Silesian constituency 15
| Silesian constituency 15 | |
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| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Silesia |
| Constituency number | 15th |
| Type | Rural constituency |
| region | Freistadt , Oderberg |
| Present population | 63,478 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | German (5.0%), Polish (70.5%), Bohemian (24.4%) |
| Eligible voters | 10,807 (1911) |
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The constituency of Silesia 15 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 15 comprised the highly industrialized judicial districts of Freistadt and Oderberg , without five municipalities in the electoral district of Silesia 6 ( Schönichl , Dombrau , Karwin , Lazy , Orlau ) and two municipalities in the electoral district of Silesia 4 ( Oderberg and Freistadt).
The Polish Social Democrat Tadeusz Reger emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . However, he resigned that same year and was replaced by his party colleague Ignacy Daszyński . In the 1911 Reichsrat election , Tadeusz Reger prevailed again. His opponents were u. a. Franciszek Halfar, coined as a harmonious candidate of the Polish Union of Silesian Catholics and more Protestant PSN (Polskie Stronnictwo Narodowe), but also with a curious support of the German Liberals (locally until 1909 under the direction of Pastor Theodor Haase ). Franciszek Friedel was the candidate and the main ideologist of the so-called free-town radicals. In 1911 the third opponent was Gardawski ( Czech Autonomous Social Democrats ), who won in no municipality (but got about 30% in Petřvald , Rychvald , Vrbice and Záblatí ).
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 Tadeusz Reger in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz Reger | Polish Social Democrats | 6901 | 72.8% |
| Franz (Franciszek) Halfar | Polish agrarians | 1725 | 18.2% |
| Franz (Franciszek) Friedel | Polish National Party | 825 | 8.7% |
| Other parties | 33 | 0.3% | |
| Eligible voters: 9,842, invalid / empty votes: 40, voter turnout: 996.8% | |||
Supplementary election to the Reichsrat in 1907
After Tadeusz Reger resigned in favor of Ignacy Daszyński, the Social Democrat who had failed in the Krakow constituency, the Reichsrat supplementary election was held on December 16, 1911. Daszyński achieved an absolute majority in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ignacy Daszyński | Polish Social Democrats | 6246 | ? |
| Bura | Czech Christian Social | 2274 | ? |
| Other parties | |||
| Eligible voters: 10807, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:? % | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Tadeusz Reger in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tadeusz Reger | Polish Social Democrats | 6231 | 61.4% |
| Franz (Franciszek) Halfar | Polish People's Party | 2828 | 27.9% |
| Gardowski | Czech Autonomist Social Democrats | 997 | 9.8% |
| Other parties | 94 | 0.9% | |
| Eligible voters: 10807, Invalid / Empty votes: 108, Turnout: 94.9% | |||
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
- Niechaj mówią cyfry! . In: Poseł Związku Śląskich Katolików . No. XXXIV, XXXV, 1908.
- Zwycięstwo! . In: Robotnik Śląski . No. 24, Cieszyn, June 16, 1911, p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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"
- ↑ 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 Teschner Silesia and western Galicia in the years 1897-1920] . Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2014, ISBN 978-83-7780-882-5 , p. 115 (Polish).
- ↑ G. Wnętrzak, 2014, p. 117
- ↑ Article in: Das Vaterland , May 15, 1907, p. 12 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Linzer Volksblatt , December 18, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ a b According to newspaper reports, 6,246 votes were cast for Bura and 2,274 votes, although the votes of 677 eligible voters had not yet been counted.
- ↑ Article in: Arbeiter-Zeitung , June 15, 1911, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).
