Carniola constituency 7

Carniola constituency 7
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Carniola
Constituency number	7th
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Adelsberg , Senosetsch , Illyrisch Feistritz , Wippach , Laas
Present population	51,317   (1910)
Colloquial languages	Slovenian  (99.6%),  German (0.3%), other (0.1%)
Eligible voters	9,613   (1911)
MPs
Ignacij Žitnik (1907-1911) Lorenz Pogačnik (1911-1918)

The electoral district Krain 7 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 Krain 7 comprised the judicial districts Adelsberg , Senosetsch , Illyrisch Feistritz , Wippach and Laas .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 went Ignacij Žitnik out by the Slovenian People's Party as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Žitnik was able to prevail again. push through. Lorenz Pogačnik succeeded him in 1914 .

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
Ignacij Žitnik	Slovenian People's Party	5649	64.2%
Josef Dekleva	Slovene National Progressive Party	2975	33.8%
Anton Mozetic	South Slavic Social Democrats	169	1.9%
	Other parties	8th	0.1%
Eligible voters: 12 043, invalid / empty votes: 56, voter turnout: 73.5%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Žitnik in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Ignacij Žitnik	Slovenian People's Party	6559	72.6%
Franz Novak	Slovene National Progressive Party	1611	17.8%
Josef Kopic	South Slavic Social Democrats	740	8.2%
	Other parties	121	1.3%
Eligible voters: 9532, Invalid / Empty votes: 501, Turnout: 85.2%

Supplementary election to the Reichsrat 1914

The Reichsrat election supplementary election was carried out on May 19, 1914. There was no runoff due to the absolute majority for Pogačnik in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Lorenz Pogačnik	Slovenian People's Party	5130	54.7%
Franz Novak	Slovene National Progressive Party	4223	45.0%
	Other parties	25th	0.3%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes: 321, Turnout:? %

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 , May 15, 1907, p. 13 (online at ANNO ).
3. ^ Article  in:  Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 22 (Online at ANNO ).
4. ^ Article  in:  Wiener Zeitung , May 20, 1914, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).