Silesian constituency 12
| Silesian constituency 12 | |
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| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Silesia |
| Constituency number | 12 |
| Type | Rural constituency |
| region | Friedeck , Polish Ostrau |
| Present population | 56,924 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | German (3.1%), Polish (9.9%), Bohemian (86.9%) |
| Eligible voters | 11,349 (1911) |
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The constituency of Silesia 12 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian Crown Land of Silesia . 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 Silesia 12 included the judicial districts Friedeck and Polish Ostrau .
The Social Democrat Čeněk Pospíšil emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the 1911 Reichsrat election , the Bohemian agrarian František Pavlok prevailed.
Election results
Reichsrat election 1907
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Čeněk Pospíšil in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čeněk Pospíšil | Czech Social Democrats | 5715 | % |
| Václav Hruby | Czech National Party | 3854 | % |
| Johann Satinsky | Czech agrarian | 67 | % |
| Other parties | 67 | % | |
| Eligible voters: 10 319, Invalid / Empty votes: 90, Turnout: 94.9% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 and June 20, 1911 (runoff).
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Čeněk Pospíšil | Czech Autonomist Social Democrats | 4539 | % |
| František Pavlok | Czech agrarian | 3240 | % |
| Adalbert Brda | Czech Centralist Social Democrats | 1309 | % |
| Ludwig Schindler | German-friendly Poles | 734 | % |
| Other parties | 17th | % | |
| Eligible voters: 10,587 Invalid / empty votes: 85, turnout: 93.7% | |||
Runoff
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| František Pavlok | Czech agrarian | 4881 | % |
| Čeněk Pospíšil | Czech Autonomist Social Democrats | 4676 | % |
| Eligible voters: 10,587, invalid votes: 129, voter turnout: 91.5% | |||
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 80
- 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. 116
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Article in: Das Vaterland , May 15, 1907, p. 12 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 27 (online at ANNO ).
