Constituency of Styria 13

Constituency of Styria 13
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Styria
Constituency number	13
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Bruck an der Mur , Frohnleiten , Leoben , Eisenerz , Mautern
Present population	42,183   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (99.8%),  Slovenian (0.1%)
Eligible voters	9,085   (1911)
MPs
Franz Prisching (1907-1918)

The constituency of Styria 13 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 13 comprised the following judicial districts:

• Bruck an der Mur (excluding the municipalities of Bruck an der Mur and Kapfenberg , see constituency Styria 5 )
• Frohnleiten (without the communities Frohnleiten , Deutschfeistritz and Übelbach Markt , see constituency Styria 5 )
• Leoben (excluding the municipalities of Leoben , St. Peter bei Leoben and Trofaiach , see constituency Styria 5 or Donawitz and Vordernberg , see constituency Styria 6 )
• Eisenerz (excluding the municipality of Eisenerz , see constituency Styria 6 )
• Mautern (excluding the market town of Mautern in Styria , see constituency Styria 7 )

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, Franz Prisching from the Christian Social Party prevailed in the second ballot. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Prisching was able to successfully 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
Franz Prisching	Christian Social Party	3347	49.4%
Julius Hilari	Social Democratic Labor Party	1930	28.5%
Franz Jank	German Agrarian / Christian Farmers' Union	1455	21.5%
	Other parties	39	0.6%
Eligible voters: 8,461, invalid / empty votes: 32, voter turnout: 80.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Prisching	Christian Social Party	3962	63.4%
Julius Hilari	Social Democratic Labor Party	2288	36.6%
Eligible voters: 8461, invalid / empty votes: 47, voter turnout: 74.4%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to the absolute majority for Franz Prisching in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Prisching	Christian Social Party	3259	50.7%
Rudolf Schlager	Social Democratic Labor Party	2223	34.6%
Anton Kapper	German agrarians	907	14.1%
	Other parties	33	0.5%
Eligible voters: 9085, invalid / empty votes: 37, voter turnout: 71.1%

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), p. I. 16
• 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. 40

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. 32 (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 ).