Constituency Austria ob der Enns 17

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Constituency Austria ob der Enns 17
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Austria above the Enns
Constituency number 17th
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Steyr , Weyer
Present population  33,441   (1910)
Eligible voters 7,768   (1911)
MPs


The constituency of Austria ob der Enns 17 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land of Austria ob der Enns (Upper Austria). The electoral district was created in 1907 with the introduction of the Reichsrat election regulations and existed until the collapse of the Habsburg monarchy.

history

After the Reichsrat had decided on the general, equal, secret and direct male suffrage in autumn 1906, the major reform of the electoral law through the sanctioning of Emperor Franz Joseph I came into effect on January 26, 1907 . With the new Reichsrat election order, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, with one member being elected in each constituency with the exception of Galicia in the course of the Reichsrat election. The MP had to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The electoral district of Austria ob der Enns 17 comprised the judicial districts of Steyr and Weyer , whereby the following municipalities were excluded from the electoral district or belonged to electoral district 4 :

In the 1907 Reichsrat election , Josef Waldl (Catholic Conservative Party) emerged victorious in the first ballot. Kreilmeier was again able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election in the first ballot.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). There was no runoff due to the absolute majority for Kreilmeier in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
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Josef Waldl Catholic Conservative Party 5314 76.4%
Josef Dametz Social Democratic Labor Party 1040 15.0%
Leopold Erb German People's Party 447 6.4%
Johann Kronsteiner Christian Social Party 62 0.9%
Karl Steinparz Catholic Conservative Party 53 0.8%
Others 39 0.6%
Eligible voters: 7,666, invalid / empty votes: 77, voter turnout: 91.7%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was omitted due to Kreilmeier's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
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Josef Waldl Christian Social Party 4007 57.8%
Reichharzer Social Democratic Labor Party 1218 17.6%
Johann head Upper Austrian farmers' association 1099 15.9%
Michael Lattner Independent candidate 377 5.4%
German People's Party 97 1.4%
Christian Social Party 43 0.6%
Others 88 1.3%
Eligible voters: 7768, invalid / empty votes: 230, voter turnout: 92.2%

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reichsgesetzblatt for the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrath 1907, IX. Piece, No. 17: "Law of January 26, 1907 regarding the election of the members of the House of Representatives of the Reichsrat"
  2. ^ The election day in Upper Austria. In:  Linzer Volksblatt , May 16, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / lvb
  3. ^ The election day in Upper Austria. In:  Linzer Volksblatt , June 15, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / lvb

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