Constituency of Styria 11
Constituency of Styria 11 | |
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country | Austria-Hungary |
Crown land | Styria |
Constituency number | 11 |
Type | City constituency |
region | Lower Styria |
Present population | 31,171 (1910) |
Colloquial languages | German (61.9%), Slovenian (38.0%) |
Eligible voters | 6,126 (1911) |
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The constituency of Styria 11 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 became effective 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 11 comprised the cities, markets and communities Friedau , Lichtenwald , Tüffer , Rann , Luttenberg , Windischfeistritz , Windischgraz , Schönstein , Mahrenberg , Hohenmauthen , Saldenhofen , Oberfeising , Gegenthal , Soboth , Rohitsch , Sauerbrunn Kurort , Brunndorf , Sankt Lorenzen ob Marburg , Cilli , Hochenegg , Gonobitz and Weitenstein Markt .
Election results
The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Richard Marckhl in the first ballot.
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
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Richard Marckhl | German radical party | 2681 | 56.6% |
Ivan Rebek | Slovenian Liberal Party | 1179 | 24.9% |
Karl Sonnleitner | Social Democratic Labor Party | 833 | 17.6% |
Other parties | 43 | 0.9% | |
Eligible voters: 5813, invalid / empty votes: 21, voter turnout: 81.8% |
Reichsrat election 1911
The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Richard Marckhl in the first ballot.
candidate | Political party | Constituency votes | percent |
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Richard Marckhl | German liberal candidate | 2927 | 60.4% |
Ivan Rebek | Slovene National Progressive Party | 1032 | 21.3% |
Albert Horwatek | Social Democratic Labor Party | 857 | 17.7% |
Other parties | 33 | 0.7% | |
Eligible voters: 6,126, Invalid / Empty votes: 36, Turnout: 79.7% |
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 kk Central Statistical Commission), p. I. 16
- "The results of the Reichsrat elections in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat in 1911." In: Österreichische Statistics, Neue Reihe, 7th volume, 1st issue, Vienna 1912 (published by the kk Statistical Central Commission), p. 38
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: Neue Freie Presse , May 15, 1907, p. 32 (online at ANNO ).
- ↑ Article in: Das Vaterland , June 14, 1911, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).