Carinthia electoral district 6
| Carinthia electoral district 6 | |
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| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Carinthia |
| Constituency number | 6th |
| Type | Rural municipality constituency |
| region | Sankt Veit , Friesach , Gurk |
| Present population | 35,299 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | German (99.98%), Slovenian (0.02%) |
| Eligible voters | 6,911 (1911) |
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The electoral district of Carinthia 6 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 6 included the judicial districts of Sankt Veit , Friesach and Gurk .
From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Alois Pirker ( German 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 not due to the absolute majority for Alois Pirker in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alois Pirker | German People's Party | 2368 | 55.2% |
| Franz Pressien | Social Democratic Labor Party | 1012 | 23.6% |
| J. Kassel | Christian Social Party | 870 | 20.3% |
| Others | 41 | 1.0% | |
| Eligible voters: 6,588, Invalid / Empty votes: 269, Turnout: 69.2% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Alois Pirker in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
voting share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alois Pirker | German People's Party | 2099 | 52.8% |
| Gröger | Social Democratic Labor Party | 1297 | 32.6% |
| Gruber | Christian Social Party | 568 | 14.3% |
| Others | 14th | 0.4% | |
| Eligible voters: 6911, invalid / empty votes: 49, voter turnout: 58.3% | |||
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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"
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↑ 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 ).
- ^ 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 ).
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, p. 164.
- 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 19
- 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. 44
