Electoral District of Bohemia 127

Electoral District of Bohemia 127
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	127
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Grulich , Landskron , Leitomischl , Polička , Wildenschwert
Present population	55,668   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (95.7%),  Bohemian (4.3%)
Eligible voters	12,088   (1911)
MPs
Franz Peschka (1907–1908) Josef Bernkopf (1908–1911) Wilhelm Maixner (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 127 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 127 comprised the judicial district of Grulich , the judicial district of Landskron without the communities Böhmisch Rothwasser, Herobitz, Koburg, Nepomuk, Niederhermanitz, Oberhermanitz, Petersdorf, Waltersdorf, Weißersdorf, from the judicial district Leitomischl the communities Abtsdorf, Blumenau, Dittersdorf, Hopfendorf, Jansdorf, Karlsbrunn, Ketzelsdorf, Lauterbach, Nikl, Schirmdorf, Strokele, Überdörfel, from the judicial district of Polička the communities Böhmisch Rothmühl, Böhmisch Wiesen, Bohnau, Deutsch Bielau, Dittersbach, Laubendorf, Neubiela, Riefersdorf, Schönbrunn and from the judicial district Wildenschwert the communities Dreihöf, Hertersdorf , Hil Betten, Knappendorf, Mittellichwe, Niederlichwe, Oberlichwe, Seibersdorf and Tschernowier. The cities of Grulich and Landskron ( constituency 95 ) were excluded . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 went German agrarians Franz Peschka out in the first round as the winner. However, he died in 1908, whereupon his party colleague Josef Bernkopf was elected in the replacement election. In the 1911 Reichsrat election , the agrarian Wilhelm Maixner prevailed in the runoff election.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

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

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Franz Peschka	German Agricultural Party	4857	51.2%
Franz Flaming	Social Democratic Labor Party	2844	30.0%
Franz Heide	Christian Social Party	1581	16.7%
Wilhelm Jung	German Progressive Party	120	1.3%
	Other parties	92	1.0%
Eligible voters: 12,197, invalid / empty votes: 196, voter turnout: 79.4%

Reichsrat replacement election in 1908

After the death of Franz Peschka on April 30, 1908, the replacement elections were held on November 13, 1908 (first ballot) and on March 20, 1911 (runoff).

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Josef Bernkopf	German Agricultural Party	3991	47.8%
Johann Janisch	Christian Social Party	2196	26.3%
Franz Fleming	Social Democratic Labor Party	2085	25.0%
	Other parties	70	0.8%
Eligible voters: 11,995, invalid / empty votes: 88, voter turnout: 70.3%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Josef Bernkopf	German Agricultural Party	4810	65.5%
Johann Janisch	Christian Social Party	2530	34.5%
Eligible voters: 11,995, invalid / empty votes: 87, voter turnout: 61.9%

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	Voting share
Wilhelm Maixner	German Agricultural Party	3756	48.5%
Franz Pattermann	Social Democratic Party	2339	30.2%
Ferdinand Kube	Christian Social Party	1608	20.7%
	Other parties	49	0.6%
Eligible voters: 12,088, Invalid / Empty votes: 152, Turnout: 65.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Wilhelm Maixner	German Agricultural Party	5031	64.1%
Franz Pattermann	Social Democratic Labor Party	2816	35.9%
Eligible voters: 12,088, Invalid / Empty votes: 126, Turnout: 66.0%

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:  Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Democratic organ / Neues Wiener Abendblatt. Evening edition of the (") Neue Wiener Tagblatt (") / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Evening edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt / Wiener Mittagsausgabe with Sportblatt / 6 o'clock evening paper / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Neue Freie Presse - Neues Wiener Journal / Neues Wiener Tagblatt , November 14, 1908, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Democratic organ / Neues Wiener Abendblatt. Evening edition of the (") Neue Wiener Tagblatt (") / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Evening edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt / Wiener Mittagsausgabe with Sportblatt / 6 o'clock evening paper / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Neue Freie Presse - Neues Wiener Journal / Neues Wiener Tagblatt , November 22, 1908, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
6. ↑ 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), p. I. 64.
• 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. 90.