Electoral District of Bohemia 6

Electoral District of Bohemia 6
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	6th
Type	Constituency
region	Prague
Present population	39,433   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (96.7%),  German (3.3%)
MPs
František Soukup (1907–1911) Jiří Stříbrný (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 6 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 member of parliament has to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The constituency of Bohemia 6 included the VII. Prague district ( Holleschowitz-Bubna ). From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was František Soukup ( Czech Social Democratic Party ) emerged as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, however, Jiří Stříbrný from the Czech National Social Party prevailed.

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907. Since František Soukup was able to prevail in the first ballot, there was no runoff.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Soukup	Czech Social Democratic Party	3672	56.7%
Dr. Samanek	Young Czechs	1362	21.0%
Josef Cerny	Czech National Social Party	1109	17.1%
Alexander Richter	German Progressive Party	178	2.7%
Sykora	Catholic People's Party	116	1.8%
Raphael Pacher	Freialldeutsche Party	33	0.5%
	Other parties	11	0.2%
Eligible voters: 9,342, invalid votes: 14, voter turnout: 69.5%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Jiří Stříbrný in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Jiří Stříbrný	Czech National Social Party	3992	51.0%
František Soukup	Czech Social Democratic Party	3598	46.0%
Alexander Richter	German Progressive Party	166	2.1%
Antonín Hrůza	Czech Christian Social Party	50	0.6%
Antonín Kovanda	Progressive party under constitutional law	13	0.2%
	Others	7th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 8,999, invalid votes: 37, voter turnout: 87.4%

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. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 1 (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. 316
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 243
• 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 k .k. Central Statistical Commission), SI 28
• 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. 54