Galicia Electoral District 18

Galicia Electoral District 18
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Galicia
Constituency number	18th
Type	Constituency
region	Biała (Biala) , Żywiec (Saybusch) , Kęty , Wadowice , Andrychów (Andrichau)
Present population	31,679   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Polish  (80.7%),  German (~ 19%),  Ruthenian (0.1%)
Eligible voters	5,646   (1911)
MPs
Stanisław Łazarski (1907-1911) Stanisław Łazarski (1911-1918)

The electoral district of Galicia 18 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 cities of Biała (Biala) , Żywiec (Saybusch) Kęty , Wadowice and Andrychów (Andrichau) .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Stanisław Łazarski , lawyer, lawyer and member of the Galician parliament from Jeleśnia , a Democratic candidate, the winner. His opponents were the conservative Wilhelm Binder , a lawyer from Kraków , the socialist Ludwik Gumplowicz from Kraków, and Baltazar Bogucki, an artisan from Żywiec from Stanisław Stojałowski's party .

Stanisław Łazarski won again in the 1911 Reichsrat election. His opponent was Stankiewicz, a poorly known socialist railroad worker from Bielitz.

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	percent
Stanisław Łazarski	Polish Democrats	1522 Biała: 125 Żywiec: 82 Kęty: 299 Andrychów: 333 Wadowice: 683	33.6% Biała: 10.4% Żywiec: 9.9% Kęty: 34.6% Andrychów: 53.4% Wadowice: 67.7%
Baltazar Bogucki	Polish center	1413 Biała: 129 Żywiec: 523 Kęty: 463 Andrychów: 267 Wadowice: 31	31.2% Biała: 10.7% Żywiec: 62.9% Kęty: 53.6% Andrychów: 42.9% Wadowice: 3.1%
Wilhelm Binder	Polish conservatists	775 Biała: 509 Żywiec: 138 Kęty: 58 Andrychów: 0 Wadowice: 70	17.1% Biała: 42.2% Żywiec: 16.6% Kęty: 6.7% Andrychów: 0% Wadowice: 6.9%
Ludwik Gumplowicz	Polish Social Democrats	770 Biała: 426 Żywiec: 84 Kęty: 42 Andrychów: 0 Wadowice: 217	17% Biała: 35.3% Żywiec: 10.1% Kęty: 4.9% Andrychów: 0% Wadowice: 21.6%
	Other parties	52	1.3%
Eligible voters: 5,374, Invalid / Empty votes: 44, Turnout: 85.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Stanisław Łazarski	Polish Democrats	2476 Biała: 678 Żywiec: 148 Kęty: 416 Andrychów: 334 Wadowice: 900	60.6% Biała: 76.9% Żywiec: 18.3% Kęty: 49.6% Andrychów: 55.8% Wadowice: 94%
Baltazar Bogucki	Polish center	1609 Biała: 205 Żywiec: 659 Kęty: 423 Andrychów: 265 Wadowice: 57	39.4% Biała: 23.1% Żywiec: 81.7% Kęty: 50.4% Andrychów: 44.2% Wadowice: 6%
Eligible voters: 5,374, invalid votes: 50, turnout: 76.9%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911.

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Stanisław Łazarski	Polish Democrats	3249 Biała: 661 Żywiec: 792 Kęty: 573 Andrychów: 469 Wadowice: 758	77.6% Biała: 57.7% Żywiec: 98% Kęty: 74% Andrychów: 86.4% Wadowice: 82.7%
Stankiewicz	Polish Social Democrats	903 Biała: 469 Żywiec: 15 Kęty: 194 Andrychów: 72 Wadowice: 158	21.6% Biała: 40.9% Żywiec: 1.8% Kęty: 25.1% Andrychów: 13.3% Wadowice: 17.2%
	Other parties	37	0.9%
Eligible voters: 5646, invalid / empty votes: 35, voter turnout: 74.7%

literature

• 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 82
• 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. 118
• Grzegorz Wnętrzak: Stosunki polityczne i narodowościowe na pograniczu Śląska Cieszyńskiego i Galicji zachodniej w latach 1897-1920 [Political and national relations in the border area of ​​Cieszyn Galicia and Western Galicia in the years 1897-1920] . Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2014, ISBN 978-83-7780-882-5 (Polish).

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. 1 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Tagblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
5. ^ The elections to the Reichsrat. In:  Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 13, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).