The constituency of the German Reich.
The Reichstag constituency, East Prussia Province - Königsberg 2 administrative district (constituency 2; constituency Labiau-Wehlau ) was a constituency for the Reichstag elections in the German Empire and the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1918.
Constituency layout
The constituency included the district of Labiau without the estate districts of Julienhöhe and Willmanns and the district of Wehlau .
Population development
year |
Residents
|
1890 |
101,776
|
1895 |
101,522
|
1900 |
97,413
|
1905 |
97,969
|
1910 |
98.157
|
Professional men
|
Agriculture |
Industry and commerce |
Trade and services
|
1895 |
73.0 |
15.7 |
11.3
|
1907 |
71.9 |
17.1 |
11.1
|
Denomination
|
Evangelical |
Catholic
|
1890 |
98.9 |
0.4
|
1905 |
98.5 |
0.7
|
1910 |
97.9 |
1.4
|
MPs
elections
1867 (February)
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Friedrich Karl of Prussia |
Conservative |
11,367 |
0 |
0
|
1867 (August)
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Franz August Eichmann |
Conservative |
6699 |
0 |
0
|
1871
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative |
3753 |
0 |
0
|
Friedrich Fernow |
NLP |
5562 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0
|
1874
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative |
533 |
0 |
0
|
Friedrich Fernow |
NLP |
4789 |
0 |
0
|
|
SPD (Lass.) |
244 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
182 |
0 |
0
|
1877
There were two ballots.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative |
2652 |
0 |
0
|
Friedrich Fernow |
NLP |
3984 |
0 |
0
|
|
F. |
1338 |
0 |
0
|
|
SPD |
613 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
76 |
0 |
0
|
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative |
4060 |
0 |
0
|
Friedrich Fernow |
NLP |
5514 |
0 |
0
|
1878
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Hermann von Knobloch |
Conservative |
6673 |
0 |
0
|
|
NLP |
3893 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
90 |
0 |
0
|
Replacement election 1879
After von Knobloch resigned from office on April 24, 1879, a replacement election was necessary. There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Gustav von Heyer |
Conservative |
3434 |
0 |
0
|
Friedrich Fernow |
NLP |
3029 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0
|
There was only one ballot.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
|
Conservative |
4968 |
0 |
0
|
Kurt von Saucken-Tarputschen |
DFP |
6117 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
6th |
0 |
0
|
1884
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,571 and the number of votes cast 11,314 of which 33 were invalid. The turnout was 58.0%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Werner von Gustedt-Lablacken |
Conservative |
7166 |
0 |
0
|
|
DFP |
4140 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
8th |
0 |
0
|
1887
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,823 and the number of votes cast was 12,957, of which 23 were invalid. The turnout was 65.5%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Werner von Gustedt-Lablacken |
Conservative |
10,295 |
0 |
0
|
|
DFP |
2643 |
0 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
19th |
0 |
0
|
1890
The cartel parties agreed on the conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 20,106 and the number of votes cast was 12,038, 55 of which were invalid. The turnout was 59.9%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Werner von Gustedt-Lablacken |
Conservative |
6578 |
54.9 |
0
|
Heinrich Rickert |
DFP |
4772 |
39.8 |
0
|
Carl Schultze |
SPD |
618 |
5.2 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
15th |
0.1 |
0
|
1893
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,824 and the number of votes cast 11,975 of which 75 were invalid. The turnout was 60.4%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Werner von Gustedt-Lablacken |
Conservative |
7186 |
60.4 |
0
|
Rother |
FVP |
3281 |
27.6 |
0
|
Carl Schultze |
SPD |
1392 |
11.7 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
41 |
0.3 |
0
|
1898
Conservatives and BdL agreed on the Conservative candidate. There were two ballots. The number of eligible voters was 19,729 and the number of votes cast in the first ballot 12,259 of which 88 were invalid. The turnout was 62.1%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ludwig von Massow-Parnehnen |
Conservative |
5994 |
