Electoral District of Bohemia 33

Electoral District of Bohemia 33
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	33
Type	Constituency
region	German bread etc.
MPs
Karel Kramář (1907-1911) Eduard Šubrt (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 33 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 Deutschbrod , Polná , Humpoletz , Chotěboř , Pribyslau , Pilgram , Patzau , Pocatek , Wlasim , Ledec , Hlinsko , Trhowkamenitz . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Karel Kramář from the Young Czechs emerged victorious. He was replaced by his party colleague Eduard Šubrt 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
Karel Kramář	Young Czechs	3789	45.4%
František Smitek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3482	41.7%
Slabý	Czech constitutional party	763	9.1%
Horalek	Clerical party	274	3.3%
	Other parties	24	0.3%
Eligible voters: 9792, invalid votes: 24, voter turnout: 85.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Karel Kramář	Young Czechs	5438	63.7%
František Smitek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3097	36.3%
Eligible voters: 9819, invalid votes: 37, voter turnout: 87.3%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Eduard Subrt	Young Czechs	4583	50.7%
Antonín Novák	Czech Social Democratic Party	3240	35.8%
Karel Brož	Christian Social Party	657	7.3%
Ernst Rosa	realist	514	5.7%
	Others	45	0.5%
Eligible voters: 10,488, invalid votes: 31, turnout: 86.5%

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. 342
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 270