Electoral District of Bohemia 51

Electoral District of Bohemia 51
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	51
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Rakonitz , Pürglitz , Kralowitz , Manetin
Present population	70,802   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.2%),  German (0.8%)
Eligible voters	15,594   (1911)
MPs
Karel Folber (1907-1911) František Kulich (1911-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 51 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 51 comprised the following areas, with the city of Rakonitz ( constituency 19 ) being excluded from the constituency.

• Rakonitz judicial district (excluding the municipalities of Wetzlau and Swojetin )
• Judicial district of Pürglitz
• Kralowitz judicial district
• from the jurisdiction Manetin the communities Brdo , Česká Doubravice , Brdo , Bučí , Dolni Bělá , Dražeň , Horni Bela , Foßlau , Hodoviz , Hubenov , Kaznau , Krašovice , Krašovice, Křečov , Ladměřice , Lipí , LITE , Lomička , Loza , Manětí , Mrtníky , Pláně , Rybnice , Štichovic , Strážiště , Trnová , Újezd and Vražné .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the Social Democrat Karel Folber emerged victorious from the first ballot . In the 1911 Reichsrat election , the agrarian František Kulich prevailed.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Folber in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Karel Folber	Czech Social Democratic Party	7031	51.8%
František King	Czech Agricultural Party	4523	33.3%
Jandač	Czech national-social party	1630	12.0%
Václav Beneš	Czech realist	181	1.3%
František Saller	Young Czechs	175	1.3%
	Other parties	40	0.3%
Eligible voters: 15,105, invalid / empty votes: 114, voter turnout: 90.7%

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
Karel Folber	Czech Social Democratic Party	6442	49.4%
František Kulich	Czech Agricultural Party	5235	40.1%
Lad. Gardovský	Czech national-social party	775	5.9%
Olejník	Independent candidate	331	2.5%
Konopásek	Czech Christian Social Party	232	1.8%
	Other parties	31	0.2%
Eligible voters: 15,594, invalid / empty votes: 174, voter turnout: 84.8%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Kulich	Czech Agricultural Party	7115	52.0%
Karel Folber	Czech Social Democratic Party	6561	48.0%
Eligible voters: 15,594, Invalid / Empty votes: 86, Turnout: 88.3%

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 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 ).
   
4. ^ 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. 360.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 288.
• 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 Imperial and Royal Central Statistical Commission), SI 42
• 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