49.3 |
0
|
Jusska |
Lithuanians |
96 |
0.8 |
0
|
Diligence |
Independent applicant |
1782 |
14.6 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
4212 |
34.6 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
13 |
0.1 |
0
|
The number of votes cast in the runoff was 13,725 of which 65 were invalid. The turnout was 69.6%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ludwig von Massow-Parnehnen |
Conservative |
7890 |
57.8 |
0
|
Hugo Haase |
SPD |
5770 |
42.2 |
0
|
1903
The BdL supported the conservative candidate “only lukewarm”, as he “did not represent the agrarian interests as vigorously as expected”. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 20,074 and the number of votes cast 14,278 of which 51 were invalid. The turnout was 71.1%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Ludwig von Massow-Parnehnen |
Conservative |
7127 |
50.1 |
0
|
Rother |
FVP |
2021 |
14.2 |
0
|
Hermann Linde |
SPD |
5066 |
35.6 |
Hermann Linde (1861–1930), city councilor in Königsberg and member of the SP district executive committee
|
Others |
0 |
13 |
0.1 |
0
|
1907
NLP and Freisinn agreed on the candidate of the FVP. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 19,817 and the number of votes cast 16,589 of which 64 were invalid. The turnout was 83.7%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Leberecht Arendt |
Conservative |
11,575 |
70.0 |
0
|
Neßlinger |
FVP |
1760 |
10.7 |
0
|
Hermann Linde |
SPD |
3179 |
19.2 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
11 |
0.1 |
0
|
Replacement election 1910
After the death of Arendt there was a replacement election. The BdL supported the conservative candidate, the NLP the liberal candidate. Two ballots took place in the replacement election on December 2, 1910. The number of votes cast in the first ballot was 16,498 of which 55 were invalid. The turnout was 83.3%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
5517 |
33.6 |
0
|
Max Burchard |
Conservative |
7217 |
43.9 |
Manor owner, Austinehlen
|
Hermann Linde |
SPD |
3708 |
22.5 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0
|
In the runoff election, the SPD called for the free-thinking candidate to be elected. The number of votes cast in the runoff was 17,035 of which 26 were invalid. The turnout was 86.6%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
9825 |
57.8 |
0
|
Max Burchard |
Conservative |
7184 |
42.2 |
0
|
1912
According to the provincial agreement of the NLP and the FoVP, the NLP supported the free-thinking candidate. There were two ballots. The number of eligible voters was 20,158, the number of votes cast in the first ballot was 17,257 of which 41 were invalid. The turnout was 85.6%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
5853 |
34.0 |
0
|
Ludwig von Massow-Parnehnen |
Conservative |
8397 |
48.8 |
0
|
Hermann Linde |
SPD |
2962 |
17.2 |
0
|
Others |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
0
|
In the runoff election, the SPD called for the free-thinking candidate to be elected. The number of votes cast in the runoff was 17,822 of which 24 were invalid. The turnout was 88.4%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
8694 |
48.8 |
0
|
Ludwig von Massow-Parnehnen |
Conservative |
9104 |
51.2 |
0
|
1914
After the death of Massow there was a replacement election on July 16, 1914. As in the last election, the BdL supported the conservative and the NLP the free-thinking candidate. There were two ballots.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
6131 |
39.4 |
0
|
Hugo Schrewe |
Conservative |
7252 |
46.6 |
Domain leaseholder, Kleinhof
|
Hermann Linde |
SPD |
2186 |
14.0 |
0
|
In the runoff election, the SPD called for the free-thinking candidate to be elected. The number of votes cast in the runoff was 17,822 of which 24 were invalid. The turnout was 88.4%.
candidate |
Political party |
be right |
in % |
Remarks
|
Richard Wagner |
Progressive People's Party |
9078 |
54.1 |
0
|
Hugo Schrewe |
Conservative |
7693 |
45.9 |
0
|
literature
- Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918, 1st half-volume, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 9-12.
- 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, pp. 2-3.
Reichstag constituencies in East Prussia
Koenigsberg administrative region:
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10
Gumbinnen administrative region:
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7th