Galicia Electoral District 15

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Galicia Electoral District 15
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Galicia
Constituency number 15th
Type Constituency
region Tarnopoly
Present population  33,419   (1910)
Colloquial languages Polish  (71%),  Ruthenian (27%)
Eligible voters 6,117   (1911)
MPs

The constituency of Galicia 15 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land of Galicia . 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 Galicia 18 included the city of Tarnopol . From the Imperial Council election in 1907 and 1911 went Rudolf Gall emerged victorious.

literature

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"