Silesian constituency 13
| Silesian constituency 13 | |
|---|---|
| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Silesia |
| Constituency number | 13 |
| Type | Rural municipality constituency |
| region | Teschen , Jablunkau |
| Present population | 75.074 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | Polish (89.4%), Bohemian (6.3%), German (4.3%) |
| Eligible voters | 13,036 (1911) |
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The constituency of Silesia 13 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 . With the new Reichsrat election order, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, with one member being elected in each constituency with the exception of Galicia 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 13 comprised the judicial districts of Teschen and Jablunkau , with the exception of the following municipalities:
- from the judicial district Teschen the city of the same name Teschen ( electoral district 4 )
- from the judicial district Jablunkau the city of the same name Jablunkau ( constituency 5 )
The physician Ryszard Kunicki (1873-1960) emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election in the second ballot, partly regarded as an international socialist by the PPSD and therefore more acceptable for the local Schlonsaken , Moravians and other ethnic groups. This result came as a surprise to his Polish opponents at odds: Franciszek Lankocz of the Polish Union of Silesian Catholics, led by Józef Londzin (who won 14 in the Silesian constituency ) and the Polish evangelical lawyer Jan Michejda . The fourth candidate was Jan Chlebus, an agrarian from PSL .
In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Jan Michejda won in the second ballot, as a harmonious candidate of the Union of Silesian Catholics and the more evangelical party PSN (Polskie Stronnictwo Narodowe). His opponents at the time were the pro-German and anti-Polish national movement Józef Kożdoń (who was also a candidate in the Silesian constituency 15 ) and the socialist doctor Ryszard Kunicki.
Election results
Reichsrat election 1907
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot) and May 23, 1907 (runoff).
First ballot
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryszard Kunicki | PPSD | 4608 | 37.9% |
| Franciszek Lankocz | Association of Silesian Catholics (Polish-Christian-Social) |
4377 | 36% |
| Jan Michejda | PSN (Polish National Party) | 2148 | 17.7% |
| Jan Chlebus | Polish agrarians | 868 | 7.1% |
| Other parties | 68 | 0.6% | |
| Eligible voters: 12,739, invalid / empty votes: 78, voter turnout: 95.4% | |||
Runoff
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryszard Kunicki | PPSD | 6672 | 56.1% |
| Franciszek Lankocz | Association of Silesian Catholics (Polish-Christian-Social) |
5213 | 43.9% |
| Eligible voters: 12,739, Invalid / Empty votes: 149, Turnout: 94.5% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot) and June 20, 1911 (runoff).
First ballot
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes |
percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Michejda | PSN (Polish National Party) | 5588 | 45.2% |
| Ryszard Kunicki | PPSD | 4304 | 35.1% |
| Józef Kożdoń | Silesian People's Party (German-friendly Poles) |
2336 | 19% |
| Other parties | 27 | 0.2% | |
| Eligible voters: 13,036, Invalid / Empty votes: 120, Turnout: 94.9% | |||
Runoff
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Michejda | PSN (Polish National Party) | 6102 | 50.2% |
| Ryszard Kunicki | PPSD | 6059 | 49.8% |
| Eligible voters: 13,036, invalid / empty votes: 115, voter turnout: 94.2% | |||
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
- Grzegorz Wnętrzak: Stosunki polityczne i narodowościowe na pograniczu Śląska Cieszyńskiego i Galicji zachodniej w latach 1897-1920 [Political and national relations in the border area of Cieszyn Silesia and Western Galicia in the years 1897-1920] . Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2014, ISBN 978-83-7780-882-5 (Polish).
- Wyniki wyborów . In: Gwiazdka Cieszyńska . No. 39, 1907, pp. 196-197. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- Wyniki wyborów . In: Gwiazdka Cieszyńska . No. 42, 1907, p. 210. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- Wyniki wyborów . In: Ślązak . No. 25 (113), 1911, p. 205. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- Niechaj mówią cyfry! . In: Poseł Związku Śląskich Katolików . No. XXXIV, XXXV, 1908.
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: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Prager Tagblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , May 24, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ The elections to the Reichsrat. In: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 13, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
