Carniola constituency 6

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Carniola constituency 6
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Carniola
Constituency number 6th
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Oberlaibach , Loitsch , Idria , Zirknitz
Present population  47,823   (1910)
Colloquial languages Slovenian  (99.4%),  German (0.4%), other (0.2%)
Eligible voters 9,613   (1911)
MPs


The electoral district Krain 6 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 6 included the judicial districts of Oberlaibach , Loitsch , Idria and Zirknitz .

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

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 Gostinčar in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Josip Gostinčar Slovenian People's Party 4729 64.9%
Ivan Gruden Slovene National Progressive Party 1400 19.2%
Josef Kopac South Slavic Social Democrats 1137 15.6%
Other parties 16 0.2%
Eligible voters: 9356, Invalid / Empty votes: 189, Turnout: 79.9%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Josip Gostinčar Slovenian People's Party 4890 60.1%
Johann Safe Slovene National Progressive Party 1857 19.5%
Anton Kristan South Slavic Social Democrats 1355 16.7%
Other parties 29 0.4%
Eligible voters: 9613, invalid / empty votes: 126, voter turnout: 85.9%

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