Electoral District of Bohemia 44

Electoral District of Bohemia 44
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	44
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Adlerkosteletz , Reichenau an der Kněžna , Senftenberg
Present population	62,543   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.6%),  German (0.4%)
Eligible voters	13,300   (1911)
MPs
František Chaloupka (1907-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 44 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 MP had to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The constituency of Bohemia 44 included the judicial districts of Adlerkosteletz , Reichenau an der Kněžna and Senftenberg , with the exception of the following municipalities:

• from the judicial district of Adlerkosteletz the town of the same name Adlerkosteletz and the municipality of Tinischt ( constituency 24 )
• from the judicial district of Reichenau an der Kněžna the town of the same name Reichenau an der Kněžna and the municipality of Wamberg ( electoral district 24 )
• from the judicial district Senftenberg the city of the same name Senftenberg ( constituency 26 )

The agrarian František Chaloupka emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the realm Council Election 1911 Chaloupka successfully defended his mandate.

Election results

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
František Chaloupka	Czech Agricultural Party	3600	32.7%
Martin Šváb	Czech Social Democratic Party	3303	30.0%
Ferdinand Vogl	Agrarian	3203	29.1%
Antonin Hynek	Radical constitutional lawyer	686	6.2%
František Filip	Young Czechs	183	1.7%
	Other parties	50	0.5%
Eligible voters: 13,265, Invalid / Empty votes: 137, Turnout: 84.1%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Chaloupka	Czech Agricultural Party	5701	56.9%
Martin Šváb	Czech Social Democratic Party	4322	43.1%
Eligible voters: 13,265, Invalid / Empty votes: 135, Turnout: 76.6%

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 Chaloupka	Czech Agricultural Party	4635	45.7%
Josef Novotný	Czech Christian Social Party	2713	26.7%
František Novák	Czech Social Democratic Party	2062	20.3%
František Kocour	Czech national-social party	682	6.7%
	Czech progressive constitutional party	26th	0.3%
	Other parties	28	0.3%
Eligible voters: 13,300, invalid / empty votes: 151, voter turnout: 77.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Chaloupka	Czech Agricultural Party	6085	62.9%
Josef Novotný	Czech Christian Social Party	3587	37.1%
Eligible voters: 13,300, invalid / empty votes: 149, voter turnout: 73.8%

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. ↑ Říšské volby .. In:  Čech. (Der Böhme) , May 16, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
3. ^ The runoff elections in Bohemia. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
4. ^ The elections to the Reichsrat. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). Volby do říšské rady .. In:  Čech. (Der Böhme) , June 15, 1911, p. 11 (online at ANNO ).
   
5. ^ The elections to the Reichsrat. 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. 353.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 281.
• The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1907. In: Austrian Statistics. LXXXIV. Volume, 2nd issue, Vienna 1908 (published by the k .k. Central Statistical Commission), SI 40
• 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. 66