Electoral District of Bohemia 63

Electoral District of Bohemia 63
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	63
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Chotěboř , Habern , Hlinsko , Přibyslau , Polna
Present population	74,805   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.6%),  German (0.4%)
Eligible voters	16,116   (1911)
MPs
Josef Prokop (1907-1911) František Hnátek (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 63 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 63 included the judicial districts of Chotěboř , Habern , Hlinsko ,
Přibyslau , Polna .

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, Josef Prokop emerged victorious from the runoff election . In the 1911 Reichsrat election , František Hnátek prevailed.

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
Josef Prokop	Clerical agrarian	5752	42.0%
Josef Ackermann	Czech Social Democratic Party	4571	33.4%
Malínský	Young Czechs	2565	18.7%
Jan Pleva	Czech Agricultural Party	734	5.4%
	Other parties	75	0.5%
Eligible voters: 15,652, Invalid / Empty votes: 135, Turnout: 88.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Prokop	Clerical agrarian	7112	57.1%
Josef Ackermann	Czech Social Democratic Party	5351	42.9%
Eligible voters: 15,652, Invalid / Empty votes: 200, Turnout: 80.9%

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 Adámek	Czech Christian Social Party	5370	41.9%
František Hnátek	Czech Social Democratic Party	3771	29.4%
Karel Hadinec	Czech Agricultural Party	3643	28.4%
	Other parties	28	0.2%
Eligible voters: 16,116, invalid / empty votes: 189, voter turnout: 80.7%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
František Hnátek	Czech Social Democratic Party	5949	50.5%
Josef Hyrš	Czech Christian Social Party	5820	49.5%
Eligible voters: 16,116, invalid / empty votes: 1,192, voter turnout: 74.2%

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 ).
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. 3 (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. 372.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911, p. 300.
• 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