Carniola constituency 1

Carniola constituency 1
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Carniola
Constituency number	1
Type	Constituency
region	Laibach
Present population	40,599   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (14.7%),  Slovenian (83.4%), other (2.0%)
Eligible voters	6,824   (1911)
MPs
Ivan Hribar (1907-1911) Vladimir Ravnihar (1911-1918)

The electoral district Krain 1 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian crown land Krain . 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 . The new Reichsrat election regulations created a total of 416 electoral districts, with the exception of Galicia in each constituency one member was elected 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 Krain constituency included the city of Ljubljana .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Ivan Hribar as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election , Vladimir Ravnihar prevailed.

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
Ivan Hribar	Slovene National Progressive Party	2589	49.99%
Ivan Kregar	Slovenian People's Party	1526	29.5%
Albin Kristan	South Slavic Social Democrats	641	12.4%
Gustav del Cott	German progressive party	418	8.1%
	Other parties	5	0.1%
Eligible voters: 6,893, invalid / empty votes: 21, voter turnout: 75.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Ivan Hribar	Slovene National Progressive Party	3092	59.5%
Ivan Kregar	Slovenian People's Party	2102	40.5%
Eligible voters: 6893, invalid / empty votes: 23, voter turnout: 75.7%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 and June 20, 1911 (runoff).

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Vladimir Ravnihar	Slovene National Progressive Party	2664	47.2%
Vincent Gregoric	Slovenian People's Party	1642	29.1%
E. Kristan	South Slavic Social Democrats	730	12.9%
Ferdinand Eger	German progressive party	583	10.3%
	Other parties	20th	0.4%
Eligible voters: 6824, invalid / empty votes: 67, voter turnout: 83.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Vladimir Ravnihar	Slovene National Progressive Party	3283	64.1%
Vincent Gregoric	Slovenian People's Party	1838	35.9%
Eligible voters: 6824, invalid / empty votes: 480, voter turnout: 82.1%

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 20
• 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. 45

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:  Neue Freie Presse , May 15, 1907, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Neue Freie Presse , May 24, 1907, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Neue Freie Presse , June 15, 1911, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).