The constituency of the German Reich.
The Reichstag constituency of the province of East Prussia - Gumbinnen 2 administrative district (constituency 12; constituency Ragnit-Pillkallen ) was a constituency for the Reichstag elections in the German Reich and the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1918.
Constituency layout
The constituency included the district of Ragnit without the rural community of Heydebruch and the manor district of Klein Szagmanten and the district of Pillkallen .
Population development
| year |
Residents
|
| 1890 |
101,248
|
| 1895 |
102,721
|
| 1900 |
100,581
|
| 1905 |
100,878
|
| 1910 |
100,763
|
Professional men
|
Agriculture |
Industry and commerce |
Trade and services
|
| 1895 |
81.4 |
11.5 |
7.1
|
| 1907 |
78.8 |
13.5 |
7.8
|
Denomination
|
Evangelical |
Catholic
|
| 1890 |
98.5 |
0.6
|
| 1905 |
98.2 |
1.2
|
| 1910 |
97.2 |
1.7
|
MPs
elections
1867 (February)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hermann Schmalz |
Conservative Party |
7748 |
0 |
0
|
1867 (August)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Eugen von Sperber |
Conservative Party |
4826 |
0 |
0
|
1871
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Wilhelm Francke |
Progress party |
4960 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
3197 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
61 |
0 |
0
|
1874
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Wilhelm Francke |
Progress party |
4194 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
2024 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
63 |
0 |
0
|
1877
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Wilhelm Francke |
Progress party |
4194 |
0 |
0
|
|
Reich Party |
3645 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
15th |
0 |
0
|
1878
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
3946 |
0 |
0
|
| Hermann Schmalz |
Conservative |
6505 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1879
After Schmalz's death, a replacement election was necessary on November 21, 1879. There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
2500 |
0 |
0
|
| Albert von Sperber |
German Conservative Party |
5148 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0
|
1881
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
4981 |
0 |
0
|
| Albert von Sperber |
German Conservative Party |
6683 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0
|
1884
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,293 and the number of votes cast was 13,050, 11 of which were invalid. The turnout was 67.7%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
3586 |
0 |
0
|
| Albert von Sperber |
German Conservative Party |
9451 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0
|
1887
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,988 and the number of votes cast 14,546, of which 26 were invalid. The turnout was 72.9%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
2228 |
0 |
0
|
| Albert von Sperber |
German Conservative Party |
12,290 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1889
After Sperber's death, there was a replacement election on December 6, 1889. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,733 and the number of votes cast was 9,134, of which 12 were invalid. The turnout was 46.3%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Progress party |
1619 |
0 |
0
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
7494 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
21st |
0 |
0
|
1890
The cartel parties NLP and Conservatives support the conservative candidate. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 20,168 and the number of votes cast was 12,712, of which 33 were invalid. The turnout was 63.0%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
8687 |
68.5 |
0
|
| Hans von Reibnitz |
German Progressive Party |
70 |
0.6 |
0
|
| Bräsicke |
DVP |
3899 |
30.8 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
23 |
0.2 |
0
|
1893
There are no constituency agreements of the parties. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 20,640 and the number of votes cast was 13,518, of which 61 were invalid. The turnout was 65.5%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
10,005 |
74.4 |
0
|
| Bräsicke |
DVP |
2788 |
20.7 |
0
|
| Augat |
Lithuanians |
408 |
3.0 |
0
|
| Carl Schultze |
SPD |
225 |
1.7 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
31 |
0.2 |
0
|
1898
There are no constituency agreements of the parties. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,278 and the number of votes cast 16,721, of which 56 were invalid. The turnout was 78.6%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
10,298 |
61.8 |
0
|
| Bender |
FVP |
1828 |
11.0 |
0
|
| Saunus |
Lithuanians |
882 |
5.3 |
0
|
| Adolf Hofer |
SPD |
3524 |
21.2 |
0
|
| Reinke |
SPD |
105 |
0.6 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
28 |
0.1 |
0
|
1903
There are no constituency agreements of the parties. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,513 and the number of votes cast 16,869, of which 66 were invalid. The turnout was 78.4%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
11,016 |
65.6 |
0
|
| Franke |
FVP |
1283 |
7.6 |
0
|
| Meschkat |
Lithuanians |
391 |
2.3 |
0
|
| Adolf Hofer |
SPD |
4082 |
24.3 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
31 |
0.2 |
0
|
1907
There are no constituency agreements of the parties. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,374 and the number of votes cast 17,819, of which 52 were invalid. The turnout was 83.4%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
14,542 |
81.8 |
0
|
| Hornung |
FVP |
902 |
5.1 |
0
|
| Adolf Hofer |
SPD |
2291 |
12.9 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
32 |
0.2 |
0
|
1912
There are no constituency agreements of the parties. There was a ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,884 and the number of votes cast 19,252, of which 32 were invalid. The turnout was 88.0%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Hans von Kanitz |
German Conservative Party |
10,032 |
52.2 |
0
|
| Lentzke |
NLP |
6216 |
32.4 |
0
|
| Adolf Hofer |
SPD |
2964 |
15.4 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
8th |
0.0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1913
After Kanitz's death there was a replacement election on August 23, 1913. There was a ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Fritz Gottschalk |
German Conservative Party |
9477 |
50.6 |
0
|
| Ventzki |
NLP |
5993 |
32.0 |
0
|
| Adolf Hofer |
SPD |
3248 |
17.4 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
5 |
0.0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1918
After Gottschalk's death there was a replacement election on February 2, 1918. Due to the truce policy , the other parties decided not to nominate candidates. The Conservatives put up two counting candidates. There was a ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Wolfgang Kapp |
German Conservative Party |
5055 |
98.1 |
0
|
| Plehwe |
German Conservative Party |
47 |
0.9 |
0
|
| Saddler |
German Conservative Party |
32 |
0.6 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
21st |
0.4 |
0
|
literature
- Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890–1918, 1st half volume, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 41–43.
- Fritz Specht: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903: statistics of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of the elected representatives, 2nd edition 1904, pp. 8–9.
Reichstag constituencies in East Prussia
Koenigsberg administrative region:
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
Gumbinnen administrative region:
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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