The constituency of the German Reich.
The Reichstag constituency of the province of East Prussia - Gumbinnen district 7 (constituency 17; constituency Sensburg-Ortelsburg ) 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 Ortelsburg and the district of Sensburg without the rural community of Dietrichswalde .
Population development
year |
Residents
|
1890 |
118.924
|
1895 |
122,818
|
1900 |
116,613
|
1905 |
118.507
|
1910 |
119.506
|
Professional men
|
Agriculture |
Industry and commerce |
Trade and services
|
1895 |
79.1 |
11.0 |
10.0
|
1907 |
75.4 |
12.1 |
12.4
|
Denomination
|
Evangelical |
Catholic
|
1890 |
90.0 |
8.1
|
1905 |
88.7 |
8.6
|
1910 |
87.9 |
9.9
|
MPs
elections
1867 (February)
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Gotthard of Tyszka |
Conservative Party |
8685 |
0 |
0
|
1867 (August)
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Gustav von Saltzwedel |
Conservative Party |
5459 |
0 |
0
|
1871
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
2911 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
398 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
127 |
0 |
0
|
|
Conservative Party |
43 |
0 |
0
|
Leopold von Hoverbeck |
Progress party |
4464 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0
|
1874
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
2778 |
0 |
0
|
Leopold von Hoverbeck |
Progress party |
4961 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
229 |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1875
After the death of Hoverbecks, a replacement election took place on November 15, 1875. There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Robert Viktor von Puttkamer |
Conservative Party |
4199 |
0 |
0
|
|
Progress party |
3754 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0
|
1877
There were two ballots. The result of the first ballot was as follows:
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
4390 |
0 |
0
|
Eugen Müllner |
Progress party |
4482 |
0 |
0
|
|
center |
631 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0
|
The result of the runoff election was as follows:
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
4678 |
0 |
0
|
Eugen Müllner |
Progress party |
6586 |
0 |
0
|
1878
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten |
Conservative Party |
6220 |
0 |
0
|
|
Progress party |
3691 |
0 |
0
|
|
center |
135 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
21st |
0 |
0
|
1881
There were two ballots. The result of the first ballot was as follows:
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
4900 |
0 |
0
|
Walter Lejeune Dirichlet |
Progress party |
5000 |
0 |
0
|
|
center |
565 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0
|
The result of the runoff election was as follows:
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative Party |
5200 |
0 |
0
|
Walter Lejeune Dirichlet |
Progress party |
7731 |
0 |
0
|
1884
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 20,333, the number of votes cast was 11,942, of which 23 were invalid. The turnout was 58.8%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Max von Redecker |
German Conservative Party |
9384 |
0 |
0
|
|
Progress party |
2543 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
15th |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1886
After the death of Redeckers, a replacement election took place on May 4, 1886. There was only one ballot. The number of votes cast was 6,802, of which 30 were invalid. The turnout was 33.1%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten |
German Conservative Party |
6707 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
95 |
0 |
0
|
1887
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,146, the number of votes cast was 10,495, of which 71 were invalid. The turnout was 50.0%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Kaiser Wilhelm I |
|
69 |
0 |
0
|
Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten |
German Conservative Party |
10,335 |
0 |
0
|
|
Progress party |
31 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
61 |
0 |
0
|
1890
The cartel parties support the conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,361, the number of votes cast was 11,971, of which 25 were invalid. The turnout was 56.0%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten |
German Conservative Party |
8252 |
69.1 |
0
|
Gel hair |
German Progressive Party |
3643 |
30.5 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
51 |
0.4 |
0
|
1893
Conservatives and the BdL support the conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,361, the number of votes cast was 12,632, of which 39 were invalid. The turnout was 59.0%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten |
German Conservative Party |
7916 |
62.9 |
0
|
Guttfeld |
FVP |
4521 |
35.9 |
0
|
Anton von Wolszlegier |
Poland |
35 |
0.3 |
0
|
Carl Schultze |
SPD |
32 |
0.2 |
0
|
Rarkovsky |
center |
74 |
0.6 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
15th |
0.4 |
0
|
1898
Conservatives and the BdL support the conservative candidate. The Polish candidate was also a candidate for the Masurian People's Party. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,433, the number of votes cast was 13,636, of which 133 were invalid. The turnout was 63.6%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Julius of Queis |
German Conservative Party |
7289 |
54.0 |
0
|
Skowronnek |
FVP |
37 |
0.3 |
0
|
Lewandowski |
Poland |
5874 |
43.5 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
272 |
2.0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
31 |
0.2 |
0
|
1903
Conservatives and the BdL support the provincial chairman of the BdL. The Polish candidate was also a candidate for the Masurian People's Party. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,890, the number of votes cast was 17,097, of which 106 were invalid. The turnout was 78.1%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ferdinand Rogalla von Bieberstein |
German Conservative Party |
11,679 |
68.8 |
0
|
Guttfeld |
FVP |
1158 |
6.8 |
0
|
Lewandowski |
Poland |
3925 |
23.1 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
227 |
1.3 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0
|
1907
Conservatives and the BdL support the provincial chairman of the BdL. The NLP candidate, landowner Schmidt, was considered conservative. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 21,812, the number of votes cast was 17,886, of which 53 were invalid. The turnout was 82.0%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ferdinand Rogalla von Bieberstein |
German Conservative Party |
13,027 |
73.1 |
0
|
Labusch |
MVP |
209 |
1.2 |
0
|
Schmidt |
NLP |
4226 |
23.7 |
0
|
Czarlinski |
Poland |
31 |
0.2 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
334 |
1.9 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
6th |
0.0 |
0
|
1912
The NLP candidate was supported by the farmers' union. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 22,609, the number of votes cast was 19,357, of which 112 were invalid. The turnout was 85.6%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ferdinand Rogalla von Bieberstein |
German Conservative Party |
11,182 |
58.1 |
0
|
Mey |
NLP |
5117 |
26.6 |
0
|
Lewandowski |
Poland |
2698 |
14.0 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
246 |
1.3 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0
|
literature
- Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890–1918, 1st half volume, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 53–56.
- 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. 11-12.
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 |
7th