Electoral District of Bohemia 28

Electoral District of Bohemia 28
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	28
Type	Constituency
region	Kolin etc.
MPs
Josef Fořt (1907-1911) Emanuel Formánek (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 28 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 28 comprised the towns, markets and communities Kolin , Elbeteinitz , Kouřim , Zasmuk , Brandeis an der Elbe , Altbunzlau , Elbekosteletz , Czelakowitz , Böhmisch Brod , Schwarzkosteletz , Rican and Eule . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Josef Fořt from the Young Czechs emerged victorious. He was replaced by Emanuel Formánek from the Czech National Social Party in the 1911 Reichsrat election .

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
František Pavel	Czech Social Democratic Party	3164	35.5%
Josef Fořt	Young Czechs	3141	35.2%
Antonín Sobotka	Czech constitutional party	2519	28.3%
Jan Ptáčník	Catholic People's Party	81	0.9%
	Other parties	7th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 9,976, invalid votes: 27, turnout: 89.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Fořt	Young Czechs	5123	59.6%
František Pavel	Czech Social Democratic Party	3474	40.4%
Eligible voters: 9,980, invalid votes: 37, turnout: 86.5%

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
Josef Stivin	Czech Social Democratic Party	3476	40.1%
Emanuel Formánek	Czech national-social party	3339	38.5%
Antonín Sládek	Czech progressive constitutional party	968	11.2%
Ján Švec	Christian Social Party	619	7.1%
Alois Haju	Progressive realist	232	2.7%
	Others	34	0.4%
Eligible voters: 10,740, invalid votes: 32, voter turnout: 81.0%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Emanuel Formánek	Czech national-social party	4874	55.1%
Josef Stivin	Czech Social Democratic Party	3906	44.9%
Eligible voters: 10,740, Invalid votes:?, 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 ).
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. 338
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 265