Electoral District of Bohemia 65

Electoral District of Bohemia 65
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	65
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Unterkralowitz , Wlašim
Present population	49,269   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.04%)
Eligible voters	10,672   (1911)

The electoral district of Bohemia 65 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 65 comprised the judicial districts of Unterkralowitz and Wlašim , with the exception of the city of Wlašim ( constituency 33 ).

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	voting share
	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	3554	38.5%
	Czech Social Democratic Party	2612	28.3%
	Czech Agricultural Party	1627	17.6%
	Young Czechs	1031	11.1%
	Czech national-social party	343	3.7%
	Other parties	66	0.7%
Eligible voters: 10,549, invalid / empty votes: 118, turnout: 88.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
	Party of the Catholic People	4422	55.9%
	Czech Social Democratic Party	3490	44.1%
Eligible voters: 10,549, invalid / empty votes: 127, voter turnout: 76.2%

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	voting share
	Czech Agricultural Party	4048	49.5%
	Christian Social Party	2399	29.3%
	Czech Social Democratic Party	1672	20.4%
	Christian Social Party	39	0.5%
	Other parties	22nd	0.3%
Eligible voters: 10,672, Invalid / Empty votes: 88, Turnout: 77.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
	Czech Agricultural Party	4879	62.7%
	Christian Social Party	3029	38.3%
Eligible voters: 10,672, Invalid / Empty votes: 94, Turnout: 75.0%

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. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ Article  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.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911.
• 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. 72.