Electoral District of Bohemia 59

Electoral District of Bohemia 59
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	59
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Pardubice , Holitz , Přelauč
Present population	66,700   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.3%)
Eligible voters	14,123   (1911)
MPs
František Udržal (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Böhmen 59 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 59 included the judicial districts of Pardubice , Holitz and Přelauč .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the agrarian František Udržal emerged victorious from the first ballot . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Udržal 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 not due to the absolute majority for František Udržal in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Udržal	Czech Agricultural Party	7311	62.1%
František Syruček	Czech Social Democratic Party	3389	28.8%
Josef Kolín	Agrarian	963	8.2%
	Other parties	102	0.9%
Eligible voters: 13,388, Invalid / Empty votes: 237, Turnout: 89.6%

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 Udržal in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Udržal	Czech Agricultural Party	7842	66.6%
František Vácha	Czech Social Democratic Party	2983	25.3%
Václav Švarc	Czech Christian Social Party	919	7.8%
	Other parties	42	0.4%
Eligible voters: 14,123, Invalid / Empty votes: 257, Turnout: 85.1%

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. 3 (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 ).

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. 368.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 296.
• 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