Electoral District of Bohemia 25

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Electoral District of Bohemia 25
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Bohemia
Constituency number 25th
Type Constituency
region Jungbunzlau etc.
MPs


The electoral district of Bohemia 25 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 Pardubice , Sezemitz , Poděbrady , Sadska , Petschek , Prelauc , Chlumetz , Königstadtl , Nimburg and Daschitz . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was January Vladimír Hráský of the Young Czechs emerged victorious. Hráský was able to defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election.

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
Franz Rautenkranz Czech Social Democratic Party 4197 43.8%
Jan Vladimír Hráský Young Czechs 2966 31.0%
Karel Stanislav Sokol Czech radical-progressive party 1660 17.3%
Josef Weinstein Czech National Social Party 441 4.6%
Ott Trade party 261 2.7%
Other parties 53 0.6%
Eligible voters: 10,404, invalid votes: 21, turnout: 92.3%

Runoff

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Jan Vladimír Hráský Young Czechs 5347 54.8%
Franz Rautenkranz Czech Social Democratic Party 4406 45.2%
Eligible voters: 11,078, invalid votes: 38, turnout: 88.4%

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
Jan Vladimír Hráský Young Czechs 6138 57.2%
Alfred Meissner Social Democratic Party 4540 42.3%
Others 56 0.5%
Eligible voters: 12,889, Invalid votes: 40, Turnout:%

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 ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
  3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
  4. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab

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. 335
  • Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 262