Constituency Austria ob der Enns 21
| Constituency Austria ob der Enns 21 | |
|---|---|
| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Austria above the Enns |
| Constituency number | 21st |
| Type | Rural municipality constituency |
| region | Schwanenstadt , Haag , Lambach |
| Present population | 44,725 (1910) |
| Eligible voters | 10,082 (1911) |
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The constituency of Austria ob der Enns 21 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 constituency of Austria ob der Enns 21 included the judicial districts of Schwanenstadt , Haag and Lambach .
In the 1907 Reichsrat election , Cölestin Baumgartner (Catholic Conservative Party) emerged victorious in the first ballot. Baumgartner was replaced in the Reichsrat election in 1911 by his party colleague Johann Roitinger , who was also able to win the 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 vote due to the absolute majority for Pichler in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celestine Baumgartner | Catholic Conservative Party | 4906 | 50.7% |
| Franz Wagner | Catholic Conservative Party | 1579 | 16.3% |
| Josef Krötzl | Upper Austrian farmers' association | 1508 | 15.6% |
| Cyclist | Social Democratic Labor Party | 1040 | 10.7% |
| Others | 24 | 0.2% | |
| Eligible voters: 10,254, Invalid / Empty votes: 44, Turnout: 94.8% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was omitted due to Pichler's absolute majority in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Roitinger | Christian Social Party | 5009 | 53.8% |
| Hafner | Upper Austrian farmers' association | 2871 | 30.9% |
| Josef Krötzl | Social Democratic Labor Party | 1337 | 14.4% |
| Others | 88 | 0.9% | |
| Eligible voters: 10,082, Invalid / Empty votes: 225, Turnout: 94.5% | |||
Individual evidence
- ^ 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"
- ^ The election day in Upper Austria. In: Linzer Volksblatt , May 16, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
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^ The election day in Upper Austria. In: Linzer Volksblatt , June 15, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). The election results. Upper Austria. In: Deutsches Volksblatt / Deutsches Volksblatt. Radical medium-sized organ / telegraph. Radical Mittelstandsorgan / Deutsches Volksblatt. Daily newspaper for Christian German politics , June 14, 1911, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).
literature
- Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1907–1913, XI. Legislative period (XVIII session). Wiener Verlag, Vienna, Leipzig 1907.
- Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911.
- The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1907. In: Austrian Statistics. LXXXIV. Volume, 2nd issue, Vienna 1908 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), SI 10.
- The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1911. In: Austrian Statistics. New episode. 7th volume, 1st issue, Vienna 1912 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), p. 31.
