Electoral District of Bohemia 58

Electoral District of Bohemia 58
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	58
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Kuttenberg , Kohljanowitz
Present population	48,406   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.05%)
Eligible voters	10,353   (1911)
MPs
Josef Švejk (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 58 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 58 included the judicial districts of Kuttenberg and Kohljanowitz .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the agrarian Josef Švejk emerged victorious from the first ballot . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Švejk was able to defend his mandate.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Josef Švejk in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Švejk	Czech Agricultural Party	4617	50.4%
Antonín Buriánek	Czech Social Democratic Party	2453	26.8%
Pacák	Young Czechs	2067	22.6%
	Other parties	29	0.3%
Eligible voters: 10,271, Invalid / Empty votes: 251, Turnout: 91.7%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Josef Švejk in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Švejk	Czech Agricultural Party	4337	50.4%
Václav Šturc	Czech Social Democratic Party	2006	23.3%
Antonín Hejnic	Czech national-social party	1277	14.8%
Čeněk Pospíšil	Czech Christian Social Party	974	11.3%
	Other parties	19th	0.2%
Eligible voters: 10,353, invalid / empty votes: 192, voter turnout: 85.0%

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. ^ The election results in Bohemia. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ). 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 14, 1911, p. 3 (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. 367.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 295.
• 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