Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 57

Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 57
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Austria under the Enns
Constituency number	57
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Oberhollabrunn , Ravelsbach , Retz
Present population	55,379   (1910)
Eligible voters	13,189   (1911)
MPs
Josef Kühschelm (1907–1908) Leopold Diwald (1908–1918)

The constituency of Austria under the Enns 57 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 member of parliament has to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The constituency of Austria under Enns 57 comprised the judicial districts of Oberhollabrunn , Ravelsbach and Retz , with the municipalities of Oberhollerbrunn and Retz belonging to constituency 38 being excluded from the electoral district.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Josef Kühschelm ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner in the first round. However, he died at the beginning of 1908. In the Reichsrat replacement election, Leopold Diwald then prevailed, who was able to successfully defend his mandate in the Reichsrat election in 1911 .

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority of Josef Kühschelm in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Kühschelm	Christian Social Party	9397	74.0%
Zach	Christian Social Candidate	2827	22.2%
Josef Gammer	Social Democratic Labor Party	410	3.2%
Others		73	0.6%
Eligible voters: 13,407, invalid / empty votes: 142, voter turnout: 95.8%

Reichsrat replacement election in 1908

After Küschelm's death on January 11, 1908, the Reichsrat replacement election (first ballot) took place on April 24, 1908. The runoff election was skipped due to the absolute majority of Leopold Diwald in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Leopold Diwald	Christian Social Party	7892	63.2%
Anton Zach	Christian Social Candidate	4305	34.5%
Josef Gammer	Social Democratic Labor Party	234	1.9%
Others		58	0.5%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes: 168, Turnout:?

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was skipped due to the absolute majority of Leopold Diwald in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Leopold Diwald	Christian Social Party	10588	89.4%
Eduard Rösch	Social Democratic Labor Party	755	6.4%
	German liberal candidate	86	0.7%
	German national candidate	28	0.2%
Others		391	3.3%
Eligible voters: 13,189, Invalid / Empty votes: 863, Turnout: 96.4%

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. 4 (online at ANNO ).
   
3. ↑ Preliminary result according to newspaper reports
4. ^ Reichsrat election in Lower Austria .. In:  Znaimer Tagblatt and Niederösterreichischer Grenzbote , April 30, 1908, p. 3 (online at ANNO ). Reichsrat replacement election in Lower Austria .. In:  Neuigkeits-Welt-Blatt , April 26, 1908, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
   
5. ↑ among others Georg von Schönerer
6. ↑ The elections. Lower Austria .. In:  Neue Freie Presse , June 14, 1911, p. 6 (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. 3 (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 6
• 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. 24