Constituency of Styria 8

Constituency of Styria 8
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Styria
Constituency number	8th
Type	City constituency
region	Hartberg , Fehring , Friedberg etc.
Present population	34,859   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (99.6%),  Slovenian (0.4%)
Eligible voters	7,546   (1911)
MPs
August Einspinner (1907-1918)

The constituency of Styria 8 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 8 comprised the cities, markets and communities of Hartberg , Fehring , Friedberg , Birkfeld , Radkersburg , Pöllau , Vorau , Feldbach , Gleichenberg Kurort , Gnas , Fürstenfeld , Burgau , Weiz , Passail , Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab , Gleisdorf , Pischelsdorf , Voitsberg , Köflach , Lankowitz and Tregist .

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 went August Einspinner the winner. He was able to defend his seat in the House of Representatives in the 1911 election.

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
August Einspinner	German People's Party	2588	36.8%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	2216	31.5%
	Social Democratic Labor Party	1577	22.4%
	Other parties	23	0.3%
Eligible voters: 7,227, invalid / empty votes: 17, voter turnout: 88.8%

Runoff

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
August Einspinner	German People's Party	3855	62.6%
Raimund Neunteufel	Christian Social Party	2305	37.4%
Eligible voters: 7,227, invalid / empty votes: 13, voter turnout: 85.4%

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 Einspinner in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
August Einspinner	more German-free	3235	51.8%
Weixelberger	Social Democratic Labor Party	1560	25.0%
Short	Christian Social Party	1432	22.9%
	Other parties	22nd	0.4%
Eligible voters: 7,546, invalid / empty votes: 33, voter turnout: 83.2%

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), SI 15
• 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. 36

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:  Das Vaterland , June 14, 1911, p. 15 (online at ANNO ).