Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 64

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Electoral district of Austria under the Enns 64
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Austria under the Enns
Constituency number 64
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Krems , Kirchberg , Stockerau
Present population  48,166   (1910)
Eligible voters 10,776   (1911)
MPs


The constituency Austria under the Enns 64 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land 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 comprised the judicial districts of Krems , Kirchberg and Stockerau , with the cities of Krems , Stein (both judicial district of Krems) and Stockerau belonging to constituency 36 being excluded from the electoral district.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Karl List ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner in the first round. He was able to get 88 percent of the vote, while the social democrat Robert Schober only got 8 percent. In the 1911 Reichsrat election List was able to successfully defend his mandate. He prevailed again in the first ballot with 76 percent, the rural candidate Leopold Schwarzinger took second place with 17 percent. In 1911, Schober was only in third place with 5 percent.

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to List's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
share
Karl List Christian Social Party 8920 88.0%
Robert Schober Social Democratic Labor Party 808 8.0%
progressive German candidate 124 1.2%
Others 285 2.8%
Eligible voters: 10,940, invalid / empty votes: 381, voter turnout: 96.1%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to Karl List's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
share
Karl List Christian Social Party 7616 76.2%
Leopold Schwarzinger German Hauer- und Bauernbund 1711 17.1%
Robert Schober Social Democratic Labor Party 524 5.2%
Others 138 1.4%
Eligible voters: 10,776, Invalid / Empty votes: 406, Turnout: 96.5%

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 ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / aze
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  3. ↑ The elections. Lower Austria .. In:  Neue Freie Presse , June 14, 1911, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp

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