Constituency of Styria 2

Constituency of Styria 2
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Styria
Constituency number	2
Type	City constituency
region	Graz , II. / III. District , Waltendorf
Present population	39,599   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (99.1%),  Slovenian (0.5%)
Eligible voters	9,166   (1911)
MPs
Julius Derschatta von Standhalt (1907–1909) Heinrich Wastian (1909–1911) Franz Held (1911-1918)

The constituency of Styria 2 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 2 included the II. And III. District of the city of Graz ( St. Leonhard or Geidorf ) as well as the community Waltendorf from the judicial district of Graz Umgebung .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Julius Derschatta still hold ( German People's Party forth) as the winner. He resigned in 1909, whereupon Heinrich Wastian won the Reichsrat replacement election. In the 1911 Reichsrat election Heinrich Wastian again prevailed. However, since he had also started in the constituency of Styria 9 and accepted the mandate there, he had to be elected again in 1911. In the 1911 Reichsrat replacement election, Franz Held finally prevailed.

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
Julius Derschatta from Standhalt	German People's Party	2717	46.2%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	1654	28.1%
Julius Hilari	Social Democratic Labor Party	1487	25.3%
	Other parties	27	0.5%
Eligible voters: 8,764, invalid / empty votes: 23, voter turnout: 67.4%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Julius of Derschatta	German People's Party	4046	69.4%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	1782	30.6%
Eligible voters: 8,764, invalid / empty votes: 13, voter turnout: 66.6%

Reichsrat replacement election 1909

The Reichsrat election after Derschatta's resignation was held on June 8, 1909 (first ballot) and June 12, 1909 (runoff).

First ballot

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Heinrich Wastian	German People's Party	2291	46.7%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	1328	27.1%
Michael Schacherl	Social Democratic Labor Party	1274	26.0
	Other parties	9	0.2%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:? %

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Heinrich Wastian	German People's Party	2235	94.7%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	124	5.3%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:? %

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
Heinrich Wastian	German-free	2325	45.5%
Alois Ausobsky	Social Democratic Labor Party	1394	27.3%
Karl Englhofer	Christian Social Party	1095	21.4%
Friedrich Wanek	Pan-German association	221	4.3%
	Other parties	77	1.5%
Eligible voters: 9166, Invalid / Empty votes: 21, Turnout: 56.0%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Heinrich Wastian	German-free	2544	72.9%
Alois Ausobsky	Social Democratic Labor Party	947	27.1%
Eligible voters: 9166, Invalid / Empty votes: 28, Turnout: 38.4%

Reichsrat replacement election 1911

After Wastian had accepted the mandate in constituency 9, the replacement election was carried out on October 24, 1911.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Held	German-liberal	1918	60.3%
Alois Ausobsky	Social Democratic Labor Party	1101	34.6%
Weidenhoffer		119	3.7%
Tschickl	"Wild" liberal candidate	80	2.6%
Cooking grid		37	1.2%
	Other parties	85	2.7%
Eligible voters:?, Invalid / Empty votes:?, Turnout:? %

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:  Reichspost , June 9, 1909, p. 6 (online at ANNO ).
5. ↑ Article  in:  Grazer Volksblatt , June 13, 1909, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).
6. ↑ Article  in:  Das Vaterland , June 14, 1911, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).
7. ↑ Article  in:  Reichspost , October 25, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).