Electoral District of Bohemia 66

Electoral District of Bohemia 66
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	66
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Tabor , Jungwoschitz , Soběslau
Present population	63,781   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.9%),  German (0.04%)
Eligible voters	13,676   (1911)
MPs
Josef Suhrada (1907-1911) Karel Víškovský (1911-1915)

The electoral district of Bohemia 66 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 66 comprised the judicial districts of Tabor , Jungwoschitz , Soběslau , with the exception of the cities of Tábor and Soběslau ( constituency 29 ):

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	voting share
Emanuel Vyletalek	Czech Social Democratic Party	4120	35.8%
Josef Suhrada	Czech Agricultural Party	3085	26.8%
Josef Dvorak	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	2619	22.8%
Ignaz Lang	Young Czechs	1413	12.3%
Emanuel Rosol	Czech radical-progressive party	207	1.8%
	Other parties	51	0.4%
Eligible voters: 13,354, invalid / empty votes: 161, voter turnout: 87.3%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Suhrada	Czech Agricultural Party	5932	57.1%
Emanuel Vyletalek	Czech Social Democratic Party	4464	42.9%
Eligible voters: 13,354, Invalid / Empty votes: 156, Turnout: 87.3%

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
Karel Viskovsky	Czech Agricultural Party	4366	42.3%
František Heller	Czech Social Democratic Party	3001	29.1%
Emanuel Jungr	Christian Social Party	2145	20.8%
August Hašek	Czech national-social party	774	7.5%
	Other parties	36	0.3%
Eligible voters: 13,676, invalid / empty votes: 147, voter turnout: 76.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Karel Viskovsky	Czech Agricultural Party	5437	59.8%
František Heller	Czech Social Democratic Party	3652	40.2%
Eligible voters: 13,676, invalid / empty votes: 173, voter turnout: 67.7%

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 46.
• 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.