Electoral District of Bohemia 12

Electoral District of Bohemia 12
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	12
Type	Constituency
region	Žižkov
Eligible voters	9,959   (1911)
MPs
Vilém Černý (1907-1911) Bohumír Šmeral (1911-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 12 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 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 of Bohemia 12 comprised that part of the city of Žižkov that was delimited by Vitekgasse, Prokopsplatz, Miličgasse, Sladkowskyplatz, Karlsgasse, Lipangasse, Bořivojgasse, Libušagasse, Tomekgasse, the city limits and the eastern municipal boundary.

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, Vilém Černý ( Czech Social Democratic Party ) emerged victorious from the first ballot . He was able to achieve 57 percent of the votes, the second strongest candidate was the national-social candidate Jan Mayer with 28 percent. In the 1911 Reichsrat election , the social democrat Bohumír Šmeral prevailed with just under 50.1 percent in the first ballot.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Vilém Černý in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Vilém Černý	Czech Social Democratic Party	3612	56.9%
Jan Mayer	Czech National Social Party	1802	28.4%
Viktor Zoula	Young Czechs	704	11.1%
Satoria	Agrarian	150	2.4%
	Other parties	78	1.2%
Eligible voters: 7,831, invalid / empty votes: 13, voter turnout: 81.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Šmeral in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Bohumír Šmeral	Czech Social Democratic Party	3855	50.1%
Václav Rejmon	Czech National Social Party	3657	47.5%
Jan Krejčí	Czech Christian Social Party	128	1.7%
	Others	60	0.8%
Eligible voters: 9,959, Invalid / Empty votes: 6, Turnout: 77.4%

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 election results in Bohemia. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). České okresy .. In:  Čech. (Der Böhme) , May 15, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
   
3. ^ The elections to the Reichsrat. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 1 (online at ANNO ). Volby do říšské rady .. In:  Čech. (Der Böhme) , June 14, 1911, p. 1 (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. 321
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 249.
• The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1907. In: Austrian Statistics. LXXXIV. Volume, Volume 2, Vienna 1908 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), SI 28
• 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. 54