Electoral District of Bohemia 22
Electoral District of Bohemia 22 | |
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country | Austria-Hungary |
Crown land | Bohemia |
Constituency number | 22nd |
Type | Constituency |
region | Jičín etc. |
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The electoral district of Bohemia 22 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 22 comprised the cities, markets and communities of Jičín , Neupaka , Starkenbach , Lomnitz an der Popelka , Horitz , Neubydzow , Sobotka , Unterbautzen and Kopidlo . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Jindřich Maštálka of the Young Czechs emerged victorious. Maštálka was able to defend his seat in the 1911 Reichsrat elections.
elections
Reichsrat election 1907
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907. The runoff election was omitted due to the absolute majority of Maštálka in the first ballot.
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
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Jindřich Maštálka | Young Czechs | 4484 | |
Josef Kouša | Social Democratic Party | 2529 | |
Jaroslaw Nemec | Czech national-social party | 681 | |
Other parties | ? | ||
Eligible voters: 9371, Invalid votes:?, Turnout:? % |
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was omitted due to the absolute majority for Maštálka in the first ballot.
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
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Jindřich Maštálka | Young Czechs | 4975 | 57.7% |
Josef Kouša | Social Democratic Party | 2391 | 27.7% |
Karl Kuneš | Trade party | 529 | 6.1% |
Josef John | Christian Social Party | 365 | 4.2% |
Ottokar Vochic | realist | 186 | 2.2% |
Edvard Beneš | Czech progressive constitutional party | 173 | 2.0% |
Others | 10 | 0.1% | |
Eligible voters: 9,828, invalid votes: 31, voter turnout: 88.1% |
Individual evidence
- ^ 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"
- ↑ Article in: Neue Freie Presse , May 16, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ 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. 332
- Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 259