Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 5

Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 5
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Austria under the Enns
Constituency number	5
Type	Constituency
region	Vienna - Leopoldstadt
Eligible voters	10,728   (1911)
MPs
Julius Ofner (1907-1918)

The constituency of Austria under the Enns 5 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land of Austria under the Enns . 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 Austria under the Enns 5 comprised that portion of that part of the second Wiener municipal district Leopold city , defined by the line Brigittenauer embankment 1 to 12, Upper Danube Street, Lower Danube Street, Franzensbrückenstraße, Prater Stern, Novaragasse, Zirkusgasse, Blumauergasse, Upper Augartenstraße, Mathildenplatz and Mathilde alley was limited.

The liberal social politician Julius Ofner emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . He won the runoff election against Karl Zesewitz ( Christian Social Party ) with 62 percent of the vote . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Ofner achieved 67 percent in the runoff election against Viktor Kienböck, who later became the National Councilor and Christian Socialist politician .

Election results

The presentation of the election results is based on the information provided by the k .k. Figures issued by the Central Statistical Commission , which are focused on the party position of the candidates. In some cases, candidates of the same party status were shown separately, in some cases they were added together. Therefore, the figures given for the candidates in the first ballot may also contain (low) votes from other candidates of the same party position (see notes).

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
Karl Zesewitz	Christian Social Party / Christian Social Candidates	3288	35.4%
Julius Ofner	Social politician	2360	25.4%
Georg Emmerling	Social Democratic Labor Party	1627	17.5%
Josef Kohn	German progressive candidates	1285	13.8%
Shalit	Zionist	529	5.7%
	Czech candidate	87	0.9%
	German-national / pan-German candidates	60	0.6%
Others		53	0.6%
Eligible voters: 10,515, Invalid / Empty votes: 109, Turnout: 89.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Julius Ofner	Social politician	5637	62.2%
Karl Zesewitz	Christian Social Party	3431	37.8%
Eligible voters: 10,515, Invalid votes: 168, Turnout: 87.8%

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
Viktor Kienböck	Christian Social Party	2743	29.4%
Julius Ofner	Social politician	2653	28.5%
Friedrich Austerlitz	Social Democratic Labor Party	2155	23.1%
Robert Stricker	Jewish national candidate	799	8.6%
Alfred Mittler	German liberal candidate	519	5.6%
Emanuel Kubina	Czech national candidate	201	2.2%
Julius Thierring	German national candidate	125	1.3%
Others		122	%
Eligible voters: 10,728, invalid / empty votes: 300, voter turnout: 89.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Julius Ofner	Social politician	5881	67.2%
Viktor Kienböck	Christian Social Party	2865	32.8%
Eligible voters: 10,728, invalid votes: 500, turnout: 86.2%

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 list of German candidates. In:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , May 9, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ). The Reichsrat elections. Lower Austria .. In:  The newspaper with the abbreviation "caz" is not (yet) supported by this template. Please report this bug here ! , May 18, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
   
3. ↑ Today's runoff elections. Lower Austria .. In:  Neue Freie Presse , May 24, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ According to newspaper reports, Zesewitz received 3,244 votes. It is possible that votes from another Christian Socialist politician were included in the 3288 votes in the election statistics.
5. ^ The election in the German districts. In:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). Article  in:  The newspaper with the abbreviation "caz" is not (yet) supported by this template. Please report this bug here ! , June 17, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
   
6. ↑ Article  in:  Neue Freie Presse , June 21, 1911, p. 5 (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, p. 114
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 42
• 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 2
• 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. 14