Carniola constituency 4

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Carniola constituency 4
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Carniola
Constituency number 4th
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Bischoflack , Krainburg
Present population  45,853   (1910)
Colloquial languages Slovenian  (99.6%),  German (0.3%), other (0.1%)
Eligible voters 8,645   (1911)
MPs


The electoral district Krain 4 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 constituency of Krain 4 included the judicial districts of Bischoflack and Krainburg .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Franz Demšar out by the Slovenian People's Party as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election Demšar was able to prevail again.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Demšar in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Franz Demšar Slovenian People's Party 4507 90.8%
Josef Novak Slovene National Progressive Party 415 8.4 &
Other parties 43 0.9%
Eligible voters: 8,496, invalid / empty votes: 58, voter turnout: 59.1%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Franz Demšar Slovenian People's Party 5103 69.3%
Franz Demšar Slovene National Progressive Party 2184 29.7%
Josef Udovic South Slavic Social Democrats 45 0.6%
Other parties 32 0.4%
Eligible voters: 8,645, Invalid / Empty votes: 172, Turnout: 87.1%

literature

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 , May 15, 1907, p. 13 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / possibly
  3. Article  in:  Neue Freie Presse , June 15, 1911, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp
  4. In newspaper reports referred to as an independent peasant candidate from Zaliog, assigned to the statistics of the Slovene-national-progressive party. Obviously the same name as the election winner.