Electoral District of Bohemia 111

Electoral District of Bohemia 111
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	111
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Dux , Bilin , Oberleutensdorf , Katharinaberg
Present population	69,438   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (78.0%),  Bohemian (21.7%)
Eligible voters	15,056   (1911)
MPs
Franz Jesser (1907-1911) Franz Schreiter (1911-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 111 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land of Bohemia . 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 rules, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, each with a member to be elected, which were determined by direct election with a possible runoff. The constituency of Bohemia 111 included the judicial districts of Dux , Bilin , Oberleutensdorf , Katharinaberg and the municipality of Rannay (judicial district of Laun). However, the cities of Dux and Bilin ( constituency 83 ), Oberleutensdorf ( constituency 85 ) and Katharinaberg ( constituency 84 ) were excluded. From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Franz Jesser of the German Agrarian Party emerged victorious. Jesser did not stand as a candidate in the 1911 Reichsrat election . Rather, the candidate of the German Radical Party, Franz Schreiter, was able to prevail in the runoff election.

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	percent
Jaroslav Aster	Social Democratic Party	4110	37.9%
Franz Jesser	German Agricultural Party	3182	29.3%
Dr. Zelenka	Czech candidate for counting	1512	13.9%
Anton Lande	Freialldeutsche Party	1453	13.4%
Richard Wollek	Christian Social Party	488	4.5%
	Other parties	104	1.0%
Eligible voters: 13,367, Invalid / Empty votes: 356, Turnout: 83.8%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Jesser	German Agricultural Party	5920	53.1%
Jaroslav Aster	Social Democratic Party	5234	46.9%
Eligible voters: 13,367, Invalid / Empty votes: 84, Turnout: 84.1%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 and June 20, 1911 (runoff).

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Schreiter	German radical party	3373	30.6%
Anton Jorolim	Social Democratic Party	2674	24.3%
Karl Kreisl	German Agricultural Party	2346	21.3%
Josef Horáček	Czech autonomist social democrat	2583	23.5%
	Other parties	35	0.3%
Eligible voters: 14,029, Invalid / Empty votes: 110, Turnout: 79.2%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Schreiter	German radical party	6093	58.8%
Anton Jorolim	Social Democratic Party	4270	41.2%
Eligible voters: 14,029, Invalid / Empty votes: 154, Turnout: 75.0%

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. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 21, 1911, p. 2 (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 58.
• 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. 84.