Electoral District of Bohemia 126

Electoral District of Bohemia 126
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	126
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Neubistritz , Stecken , Gratzen , Neuhaus
Present population	51,034   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (88.9%),  Bohemian (11.1%)
Eligible voters	11,083   (1911)
MPs
Martin Soukup (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 126 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 126 comprised the judicial districts Neubistritz , Stecken , Gratzen (excluding the community Julienhain ) and the communities Frauenthal , Friedenau, Hochtann , Ilemnik, Langendorf , Pattersdorf (all judicial district Deutschbrod ), Blauenschlag, Brunn, Buchen, Deutschmoliken, Diebling, Gatterschlag, Großrammerschlag, Heinrichschlag, hosting blow Kleinradeinles, Kleinrammerschlag, Köpfer shock, moths, Muttaschlag, Lower Baumgarten, Niedermühl, Oberbaumgarten, Obermühl, Otten shock, Ried Weis, Rieger blow Ruttenschlag, Tieberschlag, Ulrichschlag, Wenkerschlag (all jurisdiction Neuhaus ) and Haid and Neudorf (both jurisdiction Schweinitz ). The cities of Gratzen and Neubistritz ( constituency 94 ) were excluded . In the 1907 Reichsrat election , the German agrarian Martin Soukup emerged victorious in the first ballot. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Soukup was also able to defend his mandate 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 not held due to Martin Soukup's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Martin Soukup	German Agricultural Party	4977	60.8%
Theodor Meissner	Social Democratic Labor Party	1281	15.6%
Johann Schwingenschlögel	German Progressive Party	1024	12.5%
Georg Schamberger	Agrarian	474	5.8%
Eduard Subrt	Young Czechs / Czech candidate for counting	341	4.2%
	Other parties	93	1.1%
Eligible voters: 11,143, invalid / empty votes: 109, voter turnout: 74.5%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Martin Soukup in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Martin Soukup	German Agricultural Party	4016	65.6%
Rudolf Plann	Social Democratic Labor Party	1168	19.1%
Josef Schwingenschlögel	Christian Social Party	823	13.4%
	Czech candidate for counting	55	0.9%
	Other parties	64	1.0%
Eligible voters: 11,083, invalid / empty votes: 115, voter turnout: 56.3%

Reichsrat election 1907 electoral district Bohemia 126

Election to the Reichsrat 1911, Bohemia constituency 126

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 , June 14, 1911, p. 4 (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), p. I. 62.
• 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. 88.