Carinthia electoral district 3

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Carinthia electoral district 3
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Carinthia
Constituency number 3
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Ferlach , Eberndorf ,
Eisenkappel , Bleiburg
Present population  46,270   (1910)
Colloquial languages German  (22.7%),  Slovenian (77.2%)
Eligible voters 9,890   (1911)
MPs


The electoral district of Carinthia 3 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land of Carinthia . 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 Carinthia 3 included the judicial districts of Ferlach , Eberndorf , Eisenkappel and Bleiburg .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Franz Graf Auer ( Slovenian People's Party ) emerged as the winner. He was able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Grafenauer in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
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Franz Grafenauer Slovenian clerical 4668 57.0%
Seifritz German People's Party 2007 24.5%
Kristan Slovenian Social Democrats 1436 17.5%
Others 10 0.1%
Eligible voters: 9890, Invalid / Empty votes: 33, Turnout: 83.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Grafenauer in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
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Franz Grafenauer Slovenian clerical 4117 50.9%
Schumy German People's Party 2430 30.0%
Sitter Slovenian Social Democrats 1546 19.1%
Others 3 0.04%
Eligible voters: 10,415, Invalid / Empty votes: 44, Turnout: 78.1%

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. Yesterday's election day. Carinthia .. In:  Deutsches Volksblatt / Deutsches Volksblatt. Radical medium-sized organ / telegraph. Radical Mittelstandsorgan / Deutsches Volksblatt. Daily newspaper for Christian German politics , May 15, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ). The results of the Reichsrat elections on May 14th. In:  Reichspost , May 15, 1907, p. 3 (online at ANNO ). Wire news from the "Grazer Tagblatt". The Reichsrat elections. Carinthia .. In:  Grazer Tagblatt / Grazer Tagblatt. Organ of the German People's Party for the Alpine countries / Neues Grazer Tagblatt / Neues Grazer Morgenblatt. Morning edition of the Neues Grazer Tagblatt / Neues Grazer Abendblatt. Evening edition of the Neue Grazer Tagblatt / (Süddeutsches) Tagblatt with the illustrated monthly “Bergland” , May 15, 1907, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / dvb
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  3. ^ The result of the Reichsrat elections in Carinthia .. In:  Arbeiterwille. Social democratic organ of the Alpine countries / workers will. Organ of the working people of the Alpine countries / workers will. Organ of the working people for Styria and Carinthia / workers will. Organ of the working people for Styria, Carinthia (and Carniola) Neue Zeit. Organ of the Styrian Socialist Party , June 18, 1911, p. 10 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / awi

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