Electoral District Tyrol 15

Electoral District Tyrol 15
country	Austria-Hungary
Crown land	Tyrol
Constituency number	15th
Type	Rural municipality constituency
region	Bolzano , Sarntal , Castelrotto
Present population	30,044   (1910)
Colloquial languages	German  (83.6%),  Italian (16.4%)
Eligible voters	7,302   (1911)
MPs
Josef Kienzl (1907–1918)

The electoral district Tyrol 15 was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian Crown Land of Tyrol . 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 . With the new Reichsrat election order, a total of 516 electoral districts were created, with one member being elected in each constituency with the exception of Galicia in the course of the Reichsrat election. The member of parliament has to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The constituency of Tyrol 15 comprised the judicial districts of Bozen , Sarnthal and Kastelruth , with the city of Brixen ( constituency Tyrol 5 ) being excluded from the electoral district.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Josef Kienzl ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election he was able to successfully defend his mandate. Kienzl achieved 85 and 84 percent respectively in the elections, the candidate of the second strongest Conservative came in at 11 percent.

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). There was no runoff due to Kienzl's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Kienzl	Christian Social Party	4855	85.4%
Franz von Zallinger	Conservative Party	644	11.3%
	Social Democratic Labor Party	163	2.9%
Others		21st	0.4%
Eligible voters: 6,889, invalid / empty votes: 178, voter turnout: 85.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff vote was not held due to Kienzl's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate	Political party	Constituency votes	percent
Josef Kienzl	Christian Social Party	4208	84.0%
Josef Burger	Conservative Party	560	11.2%
Johann Pittacco	Social Democratic Labor Party	188	3.8%
Others		56	1.1%
Eligible voters: 7,302, invalid / empty votes: 93, voter turnout: 69.9%

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. ^ The elections to the Reichsrat in Tirol. In:  Innsbrucker Nachrichten , May 15, 1907, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).
3. ^ The election of the Reichsrat in 1911. In:  Innsbrucker Nachrichten , June 14, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).

literature

• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1907–1913, XI. Legislative period (XVIII session). Wiener Verlag, Vienna, Leipzig 1907.
• Fritz Freund: The Austrian House of Representatives. A biographical-statistical handbook, 1911–1917, XII. Legislative period. Publishing house Dr. Rudolf Ludwig, Vienna 1911.
• 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 24
• 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. 50