Constituency Austria ob der Enns 4
Constituency Austria ob der Enns 4 | |
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country | Austria-Hungary |
Crown land | Austria above the Enns |
Constituency number | 4th |
Type | City constituency |
region |
Steyr , Weyer Markt , Kremsmünster , Windischgarsten , Kirchdorf , Enns etc. |
Present population | 45,605 (1910) |
Eligible voters | 9,997 (1911) |
MPs | |
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The constituency Austria ob der Enns 4 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land 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 4 comprised the following communities or localities:
- the communities of Steyr , Weyer Markt , Kremsmünster , Windischgarsten , Kirchdorf , Enns , Grein , Perg , Micheldorf and Bad Hall
- the villages of Sierning , Sierninghofen and Neuzeug (all of the municipality of Sierning)
- the villages of Trattenbach and Wendbach (both municipality of Trattenbach)
- the village of Neuschönau (municipality of St. Ulrich)
- the localities Spital am Pyhrn , Grünburg , Steinbach an der Steyr and Mauthausen of the local communities of the same name
In the 1907 Reichsrat election , Leopold Erb (German People's Party) emerged victorious. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Erb was able to successfully defend his mandate.
elections
Reichsrat election 1907
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot) and May 23, 1907 (runoff).
First ballot
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
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Leopold Erb | German People's Party | 3769 | 41.5% |
Hermann Kletzmayr | Catholic Conservative Party | 2832 | 31.2% |
Josef Dametz | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2036 | 22.4% |
Karl Mitterberger | German Progressive Party | 370 | 4.1% |
Others | 65 | 0.7% | |
Eligible voters: 9689, invalid / empty votes: 38, voter turnout: 94.0% |
Runoff
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
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Leopold Erb | German People's Party | 5595 | 63.4% |
Hermann Kletzmayr | Catholic Conservative Party | 3233 | 36.6% |
Eligible voters: 9689, invalid / empty votes: 76, voter turnout: 91.9% |
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot) and June 20, 1911 (runoff).
First ballot
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
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Leopold Erb | German People's Party | 3881 | 42.0% |
Josef Schwinner | Christian Social Party | 3168 | 34.2% |
Josef Wokral | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2162 | 23.4% |
Others | 40 | 0.4% | |
Eligible voters: 9997, invalid / empty votes: 207, voter turnout: 94.6% |
Runoff
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
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Leopold Erb | German People's Party | 4644 | 50.4% |
Josef Schwinner | Christian Social Party | 4562 | 49.6% |
Eligible voters: 9997, invalid / empty votes: 156, voter turnout: 93.6% |
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 ).
- ^ The runoff election in Upper Austria. In: Linzer Volksblatt , May 25, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ The election day in Upper Austria. In: Linzer Volksblatt , June 15, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Deutsches Volksblatt / Deutsches Volksblatt. Radical medium-sized organ / telegraph. Radical Mittelstandsorgan / Deutsches Volksblatt. Daily newspaper for Christian German politics , June 21, 1911, p. 6 (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 8.
- 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. 28.