Electoral District of Bohemia 72

Electoral District of Bohemia 72
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	72
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Mühlhausen , Frauenberg , Moldauthein , Bechin , Netolitz
Present population	70,090   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Bohemian  (99.8%),  German (0.1%)
Eligible voters	15,144   (1911)
MPs
Miloš Vojta (1907-1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 72 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 72 comprised the judicial districts of Mühlhausen , Frauenberg , Moldauthein , Bechin and Netolitz (not including the communities of Bowitz, Kollowitz and Obergroschum). The cities of Moldauthein, Mühlhausen, Netolitz, Frauenberg ( constituency 30 ) and Bechin ( constituency 29 ) were excluded from the electoral district .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Miloš Vojta emerged victorious. 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
Anton Balzar	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	4107	33.1%
Miloš Vojta	Czech Agricultural Party	3826	30.9%
Hovocka	Czech Social Democratic Party	2696	21.7%
Dvorak	Young Czechs	1691	13.6%
	Other parties	79	0.6%
Eligible voters: 15,069, Invalid / Empty votes: 247, Turnout: 83.9%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Miloš Vojta	Czech Agricultural Party	6013	55.7%
Anton Balzar	Party of the Catholic People (Clerical Agrarian)	4783	44.3%
Eligible voters: 15,069, invalid votes: 123, turnout: 72.5%

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
Miloš Vojta	Czech Agricultural Party	4987	43.7%
Adalbert Volansky	Christian Social Party	4177	36.6%
Josef Brůša	Czech Social Democratic Party	1739	15.2%
Tomáš Mazanec	independent candidate	472	4.1%
	Other parties	43	0.4%
Eligible voters: 15,144, invalid / empty votes: 197, voter turnout: 76.7%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	voting share
Miloš Vojta	Czech Agricultural Party	5790	54.2%
Adalbert Volansky	Christian Social Party	4901	45.8%
Eligible voters: 15,144, invalid / empty votes: 139, voter turnout: 71.5%

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:  Reichspost , May 16, 1907, p. 7 (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. 74.