Electoral District of Bohemia 87

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Electoral District of Bohemia 87
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Bohemia
Constituency number 87
Type Constituency
region Saaz-Kaaden-Podersam-Duppau
MPs


The electoral district of Bohemia 87 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 87 included the cities of Saaz , Kaaden , Podersam and Duppau . Karl Urban from the German Progressive Party emerged victorious from the two Reichsrat elections in 1907 and 1911 .

elections

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 percent
Anton Dietl Social Democratic Party 2002 38.5%
Karl Urban German progressive party 1601 30.8%
Friedrich Wichtl Freialldeutsche Party 1547 29.7%
Other parties 53 1.02%
Eligible voters: 6,082

Runoff

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Karl Urban German progressive party 3054 57.5%
Anton Dietl Social Democratic Party 2258 42.5%
Eligible voters: 6,081, invalid votes: 21, turnout: 87.7%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election in constituency 87 was not due to the absolute majority of a candidate in the first ballot.

First ballot

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Karl Urban German progressive party 2772 51.8%
Anton Dietl Social Democratic Party 2041 38.2%
Josef Rott Pan-German party 530 9.9%
Other parties 6th 0.1%
Eligible voters: 6207, invalid votes: 29, voter turnout: 86.6%

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:  Deutsches Volksblatt / Deutsches Volksblatt. Radical medium-sized organ / telegraph. Radical Mittelstandsorgan / Deutsches Volksblatt. Daily newspaper for Christian German politics , May 15, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dvb
  3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
  4. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 14, 1911, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab

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