Electoral District of Bohemia 68

Electoral District of Bohemia 68
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	68
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Horaždowitz , Blatna , Schüttenhofen
Present population	61,534   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.0%),  German (1.0%)
Eligible voters	13,435   (1911)
MPs
Jan Náprstek (1907-1911) Jan Sedlák (1911-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 68 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 68 comprised the following judicial districts or municipalities, with the exception of the cities of Horaždowitz ( constituency 30 ), Schüttenhofen ( constituency 31 ) and Blatna ( constituency 32 ):

• Horaždowitz judicial district
• Blatna judicial district
• Schüttenhofen judicial district (excluding the municipalities of Albrechtsried , Langendorf and Swina )
• Damitsch , Maleč , Rezditz , Ostruzno , Pohorsko , Schimanau , Soběschitz and Straszyn (all jurisdiction Bergreichenstein )

The Czech agrarian Jan Náprstek emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the Imperial Council election in 1911 , his party colleague could Jan. Sedlák prevail.

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
Josef Teska	Czech Social Democratic Party	4996	46.0%
Jan Náprstek	Czech Agricultural Party	2996	27.6%
Josef Brož	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	2505	23.1%
Peter Novák	Self-employed agrarian	300	2.8%
	Other parties	64	0.6%
Eligible voters: 13,153, invalid / empty votes: 123, voter turnout: 83.5%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Jan Náprstek	Czech Agricultural Party	5639	55.8%
Josef Teska	Czech Social Democratic Party	4460	44.2%
Eligible voters: 13,153, Invalid / Empty votes: 108, Turnout: 77.6%

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
Jan Sedlák	Czech Agricultural Party	3395	34.7%
Josef Teska	Czech Social Democratic Party	3383	34.5%
Josef Brož	Christian Social Party	2261	23.1%
	Self-employed and non-party	287	2.9%
	German counting candidate	40	0.4%
	Other parties	30th	0.3%
Eligible voters: 13,435, Invalid / Empty votes: 123, Turnout: 73.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Jan Náprstek	Czech Agricultural Party	4492	51.1%
Josef Teska	Czech Social Democrats	4293	48.9%
Eligible voters: 13,435, Invalid / Empty votes: 72, Turnout: 65.9%

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 ).
6. ↑ Among others Josef Stoklasa and Gustav Šlais

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.