Electoral District of Bohemia 23

Electoral District of Bohemia 23
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	23
Type	Constituency
region	Royal court etc.
MPs
Antonín Hajn (1907-1911) Karel Exner (1911-1918)

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.

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 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).

Reichsrat election 1907

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Antonin Hajn	Czech national-social party	3259	38.0
Jáchym Havlena	Czech Social Democratic Party	2769	32.3%
Josef Krejčík	Young Czechs	1889	22.0%
Josef Moravec	Czech radical-progressive party	524	6.1%
Karl Felisko	German candidate	124	1.4%
	Other parties	18th	0.2%
Eligible voters: 10,323, invalid votes: 23, turnout: 83.1%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Antonin Hajn	Czech national-social party	5342	62.8%
Jáchym Havlena	Czech Social Democratic Party	3170	37.2%
Eligible voters: 10,327, invalid votes: 49, turnout: 82.9%

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
Antonín Nemec	Czech Social Democratic Party	2691	28.5%
Karel Exner	Czech national-social party	2625	27.8%
Antonín Haka	Czech progressive constitutional party	1674	%
Adalbert Graf Sternberg	Independent candidate	1643	17.4%
Václav Bouček	Progressive realist	594	6.3%
Johann Rösel	German candidate	197	2.1%
	Others	7th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 11,330, invalid votes: 66, turnout: 83.8%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Karel Exner	Czech national-social party	4932	57.9%
Antonín Nemec	Czech Social Democratic Party	3586	42.1%
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. 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