Electoral District Bohemia 21

Electoral District Bohemia 21
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	21st
Type	Constituency
region	Jungbunzlau etc.
MPs
Jaromír Čelakovský (1907-1911) Zdeněk Václav Tobolka (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 21 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 Jungbunzlau , Kosmanos , Dobrowitz , Neubenatek , Lissa an der Elbe , Mscheno , Weißwasser , Münchengrätz , Bakow , Turnau , Eisenbrod and Semil . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Jaromír Čelakovský of the Young Czechs emerged victorious. In the 1911 election he was replaced by his party colleague Zdeněk Václav Tobolka .

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
František Zdráhal	Czech National Social Party	3299	34.9%
Jaromír Čelakovský	Young Czechs	3030	32.9%
Ciska	Czech Social Democratic Party	3017	32.0%
	Other parties	97	1.0%
Eligible voters: 10,707, Invalid votes:?, Turnout: 88.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Jaromír Čelakovský	Young Czechs	4984	56.8%
František Zdráhal	Czech National Social Party	3784	43.2%
Eligible voters: 10,707, invalid votes: 28, turnout: 82.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Tobolka in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Zdeněk Václav Tobolka	Young Czechs	5885	61.9%
Franz Pavel	Social Democratic Party	2796	29.4%
Jaroslav Felix	Czech progressive constitutional party	753	7.9%
Josef Vylysalý	Christian Social Party	392	4.1%
Anton Zeller	Social Democrats Center	210	2.2%
	Others	70	0.7%
Eligible voters: 11,793, invalid votes: 51, turnout: 81.0%

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. 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 ).

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. 331
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 258