Styria constituency 17

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Styria constituency 17
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Styria
Constituency number 17th
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Graz surroundings
Present population  54,127   (1910)
Colloquial languages German  (99.4%),  Slovenian (0.6%)
Eligible voters 12,379   (1911)
MPs


The constituency of Styria 17 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 17 included the judicial district of Graz Umgebung without the municipalities of Andritz , Eggenberg , Gösting , Gratwein , Judendorf-Straßengel and Sankt Stefan am Gratkorn (all constituency Styria 5 ).

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the Christian Socialist Franz Huber prevailed in the first ballot. Huber was able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped because of the absolute majority for Huber in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Franz Huber German-conservative candidate 5903 67.7%
Erich Kluesemann German Agrarian / Christian Farmers' Union 1901 21.8%
Johann Haiden Social Democratic Labor Party 820 9.4%
Other parties 93 1.1%
Eligible voters: 11,964, Invalid / Empty votes: 209, Turnout: 74.6%

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 Huber in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency votes percent
Franz Huber Christian Social Party 4616 62.9%
Leopold Klampfl German agrarians 1868 25.5%
Michael colleague Social Democratic Labor Party 811 11.1%
Other parties 42 0.6%
Eligible voters: 12,379, invalid / empty votes: 55, voter turnout: 59.7%

literature

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:  Workers will. Social democratic organ of the Alpine countries / workers will. Organ of the working people of the Alpine countries / workers will. Organ of the working people for Styria and Carinthia / workers will. Organ of the working people for Styria, Carinthia (and Carniola) Neue Zeit. Organ of the Styrian Socialist Party , May 15, 1907, p. 7 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / awi
  3. Article  in:  Das Vaterland , June 14, 1911, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / possibly