Electoral District of Bohemia 71

Electoral District of Bohemia 71
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	71
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Strakonitz , Wolin
Present population	66,328   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.6%),  German (0.4%)
Eligible voters	13,019   (1911)
MPs
Josef Bukvaj (1907-1918)

The constituency of Bohemia 71 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 71 comprised the judicial districts of Strakonitz and Wolin as well as the municipalities of Altprachatitz, Auřitz, Bělč, Budkau, Chumen, Dwur, Husinetz, Jelemka, Lažitz, Lhota Chocholata, Lipowitz, Mičowitz, Nebahau, Pietschnau, Wihau, Teschow, Wosek, Zabrdy, Zarowna (all judicial districts Prachatitz ) as well as the communities Bohumilitz, Boschitz, Busk, Ckyn, Dolan, Huschitz, Kleinzdikau, Sct. Mara, Radschau, Wischkowitz, and Wonschowitz (all judicial districts of Winterberg ). However, the cities of Strakonitz and Wolin (both constituency 30 ) were excluded from the electoral district .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Josef Bukvaj the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election he was able to successfully defend his mandate.

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 Bukvaj	Czech Agricultural Party	3752	41.2%
Josef Sobotka	Czech Social Democratic Party	2588	28.4%
Václav Hons	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	1815	19.9%
František Titěra	Czech radical-progressive party	693	7.6%
Tomáš Třeštík	Czech Agricultural Party	220	2.4%
	Other parties	47	0.5%
Eligible voters: 12,738, Invalid / Empty votes: 101, Turnout: 72.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Bukvaj	Czech Agricultural Party	5111	65.3%
Josef Sobotka	Czech Social Democratic Party	2711	34.7%
Eligible voters: 12,738, Invalid / Empty votes: 107, Turnout: 62.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Josef Bukvaj	Czech Agricultural Party	4120	52.5%
Alois Roudnicky	Christian Social Party	1985	25.3%
Josef Kara	Czech Social Democratic Party	1538	19.6%
Stephan Švec	independent candidate	197	2.5%
	Other parties	22nd	0.3%
Eligible voters: 13,019, invalid / empty votes: 83, voter turnout: 60.9%

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 ).

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. 74.