Bohemia constituency 26

Bohemia constituency 26
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	26th
Type	Constituency
region	Hohenmauth etc.
MPs
Václav Klofáč (1907–1911) Karel Šviha (1911-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 26 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 26 comprised the cities, markets and municipalities Hohenmauth , Chotzen , Wildenschwert , Böhmisch Trübau , Leitomischl , Senftenberg , Policka and Skutsch . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Václav Klofáč of the Czech National Social Party emerged victorious. In the 1911 Reichsrat election he was replaced by his party colleague Karel Šviha .

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
Václav Klofáč	Czech National Social Party	3727	48.0%
Karl Grunel	Social Democratic Party	2689	34.6%
Boleslav Plaček	Independent candidate	1322	17.0%
	Other parties	24	0.3%
Eligible voters: 9298, invalid votes: 36, voter turnout: 83.9%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Václav Klofáč	Czech National Social Party	5030	64.5%
Karl Grunel	Czech Social Democratic Party	2768	35.5%
Eligible voters: 9,299, Invalid votes: 26, Turnout: 84.1%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Karel Šviha	Czech National Social Party	3933	50.6%
František Holeček	Social Democratic Party	2850	36.6%
Vaclav Trávníček	Christian Social Party	678	8.7%
Stephan Mueller	Czech progressive constitutional party	307	3.9%
Others	12	0.2%
Eligible voters: 10,021, invalid votes: 54, turnout: 78.2%

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. 336
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 263