Electoral District of Bohemia 4

Electoral District of Bohemia 4
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	4th
Type	Constituency
region	Prague
Eligible voters	6,452   (1911)
MPs
Karel Černohorský (1907–1908 / 09) Jindřich Metelka (1909-1911) Václav Klofáč (1911–1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 4 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 order, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, with one member being elected in each constituency with the exception of Galicia in the course of the Reichsrat election. The member of parliament has to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The constituency of Bohemia 4 comprised small parts of the II. Prague district (Upper New Town II), d. H. those parts that were not covered by electoral districts 2 and 3 as well as the VI. Vyshehrad municipality in Prague . Karel Černohorský ( Young Czechs ) emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election , but he resigned his mandate as early as 1908/09 and was subsequently replaced by his party colleague Jindřich Metelka . In 1911 Václav Klofáč ( Czech National Social Party ) won the election.

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
Karel Černohorský	Young Czechs	1888	39.6
Johann Jelinek	Czech Social Democratic Party	1393	29.2%
Josef Bubnik	Czech National Social Party	914	19.2%
Alexander Richter	German Progressive Party	201	4.2%
Josef Hovádek	Catholic People's Party	166	3.5%
Prášek	self-employed Czech	86	1.8%
Rafael Pacher	German Volkische Party	66	1.4%
	Other parties	49	1.1
Eligible voters: 6353, invalid votes: 31, voter turnout: 75.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Karel Černohorský	Young Czechs	2894	63.1%
Johann Jelinek	Social Democratic Party	1694	36.9%
Eligible voters: 6,356, Invalid votes: 28, Turnout: 72.6%

Supplementary election to the Reichsrat 1909

After the resignation of the deputy Černohorský, a supplementary election was announced for his successor. This was carried out on April 22, 1909 (first ballot) and on April 29, 1909 (runoff). In the runoff election Jindřich Metelka (Young Czechs) prevailed.

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Zdráhal	Czech National Social Party	1590	31.5%
Jindrich Metelka	Young Czechs	1257	24.9%
Sokol	Radically progressive party	1257	24.9%
Johann Job	Social Democratic Party	1156	22.9%
Josef Drozda	Catholic National Party	118	2.3%
	Others	7th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 6,578, invalid votes: 18, voter turnout: 77.1%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Jindrich Metelka	Young Czechs	2568	52.1%
František Zdráhal	Young Czechs	2357	47.9%
Eligible voters: 6,578, Invalid votes: 22, Turnout: 75.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Václav Klofáč in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Václav Klofáč	Czech National Social Party	3115	63.1%
Josef Budnik	Czech Social Democratic Party	1281	26.0%
Vaclav Jirak	Czech Christian Social Party	183	%
Alexander Richter	German Progressive Party	179	3.7%
Alois climate	Progressive party under constitutional law	158	3.2%
	Others	20th	0.4%
Eligible voters: 6,452, invalid votes: 30, turnout: 77.0%

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. 1 (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 Tagblatt , April 23, 1909, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Tagblatt , April 30, 1909, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
6. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 1 (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. 314
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911-1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 241
• The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1907. In: Austrian Statistics. LXXXIV. Volume, Volume 2, Vienna 1908 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), SI 28
• The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1911. In: Austrian Statistics. New episode. 7th volume, 1st issue, Vienna 1912 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), p. 54