Constituency Austria ob der Enns 5

Constituency Austria ob der Enns 5
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Austria above the Enns
Constituency number	5
Type	City constituency
region	Wels , Gmunden , Vöcklabruck , Schwanenstadt , Eferding , Grieskirchen etc.
Present population	49,687   (1910)
Eligible voters	8,882   (1911)
MPs
Josef Zaunegger (1907–1918)

The constituency of Austria ob der Enns 5 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 5 comprised the following municipalities or localities:

• the communities of Wels , Gmunden , Vöcklabruck , Schwanenstadt , Eferding , Grieskirchen
• the Bad Ischl market and the villages of Kaltenbach , Reiterndorf , Steinbruch and Steinfeld (all of Bad Ischl's municipality)
• the villages of Ebensee , Kohlstatt , Oberlangbath , Roith , Trauneck and Unterlangbath (all of Eferding)

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Josef Zaunegger (Catholic Konerservative Party and Christian Social Party) emerged as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Zaunegger 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
Josef Zaunegger	Catholic Conservative Party	3739	47.4%
Franz Holter	German People's Party	2193	27.8%
Rupert Kollinger	Social Democratic Labor Party	1866	23.6%
	Others	94	1.2%
Eligible voters: 8984, invalid / empty votes: 58, voter turnout: 88.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Zaunegger	Catholic Conservative Party	3971	50.3%
Franz Holter	German People's Party	3869	49.7%
Eligible voters: 9689, invalid / empty votes: 92, voter turnout: 88.3%

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
Josef Zaunegger	Christian Social Party	3836	47.1%
Johann Schauer	German People's Party	2402	29.5%
Josef Gruber	Social Democratic Labor Party	1845	22.7%
Others		58	0.7%
Eligible voters: 8,882, invalid / empty votes: 215, voter turnout: 94.1%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Zaunegger	Christian Social Party	4573	59.1%
Johann Schauer	German People's Party	3162	40.9%
Eligible voters: 8,882, invalid / empty votes: 493, voter turnout: 92.6%

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 ).
3. ^ The runoff election in Upper Austria. In:  Linzer Volksblatt , May 25, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
4. ^ The election day in Upper Austria. In:  Linzer Volksblatt , June 15, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ 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.