Electoral District of Bohemia 128

Electoral District of Bohemia 128
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	128
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Braunau , Wekelsdorf , Rokitnitz
Present population	55,509   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (98.5%),  Bohemian (1.5%)
Eligible voters	12,688   (1911)
MPs
August Ansorge (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 128 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 128 comprised the judicial districts Braunau , Wekelsdorf , Rokitnitz and the communities Deschney , Gießhübel , Plaßnitz , Polom , Sattel and Trtschkadorf (all judicial district Neustadt an der Meltau ) and the community Lom ( judicial district Opočno ). The city of Braunau ( constituency 95 ) was excluded . In the 1907 Reichsrat election , the German agrarian August Ansorge emerged victorious in the runoff election. He was able to defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election in the runoff election.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

First ballot

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot) and May 23, 1907 (runoff).

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
August Ansorge	German Agricultural Party	4001	36.8%
Daniel Kaulfuss	Social Democratic Labor Party	2612	24.0%
Wenceslaus Hlavka	Christian Social Party	2587	23.8%
Karl Schwarzer	Freialldeutsche Party	1583	14.5%
	Czech candidate for counting	59	0.5%
	Other parties	41	0.4%
Eligible voters: 12,764, Invalid / Empty votes: 89, Turnout: 86.0%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
August Ansorge	German Agricultural Party	5242	60.3%
Daniel Kaulfuss	Social Democratic Labor Party	3458	39.7%
Eligible voters: 12,088, Invalid / Empty votes: 126, Turnout: 66.0%

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
August Ansorge	German Agricultural Party	2816	29.8%
Celestine Merkl	Social Democratic Party	2402	25.5%
Franz Oehlinger	Christian Social Party	2340	24.8%
Liborius Fischer	German radical party	1837	19.5%
	Other parties	39	0.4%
Eligible voters: 12,688, Invalid / Empty votes: 146, Turnout: 75.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
August Ansorge	German Agricultural Party	5231	61.6%
Celestine Merkl	Social Democratic Labor Party	3261	38.4%
Eligible voters: 12,688, invalid / empty votes: 161, voter turnout: 68.2%

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:  Arbeiter-Zeitung , May 9, 1907, p. 5 (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. 3 (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), 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.