The electoral district of Bohemia 23 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.
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 Königinhof an der Elbe , Eipel , Politz , Jaroměř , Josefstadt , Nachod , Rothkosteletz and Hronow . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Antonín Hajn of the Czech National Social Party emerged victorious. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Hajn was replaced by his party colleague Karel Exner .
elections
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot) and May 23, 1907 (runoff).
Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A Biographical-Statistical Handbook, 1907-1913, XI. Legislative period (XVIII session). Wiener Verlag, Vienna, Leipzig 1907, p. 333
Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 260