Electoral District of Bohemia 84

Electoral District of Bohemia 84
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Bohemia
Constituency number	84
Type	Constituency
region	Brüx, Katharinaberg, Niedergeorgenthal, Postelberg
MPs
Josef Herold (1907–1918)

The electoral district of Bohemia 84 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 rules, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, each with a member to be elected, which were determined by direct election with a possible runoff. The constituency of Bohemia 84 included the cities of Brüx , Katharinaberg , Niedergeorgenthal and Postelberg . Josef Herold from the German Radical Party emerged victorious from the two Reichsrat elections in 1907 and 1911 .

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Josef Herold in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Herold	Freialldeutsche Party	3511	63.1%
Anton Kühnel	Social Democratic Party	1041	18.7%
Václav Rejmon	Czech candidate	948	17.0%
	Other parties	68	1.2%
Eligible voters: 6,289, invalid votes: 79, turnout: 89.8%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Josef Herold in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Herold	German radical party	3528	63.5%
Anton Kühnel	Social Democratic Party	1397	25.2%
Jindrich Metelka	Czech candidate	560	10.1%
	Other parties	70	1.2%
Eligible voters: 6,705, invalid votes: 37, turnout: 83.4%

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 , 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