Electoral District of Styria 23

Electoral District of Styria 23
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Styria
Constituency number	23
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Hartberg , Friedberg , Vorau , Pöllau
Present population	47,449   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (100%),  Slovenian (0%)
Eligible voters	10,414   (1911)
MPs
Franz Hagenhofer (1907-1918)

The constituency of Styria 23 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 23 comprised the following judicial districts:

• Hartberg (without the municipality of Hartberg , see constituency Styria 8 )
• Friedberg without the municipality Friedberg , see constituency Styria 8)
• Vorau without the municipality of Vorau , see constituency Styria 8)
• Pöllau without the municipality of Pöllau , see constituency Styria 8)

In the 1907 Reichsrat election, the German-conservative politician Franz Hagenhofer prevailed in the first ballot. In the 1911 Reichsrat election, Franz Hagenhofer was able to successfully defend his mandate.

Election results

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Hagenhofer in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Hagenhofer	German-conservative candidate	7400	94.3%
Josef Schwarz	German Agrarian / Christian Farmers' Union	283	3.6%
	Social Democratic Labor Party	101	1.3%
	Other parties	63	0.8%
Eligible voters: 10,205, invalid / empty votes: 65, voter turnout: 77.5%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was not due to the absolute majority for Hagenhofer in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Franz Hagenhofer	Christian Social Party	4803	77.4%
Heinrich Pokorny	Christian Social Party	1244	20.0%
Josef Supper	Social Democratic Labor Party	120	1.9%
	Other parties	41	0.7%
Eligible voters: 10,414, invalid / empty votes: 65, voter turnout: 60.2%

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. 17
• 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. 42

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 ).
3. ^ Article  in:  Wiener Zeitung , June 14, 1911, p. 22 (Online at ANNO ).