Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 59

Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 59
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Austria under the Enns
Constituency number	59
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Gföhl , Langenlois , Eggenburg
Present population	46,995   (1910)
Eligible voters	10,298   (1911)
MPs
Wilhelm Miklas (1907-1918)

The constituency of Austria under the Enns 59 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 the Enns 59 comprised the judicial districts of Gföhl , Langenlois and Eggenburg .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Wilhelm Miklas ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner in the first round. In the 1911 Reichsrat election he was able to successfully defend his mandate.

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 Wilhelm Miklas in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Wilhelm Miklas	Christian Social Party	5459	54.3%
Krumpöck	German liberal candidate	4389	43.6%
Anton Effert	Social Democratic Labor Party	164	1.6%
Others		44	0.4%
Eligible voters: 10,522, invalid / empty votes: 350, voter turnout: 97.0%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority of Wilhelm Miklas in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Wilhelm Miklas	Christian Social Party	6059	63.7%
Franz Stein	German Hauer- und Bauernbund	2575	27.1%
Hübl	German Hauer- und Bauernbund	444	4.7%
Anton Effert	Social Democratic Labor Party	325	3.4%
Others		105	1.1%
Eligible voters: 10,298, Invalid / Empty votes: 459, Turnout: 96.8%

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. ↑ also written Efferl
4. ↑ 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 7
• 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. 26