Reichstag constituency district of Königsberg 7
The Reichstag constituency administrative district Königsberg 7 (constituency 7; constituency Mohrungen-Preußisch Holland ) was a constituency for the Reichstag elections in the German Empire and in the North German Confederation from 1867 to 1918.
Constituency layout
The constituency comprised the district of Mohrungen and the district of Prussian Holland in the province of East Prussia .
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 94,886 |
| 1895 | 96,853 |
| 1900 | 93,382 |
| 1905 | 91.007 |
| 1910 | 89,146 |
| Agriculture | Industry and commerce | Trade and services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 75.4 | 16.1 | 8.5 |
| 1907 | 73.0 | 17.2 | 9.8 |
| Evangelical | Catholic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 96.1 | 3.0 |
| 1905 | 95.8 | 3.5 |
| 1910 | 95.7 | 3.7 |
The constituency was a conservative party stronghold .
MPs
| choice | MP | Political party | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reichstag election February 1867 to 1869 | Alexander von Below | Conservative | |
| Replacement election 1869 to 1871 | Hans von Kanitz | Conservative |
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| Reichstag elections 1871 to 1877 | Wilhelm of Minnigerode | Conservative | |
| Reichstag election 1877 to 1893 | Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | |
| Reichstag elections from 1893 to 1905 | Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien | Conservative | |
| Substitute election 1905 to 1912 | Hermann Otto Glüer | Conservative | |
| Reichstag election 1912 to 1918 | August by Veit | Conservative |
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elections
1867 (February)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander von Below | Conservative | 7963 | ||
| NLP | 5458 | |||
| Others | 33 |
1867 (August)
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander von Below | Conservative | 6537 |
Replacement election 1869
Alexander von Below resigned on December 10, 1868 and a replacement election took place on March 1, 1869.
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans von Kanitz | Conservative | 6537 |
1871
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm of Minnigerode | Conservative | 6561 | ||
| F. | 1366 | |||
| Others | 52 |
1874
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm of Minnigerode | Conservative | 6377 | ||
| F. | 3533 | |||
| Others | 26th |
1877
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | 6258 | ||
| F. | 3168 | |||
| Others | 7th |
1878
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | 7578 | ||
| F. | 1501 | |||
| center | 37 | |||
| Others | 8th |
1881
There was only one ballot.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | 6989 | ||
| LibW | 2564 | |||
| center | 47 | |||
| Others | 22nd |
1884
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,453 and the number of votes cast was 8,390, of which 16 were invalid. The turnout was 45.7%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | 7460 | ||
| F. | 871 | |||
| center | 35 | |||
| Others | 3 |
1887
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,523 and the number of votes cast 11,532, of which 30 were invalid. The turnout was 62.4%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolph Wichmann | Conservative | 11,332 | ||
| F. | 102 | |||
| center | 50 | |||
| Others | 48 |
1890
The cartel parties Conservatives and NLP agreed on a conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,223 and the number of votes cast 9085, of which 63 were invalid. The turnout was 49.9%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forckenbeck | DF | 450 | 5.0 | |
| Rudolph Wichmann | conservative | 8401 | 93.1 | |
| Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien | Conservative | 35 | 0.4 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 37 | 0.4 | |
| Others | 99 | 1.1 |
1893
Conservatives and BlD agreed on a conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,489 and the number of votes cast 9,705, of which 22 were invalid. The turnout was 52.5%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reibnitz | FVP | 484 | 5.0 | |
| Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien | Conservative | 9087 | 93.8 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 53 | 0.6 | |
| Others | 59 | 0.6 |
1898
There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,491 and the number of votes cast was 10,082, of which 97 were invalid. The turnout was 54.5%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judge | FVP | 50 | 0.5 | |
| warrior | FVP | 117 | 1.2 | |
| Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien | Conservative | 8734 | 87.5 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 86 | 0.9 | |
| Hugo Haase | SPD | 923 | 9.2 | |
| Others | 75 | 0.7 |
1903
Conservatives and BlD agreed on a conservative candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,285 and the number of votes cast 10,545, of which 87 were invalid. The turnout was 57.7%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenau | FVP | 394 | 3.9 | |
| Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien | Conservative | 9176 | 87.7 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 86 | 0.8 | |
| Otto Braun | SPD | 706 | 6.8 | |
| Others | 86 | 0.9 |
Substitute election 1905
After Adolf zu Dohna-Schlodien's death, a replacement election took place on November 2, 1905. Conservatives and BlD agreed on a candidate from the BdL who agreed to join the conservative parliamentary group after the election. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 17,834 and the number of votes cast 9941, of which 39 were invalid. The turnout was 55.7%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenau | FVP | 740 | 7.5 | |
| Hermann Otto Glüer | Conservative | 8682 | 87.7 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 64 | 0.6 | |
| Otto Braun | SPD | 408 | 4.1 | |
| Others | 8th | 0.1 |
1907
Conservatives and BlD agreed on a conservative candidate. NLP and FVP supported the FVP candidate. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,189 and the number of votes cast was 13,059, of which 32 were invalid. The turnout was 71.8%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermenau | FVP | 808 | 6.2 | |
| Hermann Otto Glüer | Conservative | 11,736 | 90.1 | |
| Celestine cancer | center | 182 | 1.4 | |
| Otto Braun | SPD | 264 | 2.0 | |
| Others | 37 | 0.3 |
1912
Conservatives and the BdL agreed on a conservative candidate who was also supported by the center. NLP and FoVP ignored their party's provincial election agreement and both ran candidates. There was only one ballot. The number of eligible voters was 18,596 and the number of votes cast 11,963, of which 58 were invalid. The turnout was 64.3%.
| candidate | Political party | be right | in % | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gysling | FoVP | 183 | 1.5 | |
| August by Veit | Conservative | 10,480 | 88.0 | |
| Lietke | NLP | 688 | 5.8 | |
| Kochan | NLP | 26th | 0.2 | |
| Hugo Haase | SPD | 487 | 4.1 | |
| Others | 41 | 0.4 |
literature
- Carl-Wilhelm Reibel: Handbook of the Reichstag elections 1890-1918, 1st half-volume, 2007, ISBN 978-3-7700-5284-4 , pp. 25-27.
- 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. 5.
