Electoral District of Bohemia 46

Electoral District of Bohemia 46
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	46
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Poděbrad , Königstadtl Neubydžow
Present population	61,384   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.1%)
Eligible voters	13,205   (1911)
MPs
Jaroslav Rychtera (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 46 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 46 comprised the judicial districts Poděbrad , Königstadtl and Neubydžow , with the exception of the following municipalities:

• from the judicial district of Neubydžow the city of the same name Neubydžow ( electoral district 22 )
• from the judicial district Königstadtl the city of the same name Königstadtl ( electoral district 25 )
• from the judicial district Poděbrad the municipalities Poděbrad , Sadska and Petschek (all constituency 25 )

The agrarian Jaroslav Rychtera emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the realm Council Election 1911 Rychtera 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
Jaroslav Rychtera	Czech Agricultural Party	4610	41.9%
Antonín Zeller	Czech Social Democratic Party	3703	33.7%
Antonín Drápalík	Clerical agrarian	1708	15.5%
Václav Bláha	Czech national-social party	566	5.1%
Zdenko Sobotka	Young Czechs	355	3.2%
	Other parties	50	0.5%
Eligible voters: 12,790, Invalid / Empty votes: 134, Turnout: 87.0%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Jaroslav Rychtera	Czech Agricultural Party	6573	64.3%
Antonín Zeller	Czech Social Democratic Party	3657	35.7%
Eligible voters: 12,790, Invalid / Empty votes: 134, Turnout: 87.0%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was skipped due to the absolute majority for Rychtera in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Jaroslav Rychtera	Czech Agricultural Party	5697	55.5%
Pavel	Czech Social Democratic Party	3338	32.5%
Vincenc Cigánek	Czech Christian Social Party	1173	11.4%
	Other parties	56	0.5%
Eligible voters: 13,205, invalid / empty votes: 201, voter turnout: 79.3%

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. ↑ 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 ).
   

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. 355.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 283.
• 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. 68