Styria constituency 1

Styria constituency 1
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Styria
Constituency number	1
Type	City constituency
region	Graz , 1st district
Present population	14,089   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (99.3%),  Slovenian (0.6%)
Eligible voters	3,356   (1911)
MPs
Paul Hofmann von Wellenhof (1907–1918)

The constituency of Styria 1 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian Crown Land of Styria . 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 Styria 1 comprised the 1st district of the city of Graz ( Inner City ).

In the 1907 Reichsrat election , the liberal German Paul Hofmann von Wellenhof emerged victorious. In the Imperial Council election in 1911 of Wellenhof defend his mandate.

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
Paul Hofmann from Wellenhof	German People's Party	917	42.0%
Robert Orel	Christian Social Party	627	28.7%
Michael Schacherl	Social Democratic Labor Party	597	27.3%
	Other parties	42	1.9%
Eligible voters: 3,397, Invalid / Empty votes: 46, Turnout: 65.6%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Paul Hofmann from Wellenhof	German People's Party	1402	65.6%
Robert Orel	Christian Social Party	736	34.4%
Eligible voters: 3,397, Invalid / Empty votes: 4, Turnout: 63.1%

Reichsrat election 1911

First ballot

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot) and June 20, 1911 (runoff).

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Paul Hofmann from Wellenhof	German-free	715	37.9%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	557	29.5%
Reinhard Machold	Social Democratic Labor Party	512	27.2%
Franz strength	Pan-German association	75	4.0%
	Other parties	26th	1.4%
Eligible voters: 3,356, Invalid / Empty votes: 8, Turnout: 56.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Paul Hofmann from Wellenhof	German-free	763	93.4%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	54	6.6%
Eligible voters: 3,356, invalid / empty votes: 15, voter turnout: 24.8%

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 13
• 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. 34

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:  Neue Freie Presse , May 15, 1907, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
3. ↑ Article  in:  Neue Freie Presse , May 24, 1907, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).
4. ↑ Article  in:  Das Vaterland , June 14, 1911, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).