The constituency of the German Reich.
The Reichstag constituency province of East Prussia - Gumbinnen 6th district (constituency 16; constituency Oletzko-Lyck-Johannisburg ) was an electoral district for the Reichstag elections in the German Empire and the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1918.
Constituency layout
The constituency included the Oletzko district , the Lyck district , the Johannisburg district and the Dietrichswalde rural community from the Sensburg district .
Population development
| year |
Residents
|
| 1890 |
144.109
|
| 1895 |
147.038
|
| 1900 |
141.056
|
| 1905 |
144.923
|
| 1910 |
146.054
|
Professional men
|
Agriculture |
Industry and commerce |
Trade and services
|
| 1895 |
75.7 |
12.3 |
12.0
|
| 1907 |
72.5 |
12.9 |
14.6
|
Denomination
|
Evangelical |
Catholic
|
| 1890 |
98.0 |
1.1
|
| 1905 |
96.7 |
1.9
|
| 1910 |
96.1 |
2.3
|
MPs
elections
1867 (February)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| George William of Simpson |
Conservative Party |
10,558 |
0 |
0
|
1867 (August)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| George William of Simpson |
Conservative Party |
6864 |
0 |
0
|
1871
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| George William of Simpson |
Conservative Party |
5964 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
128 |
0 |
0
|
|
F. |
4689 |
0 |
0
|
|
B. |
57 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
53 |
0 |
0
|
1874
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Robert Viktor von Puttkamer |
Conservative Party |
5884 |
0 |
0
|
|
F. |
5689 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1875
Von Puttkammer resigned on December 26, 1874 because of his appointment as District President of Alsace-Lorraine and there was a replacement election on May 31, 1875. There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
3388 |
0 |
0
|
| Adolf Hillmann |
German Progressive Party |
5389 |
0 |
0
|
1877
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
3680 |
0 |
0
|
| Adolf Hillmann |
German Progressive Party |
5961 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0
|
1878
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| George William of Simpson |
Conservative Party |
12,079 |
0 |
0
|
| Adolf Hillmann |
German Progressive Party |
2768 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
8th |
0 |
0
|
1881
There was only one ballot.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| George William of Simpson |
Conservative Party |
8607 |
0 |
0
|
|
German Progressive Party |
4950 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
1884
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 25,521, the number of votes cast was 15,139, of which 42 were invalid. The turnout was 59.5%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Eduard Maubach |
Conservative Party |
12,667 |
0 |
0
|
|
German Progressive Party |
2465 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
7th |
0 |
0
|
1887
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 26,930, the number of votes cast was 18,772, of which 18 were invalid. The turnout was 75.9%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Eduard Maubach |
Conservative Party |
16,275 |
0 |
0
|
|
German Progressive Party |
2493 |
0 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
4th |
0 |
0
|
1890
There are no known constituency agreements between the parties. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 26,578, the number of votes cast was 16,810, of which 39 were invalid. The turnout was 63.2%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Otto Steinmann |
German Conservative Party |
11,976 |
71.4 |
0
|
| Brackish cattle |
German Progressive Party |
4778 |
28.5 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
17th |
0.1 |
0
|
1893
The BdL rejected Steinmann as a common candidate and agreed with the “moderate liberal forces” of the constituency to support the liberal candidate who had spoken out in favor of the military proposal. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 26,725, the number of votes cast was 17,404, of which 24 were invalid. The turnout was 65.1%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Otto Steinmann |
German Conservative Party |
9025 |
52.0 |
0
|
| Hillmann |
FVP |
4730 |
27.2 |
0
|
| Ernst Ebhardt |
SPD |
630 |
3.6 |
0
|
| Seydel |
Independent applicant |
2991 |
17.2 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1895
After Steinmann's death there was a replacement election on February 23, 1895. There was only one ballot. There are no known constituency agreements between the parties. The number of eligible voters was 27,452, the number of votes cast was 17,726, of which 28 were invalid. The turnout was 64.6%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Borcke |
BdL |
107 |
0.6 |
0
|
| Dau |
FVP |
3889 |
22.0 |
0
|
| Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode |
German Conservative Party |
12,259 |
69.3 |
0
|
| Ernst Ebhardt |
SPD |
1439 |
8.1 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
4th |
0.0 |
0
|
1898
There are no known constituency agreements between the parties. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 27,197, the number of votes cast was 17,949, of which 117 were invalid. The turnout was 66.0%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Opitz |
FVP |
3463 |
19.4 |
0
|
| Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode |
German Conservative Party |
12,822 |
71.9 |
0
|
| Bahrke |
MVP |
229 |
1.3 |
0
|
| Lewandowski |
Poland |
44 |
0.2 |
0
|
| Ernst Ebhardt |
SPD |
1260 |
7.1 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
14th |
0.1 |
0
|
1903
After Stolberg-Wernigerode agreed to support the position of the BdL in the upcoming trade contract negotiations, the latter supported his constituency candidacy. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 27,555, the number of votes cast was 17,643, of which 66 were invalid. The turnout was 64.0%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Braesicke |
FVP |
678 |
3.9 |
0
|
| Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode |
German Conservative Party |
15,645 |
89.0 |
0
|
| Lewandowski |
Poland |
130 |
0.7 |
0
|
| Ernst Ebhardt |
SPD |
1106 |
6.3 |
Manor owner in Kommorowen (Masuria)
|
| Others |
0 |
18th |
0.1 |
0
|
1907
There are no known constituency agreements between the parties. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 27,552 and the number of votes cast was 21,882, of which 22 were invalid. The turnout was 79.4%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| You see |
FVP |
833 |
3.8 |
0
|
| Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode |
German Conservative Party |
20,343 |
93.1 |
0
|
| Labusch |
MVP |
41 |
0.2 |
0
|
| Hugo Haase |
SPD |
630 |
2.9 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
13 |
0.0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1910
After the death of Stolberg-Wernigerode, a replacement election took place on April 14, 1910. The BdL supported the conservative candidate, the liberal parties agreed on an NLP candidate who was also massively supported by the Hansa Association and the German Farmers Association. . There was only one ballot. The number of votes cast was 24,160, of which 91 were invalid. The turnout was 86.1%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Fritz Kochan |
NLP |
12,829 |
53.3 |
0
|
| Braemer |
German Conservative Party |
10,325 |
42.9 |
0
|
| Hermann Linde |
SPD |
914 |
3.8 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0
|
1912
There are no known constituency agreements between the parties. The number of eligible voters was 28,864, the number of votes cast was 25,983, of which 94 were invalid. The turnout was 90.0%.
| candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
| Fritz Kochan |
NLP |
9916 |
38.3 |
0
|
| Hermann Reck |
German Conservative Party |
15,000 |
58.0 |
0
|
| Hermann Linde |
SPD |
939 |
3.6 |
0
|
| Others |
0 |
34 |
0.1 |
0
|
literature
- Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890–1918 , 1st half volume, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 50–51.
- Fritz Specht: The Reichstag elections from 1867 to 1903: a statistic of the Reichstag elections together with the programs of the parties and a list of elected representatives , 2nd edition 1904, p. 11.
Reichstag constituencies in East Prussia
Koenigsberg administrative region:
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3 |
4 |
5 |
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Gumbinnen administrative region:
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3 |
4 |
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