Bohemia Electoral District 20

Bohemia Electoral District 20
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	20th
Type	Constituency
region	Mood etc.
MPs
František Kratochvíl (1907–1911) Eduard Koerner (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 20 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 20 comprised the cities, markets and communities of Laun , Neustraschitz , Raudnitz , Libochowitz , Melnik , Schlan , Libuschin , Welwarn and Kralup on the Moldau . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was František Kratochvíl from the Young Czechs emerged victorious. In the 1911 election he was replaced by his party colleague Eduard Koerner . However, Kratochvíl himself was able to move into the House of Representatives again in 1911 via the electoral district of Bohemia 29 .

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

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

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Alois Mička	Czech Social Democratic Party	3625	40.6%
František Kratochvíl	Young Czechs	3499	39.2%
Jan Kamelský	Czech National Social Party	1736	19.5%
	Other parties	61	0.7%
Eligible voters: 10,433, invalid votes: 45, voter turnout: 85.9%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Kratochvíl	Young Czechs	5287	58.2%
Alois Mička	Czech Social Democratic Party	3792	41.8%
Eligible voters: 10,433, Invalid votes: 11, Turnout: 87.3%

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	percent
Eduard Koerner	Young Czechs	4760	48.2%
Václav Beneš	Czech Social Democratic Party	4235	42.9%
Ernst Olivia	Christian Social Party	496	5.0%
Jan Havlena	Czech progressive constitutional party	363	3.7%
	Others	16	0.2%
Eligible voters: 11,707, invalid votes: 51, turnout: 86.7%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Eduard Koerner	Young Czechs	5802	57.1%
Václav Beneš	Czech Social Democratic Party	4362	42.9%
Eligible voters: 11,707, invalid votes: 57, turnout: 87.3%

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. 2 (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. 2 (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, p. 330
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 257