Silesian constituency 9
| Silesian constituency 9 | |
|---|---|
| country | Austria-Hungary |
| Crown land | Silesia |
| Constituency number | 9 |
| Type | Rural constituency |
| region | Zuckmantel , Olbersdorf , Jägerndorf |
| Present population | 32,246 (1910) |
| Colloquial languages | German (99.8%), Polish (0.1%), Bohemian (0.1%) |
| Eligible voters | 6,651 (1911) |
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The constituency of Silesia 9 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 9 included the judicial districts of Würbenthal , Freudenthal , Bennisch and the municipality of Mladetzko from the judicial district of Opava .
The German agrarian Adolf Schilder emerged victorious from the 1907 Reichsrat election . In the Reichsrat election in 1911 , Schilder was hit by the Social Democrat Hans Jokl .
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alois Zimmermann | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2979 | 47.1% |
| Adolf Schilder | German Agricultural Party | 2208 | 34.9% |
| Karl Hatwiger / Alois Schroth | Self-employed agrarians | 1087 | 17.2% |
| Other parties | 48 | 0.8% | |
| Eligible voters: 6648, invalid / empty votes: 48, voter turnout: 95.8% | |||
Runoff
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolf Schilder | German Agricultural Party | 3290 | 53.3% |
| Carpenter | Social Democratic Labor Party | 2880 | 46.7% |
| Eligible voters: 6648, invalid / empty votes: 132, voter turnout: 94.8% | |||
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911. The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Jokl in the first ballot.
| candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Jokl | Social Democratic Labor Party | 3113 | 50.3% |
| Eduard Turk | German Agricultural Party | 2638 | 42.7% |
| Franz Anders | Christian Social Party | 259 | 4.2% |
| Karl Hatwiger | Self-employed agrarian | 147 | 2.4% |
| Other parties | 28 | 0.5% | |
| Eligible voters: 6615, invalid / empty votes: 156, voter turnout: 95.9% | |||
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. 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 24, 1907, p. 4 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ according to article in: Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Democratic organ / Neues Wiener Abendblatt. Evening edition of the (") Neue Wiener Tagblatt (") / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Evening edition of the Neue Wiener Tagblatt / Wiener Mittagsausgabe with Sportblatt / 6 o'clock evening paper / Neues Wiener Tagblatt. Neue Freie Presse - Neues Wiener Journal / Neues Wiener Tagblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 31 (online at ANNO ). Karl Hatwiger and Alois Schroth competed alongside signs as "German agrarians". According to press reports, Hatwiger received 843 votes and Schroth received 186 votes. However, these 1029 votes are opposed to the 1087 votes shown in the statistics
- ^ Article in: Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 26 (Online at ANNO ).
- ↑ a b According to the Neue Freie Presse , 2637 votes went to Turk and 147 votes to the independent agrarian Karl Hatwiger. However, the statistics only show a total for the German Agricultural Party of 2,785 votes. One vote is missing on the sum of the two candidates reported by the Neue Freie Presse compared to the total sum of the statistics.
