Electoral District Austrian Silesia | Silesia 4
country
Austria-Hungary
Crown land
Silesia
Constituency number
4th
Type
Constituency
region
Teschen , Oderberg , Freistadt , Schwarzwasser
Present population
33,326 (1910)
Colloquial languages
German (56.2%), Polish (37.4%), Bohemian (6.3%)
Eligible voters
5,506 (1911)
MPs
The constituency of Silesia 4 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 4 included the cities of Teschen , Oderberg , Freistadt and Schwarzwasser .
The mayor of Teschen, Leonhard Demel von Elswehr (1856–1915), a son of Johann Demels and a candidate of the German Liberals , emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . His opponents were Eduard Engelmann, a legal advisor from Vienna ( Christian Social Party ), socialist Maurice Arbeitel from Teschen and Hilary Filasiewicz, a national candidate from Poland.
In the 1911 Reichsrat election Leonhard Demel won again. His opponents at that time were Leopold Doppler (Christian Social Party), socialist Maurice Arbeitel and Franciszek Tomiczek, Polish master mason from Bobrek .
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
Leonhard Demel from Elswehr
German Progressive Party
1812
Teschen: 1444
Oderberg: 113
Free City: 125
Blackwater: 130
39.7%
Teschen: 51.8%
Oderberg: 13.4%
Free city: 18.9%
Blackwater: 48%
Maurice Arbeitel
Social Democratic Labor Party
1196
Teschen: 436
Oderberg: 527
Free City: 226
Schwarzwasser: 7
26.2%
Teschen: 15.6%
Oderberg: 62.4%
Free City: 34.1%
Black water: 2.6%
Eduard Engelmann
Christian Social Party
933
Teschen: 569
Oderberg: 110
Free City: 242
Schwarzwasser: 12
20.4%
Teschen: 20.4%
Oderberg: 13%
Free city: 36.6%
Black water: 4.4%
Hilary Filasiewicz
Polish People's Party
595
Teschen: 330
Oderberg: 88
Free City: 63
Blackwater: 114
13%
Teschen: 11.8%
Oderberg: 10.4%
Free city: 9.5%
Black water: 42.1%
Other parties
30th
0.6%
Eligible voters: 4840, invalid / empty votes: 29, turnout: 94.9%
Runoff
candidate
Political party
Constituency votes
percent
Leonhard Demel from Elswehr
German Progressive Party
2797
Teschen: 2136
Oderberg: 144
Free City: 305
Schwarzwasser: 212
63.4%
Teschen: 78.6%
Oderberg: 17.5%
Free city: 48.4%
Blackwater: 88.3%
Maurice Arbeitel
Social Democratic Labor Party
1617
Teschen: 583
Oderberg: 581
Free City: 325
Schwarzwasser: 28
36.6%
Teschen: 21.4%
Oderberg: 82.5%
Free city: 51.6%
Black water: 11.7%
Eligible voters: 4,840, invalid votes: 79, voter turnout: 92.8%
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election took place on June 13, 1911 (first ballot).
candidate
Political party
Constituency votes
percent
Leonhard Demel from Elswehr
German Progressive Party
2541
Teschen: 1803
Oderberg: 242
Free City: 355
Schwarzwasser: 141
51.4%
Teschen: 59.5%
Oderberg: 25.6%
Free City: 49.4%
Blackwater: 56%
Maurice Arbeitel
Social Democratic Labor Party
1393
Teschen: 612
Oderberg: 548
Free City: 207
Schwarzwasser: 26
28.2%
Teschen: 20.2%
Oderberg: 58%
Free City: 28.8%
Black water: 10.3%
Leopold Doppler
Christian Social Party
695
Teschen: 415
Oderberg: 133
Freistadt: 65
Schwarzwasser: 81
14.1%
Teschen: 13.7%
Oderberg: 14.1%
Free city: 9%
Black water: 32.1%
Franciszek Tomiczek
Polish People's Party
283
Teschen: 180
Oderberg: 11
Free City: 88
Schwarzwasser: 4
5.7%
Teschen: 5.9%
Oderberg: 1.2%
Free City: 12.2%
Black water: 1.6%
Other parties
32
0.6%
Eligible voters: 5506, invalid / empty votes: 59, voter turnout: 90.9%
literature
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 , April 14, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
↑ Article in: Prager Tagblatt , April 14, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / ptb
↑ Article in: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , April 24, 1907, p. 1 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
^ The elections to the Reichsrat. In: Prager Abendblatt. Supplement to the Prager Zeitung / Prager Abendblatt , June 13, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / pab
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