Electoral District of Bohemia 31

Electoral District of Bohemia 31
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	31
Type	Constituency
region	Klattau etc.
MPs
Antonín Hubka (1907-1911) Alois Rašín (1911-1918)

The electoral district Böhmen 31 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 31 comprised the cities, markets and communities of Klattau , Taus , Neugedein , Schüttenhofen , Presitz , Nepomuk , Stachau , Stankau Dorf , Altpilsenetz , Nürschan and Großzdikau . In the 1907 Reichsrat election , Antonín Hubka from the Czech National Social Party emerged victorious. He was replaced by Alois Rašín from 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
Alois Šašek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3926	48.4%
Antonín Hubka	Czech national-social party	2263	27.9%
Luboš Jeřábek	Old Czech compromise candidate	1908	23.5%
	Other parties	27	0.3%
Eligible voters: 10,126, invalid votes: 27, turnout: 80.3%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Antonín Hubka	Czech national-social party	4128	51.3%
Alois Šašek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3924	48.7%
Eligible voters: 10,133, invalid votes: 50, turnout: 80.0%

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
Alois Rašín	Young Czechs	3535	44.1%
Jindrich Juna	Czech Social Democratic Party	3516	43.9%
Jacob Filip	Christian Social Party	464	5.8%
František Machač	Czech progressive constitutional party	321	4.0%
Karel Pelant	realist	134	1.7%
	Others	47	0.6%
Eligible voters: 10,399, invalid votes: 54, turnout: 77.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Alois Rašín	Young Czechs	4861	56.8%
Jindrich Juna	Czech Social Democratic Party	3693	43.2%
Eligible voters: 10,399, invalid votes: 45, turnout: 82.7%

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 ).
6. ^ According to the House of Representatives 1911

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. 340
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 268