Carniola 11th constituency

Carniola 11th constituency
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Carniola
Constituency number	11
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Möttling , Rudolfswerth , Tschernembl
Present population	49,384   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Slovenian  (98.6%),  German (1.2%)
Eligible voters	9,491   (1911)
MPs
Fran Šuklje (1907-1910) Evgen Jarc (1910-1918)

The electoral district Krain 11 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 electoral district Krain 11 included the judicial districts Möttling , Rudolfswerth (without the communities of the electoral district 12) and Tschernembl (without Stockendorf ).

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 went Fran Šuklje out by the Slovenian People's Party as the winner. However, Šuklje resigned in 1910, whereupon his party colleague Evgen Jarc was able to prevail in the Reichsrat replacement election . In the realm Council Election 1911 Jarc could defend his mandate successfully.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

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

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Fran Šuklje	Slovenian People's Party	5031	98.1%
	Other parties	97	1.9%
Eligible voters: 9,208, invalid / empty votes: 76, voter turnout: 56.5%

Supplementary election to the Reichsrat 1910

The 1907 Reichsrat election was carried out on October 19, 1910 after Šuklje resigned from his mandate. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Jarc in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Evgen Jarc	Slovenian People's Party	5382	74.9%
Engelbert Gangl	Slovene National Progressive Party	1745	24.3%
	Other parties	57	0.8%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:? %

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Jarc in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Evgen Jarc	Slovenian People's Party	6139	76.8%
Peter Majerle	Slovene National Progressive Party	1689	21.1%
	South Slavic Social Democrats	54	0.7%
	Other parties	115	1.4%
Eligible voters: 9,491, Invalid / Empty votes: 238, Turnout: 86.8%

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:  Das Vaterland , October 20, 1910, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Reichspost , June 14, 1911, p. 21 (online at ANNO ).