Silesian constituency 8
| Silesian constituency 8 | |
|---|---|
| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Silesia |
| Constituency number | 8th |
| Type | Rural constituency |
| region | Zuckmantel , Olbersdorf , Jägerndorf |
| Present population | 28,739 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | German (98.5%), Polish (1.4%), Bohemian (0.1%) |
| Eligible voters | 5,838 (1911) |
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The constituency of Silesia 8 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 8 comprised the judicial districts Zuckmantel , Olbersdorf , Jägerndorf and the communities Kreuzendorf , Lodnitz and Strochowitz from the judicial district of Opava .
The Social Democrat Josef Tuppy emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Tuppy was beaten by the agrarian Hans Kudlich .
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Tuppy | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2600 | 46.1% |
| Karl Turk | German Agricultural Party | 1898 | 33.7% |
| Josef Schinzel | Christian Social Party | 1077 | 19.1% |
| Other parties | 61 | 1.1% | |
| Eligible voters: 5856, Invalid / Empty votes: 36, Turnout: 96.9% | |||
Runoff
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Tuppy | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2769 | 50.1% |
| Karl Turk | German Agricultural Party | 2754 | 49.9% |
| Eligible voters: 5856, Invalid / Empty votes: 101, Turnout: 96.0% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Kudlich in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Kudlich | German Agricultural Party | 3036 | 56.4% |
| Josef Tuppy | Social Democratic Labor Party | 1900 | 35.3% |
| Johann Mattes | Christian Social Party | 436 | 8.1% |
| Other parties | 7th | 0.1% | |
| Eligible voters: 5838, invalid / empty votes: 194, voter turnout: 95.5% | |||
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. 114
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: Das Vaterland , May 24, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ^ Article in: Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 26 (Online at ANNO ).
