Electoral District of Bohemia 29

Electoral District of Bohemia 29
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	29
Type	Constituency
region	Tábor etc.
MPs
František Žemlička (1907-1911) František Kratochvíl (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 29 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 29 comprised the cities, markets and communities of Tabor , Sobieslau , Beneschau , Wotitz , Neuhaus , Wittingau , Kamnitz an der Linde , Bechin , Lischau , Schweinitz and Selčan . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was František Žemlička of the Czech National Social Party emerged victorious. He was replaced by František Kratochvíl of the Young Czechs 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 Žemlička	Czech national-social party	2858	32.3%
František Hnátek	Czech Social Democratic Party	2789	31.6%
Jaroslav Mattuš	Compromise candidate	1720	19.5%
Václav Bouček	Czech radical-progressive party	1084	12.3%
Petr Pícha	Catholic People's Party	363	4.1%
	Other parties	25th	0.3%
Eligible voters: 10,310, invalid votes: 38, turnout: 86.1%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Žemlička	Czech national-social party	5579	64.6%
František Hnátek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3056	35.4%
Eligible voters: 10,310, invalid votes: 44, turnout: 84.2%

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
František Kratochvíl	Young Czechs	3484	39.4%
Karel Cífka	Czech Social Democratic Party	2469	27.9%
František Žemlička	Independent candidate	1661	18.8%
Josef Matoušek	Progressive realist	827	9.3%
František Ruda	Christian Social Party	401	4.5%
	Others	4th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 10,871, Invalid votes: 26, Turnout: 81.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Kratochvíl	Young Czechs	5045	60.5%
Karel Cífka	Czech Social Democratic Party	3294	39.5%
Eligible voters: 10,871, invalid votes: 65, voter turnout: 77.3%

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. 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. 266