitung , June 23, 1919, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ The municipal council elections in Lower Austria. In: Reichspost , June 24, 1919, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Constitution of the St. Pölten parish council. In: Arbeiter-Zeitung , July 12, 1919, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ community newspaper . In: St. Pöltner Deutsche Volks-Zeitung , July 17, 1919, p. 5
- ↑ Mayoral election in St. Pölten . In: St. Pöltner Zeitung , July 17, 1919, p. 5
