Silesian constituency 7

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Silesian constituency 7
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Silesia
Constituency number 7th
Type Rural constituency
region Jauernig , Weidenau , Freiwaldau
Present population  45,719   (1910)
Colloquial languages German  (99.9%),  Polish (0.1%),  Bohemian (0.1%)
Eligible voters 9,422   (1911)
MPs

The constituency of Silesia 7 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 7 comprised the judicial districts of Jauernig , Weidenau and Freiwaldau .

The agrarian August Kaiser emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . However, Kaiser died in 1908 and was replaced by the Social Democrat Rudolf Müller as a result of the by-elections . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Müller was defeated by Ferdinand Seidl , who was killed in the First World War in 1915.

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 Petr Cingr in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
August Kaiser German People's Party 5423 61.5%
Johann Trenka Social Democratic Labor Party 3395 38.5%
Other parties 139 1.6%
Eligible voters: 9,422, invalid / empty votes: 87, voter turnout: 96.0%

Supplementary election to the Reichsrat in 1908

The 1908 Reichsrat supplementary election was held on July 8, 1908 (first ballot) and July 14, 1908 (runoff) after the death of August Kaiser.

First ballot

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Friedrich Schenkenbach German agrarian 3488 39.1%
Rudolf Müller Social Democratic Labor Party 3464 38.8%
Baron Grimmenstein Christian Social Party 1977 22.1%
Eligible voters: 9197, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:?

Runoff

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Rudolf Müller Social Democratic Labor Party 4502 51.5%
Friedrich Schenkenbach German agrarian 4238 48.5%
Eligible voters: 9197, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:?

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
Rudolf Müller Social Democratic Labor Party 3714 %
Ferdinand Seidl German Labour Party 2690 %
Josef Peschke Christian Social Party 2364 %
Other parties 24 %
Eligible voters: 9,422, invalid / empty votes: 215, voter turnout: 95.6%

Runoff

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Ferdinand Seidl German Labour Party 4603 %
Rudolf Müller Social Democratic Labor Party 4060 %
Eligible voters: 9,422, invalid votes: 365, voter turnout: 95.8%

literature

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. 12 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / possibly
  3. ↑ Article  in:  Das Vaterland , May 15, 1907, p. 12 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / possibly
  4. ^ Article  in:  Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 26 (Online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / wrz