Electoral District of Bohemia 56

Electoral District of Bohemia 56
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	56
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Beneschau , owl , Říčan
Present population	60,986   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.7%),  German (0.2%)
Eligible voters	13,272   (1911)
MPs
Alois Velich (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 56 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 56 included the judicial districts Beneschau , Eule and Říčan .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the agrarian Alois Velich emerged victorious from the first ballot . In the realm Council Election 1911 Alois Velich was able to defend his position.

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
Vojtěch Zavadil	Czech Social Democratic Party	4501	38.9%
Alois Velich	Czech Agricultural Party	3527	30.4%
Josef Tomšů	Clerical agrarian	1916	16.5%
Jan Slabý	Czech national-social party	938	8.1%
Karel Loula	Young Czechs	672	5.8%
	Other parties	29	0.3%
Eligible voters: 12,850, invalid / empty votes: 131, voter turnout: 91.2%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Alois Velich	Czech Agricultural Party	6732	61.3%
Vojtěch Zavadil	Czech Social Democratic Party	4250	38.7%
Eligible voters: 12,850, Invalid / Empty votes: 89, Turnout: 86.2%

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
Alois Velich	Czech Agricultural Party	5226	49.2%
Vojtěch Zavadil	Czech Social Democratic Party	3865	36.4%
Josef Tomšů	Czech Christian Social Party	1395	13.1%
	Other parties	134	1.3%
Eligible voters: 13,272, invalid / empty votes: 197, voter turnout: 81.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Alois Velich	Czech Agricultural Party	5995	60.9%
Vojtěch Zavadil	Czech Social Democratic Party	3852	39.1%
Eligible voters: 13,272, invalid / empty votes: 147, voter turnout: 75.3%

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 14, 1911, p. 3 (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. 365.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 293.
• 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. 70