Electoral District of Bohemia 72
Electoral District of Bohemia 72 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ^ 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"
- ↑ Article in: Reichspost , May 16, 1907, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ 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.