Electoral District of Bohemia 129

Electoral District of Bohemia 129
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	129
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Braunau , Wekelsdorf , Rokitnitz
Present population	48,416   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (99.5%),  Bohemian (0.4%)
Eligible voters	10,339   (1911)
MPs
Josef Kasper (1907-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 129 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 129 included the judicial districts of Trautenau , Marschendorf and Schatzlar . The cities of Trautenau ( constituency 95 ) and Schatzlar ( constituency 96 ) were excluded . In the 1907 Reichsrat election , Josef Kasper ( German Radical Party ) emerged victorious in the first ballot. He was able to defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election 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 Josef Kasper's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Josef Kasper	Freialldeutsche Party	4696	56.2%
Wilhelm Kiesewetter	Social Democratic Labor Party	2817	33.7%
August Loaker	Christian Social Party	790	9.5%
	Other parties	46	0.6%
Eligible voters: 10,283, Invalid / Empty votes: 96, Turnout: 82.1%

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	Voting share
Wilhelm Kiesewetter	Social Democratic Party	2815	38.9%
Josef Kasper	German radical party	2664	36.8%
Adam Lüftner	German Labour Party	1278	17.7%
Franz Baudisch	Christian Social Party	556	7.7%
	Other parties	24	0.3%
Eligible voters: 10,339, invalid / empty votes: 80, voter turnout: 71.7%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	Voting share
Josef Kasper	German radical party	4467	55.8%
Wilhelm Kiesewetter	Social Democratic Labor Party	3543	44.2%
Eligible voters: 10,339, Invalid / Empty votes: 96, Turnout: 78.4%

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. ↑ 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. 3 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ 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.