Electoral District of Bohemia 57

Electoral District of Bohemia 57
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	57
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Kolin , Kauřim , Schwarzkosteletz
Present population	62,869   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.1%)
Eligible voters	13,241   (1911)
MPs
Josef Špaček (1907–1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 57 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 57 included the judicial districts of Kolin , Kauřim and Schwarzkosteletz .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the agrarian Josef Špaček emerged victorious from the first ballot . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Špaček was able to defend 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
Jan Spicer	Czech Social Democratic Party	4952	43.9%
Josef Špaček	Czech Agricultural Party	3351	29.7%
Jan Jelínek	Agrarian	1035	9.2%
Edvard Seplavy	Czech national-social party	945	8.3%
Alois Kryf	Young Czechs	940	8.3%
	Other parties	64	0.5%
Eligible voters: 12,622, invalid / empty votes: 166, voter turnout: 90.7%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Špaček	Czech Agricultural Party	6577	59.2%
Jan Spicer	Czech Social Democratic Party	4539	40.8%
Eligible voters: 12,622, invalid / empty votes: 123, voter turnout: 89.0%

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
Josef Špaček	Czech Agricultural Party	5514	49.1%
Josef Nosek	Czech Social Democratic Party	4656	41.5%
Bohumír Dvořák	Czech Christian Social Party	1027	9.2%
	Other parties	26th	0.2%
Eligible voters: 13,241, invalid / empty votes: 192, voter turnout: 86.2%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Špaček	Czech Agricultural Party	6264	58.4%
Josef Nosek	Czech Social Democratic Party	4458	41.6%
Eligible voters: 13,241, Invalid / Empty votes: 129, Turnout: 82.0%

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. ↑ Říšské volby .. In:  Čech. (Der Böhme) , May 16, 1907, p. 2 (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. 366.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 294.
• 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 44
• 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