Vorarlberg electoral district 1

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Vorarlberg electoral district 1
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Vorarlberg
Constituency number 1
Type Constituency
region Bregenz , Dornbirn ,
Feldkirch , Bludenz
Present population  30,982   (1910)
Eligible voters 6,442 
MPs

The Vorarlberg 1 constituency was a constituency for the elections to the House of Representatives in the Austrian Crown Land of Vorarlberg . 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 . 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 MP had to prevail with an absolute majority in the first ballot or in a runoff election. The Vorarlberg 1 constituency comprised the communities of Bregenz , Dornbirn , Feldkirch , Bludenz and was therefore Vorarlberg's only constituency.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Karl Drexel ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner. In the 1911 Reichsrat election he was replaced by the German national Ferdinand Kinz .

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). The runoff election was omitted due to Drexel's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
share
Karl Drexel Christian Social Party 2938 52.6%
Heinrich Hueter German Progressive Party / German People's Party 1633 29.2%
Eduard Ertl Social Democratic Labor Party 1000 17.9%
Others 16 0.3%
Eligible voters: 5963, invalid / empty votes: 73, voter turnout: 94.9%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot) and June 20, 1911 (runoff).

First ballot

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
share
Karl Drexel Christian Social Party 2645 45.1%
Ferdinand Kinz German national candidate 1784 30.4%
Eduard Ertl Social Democratic Labor Party 1426 24.3%
Others 13 0.2%
Eligible voters: 6,442, invalid / empty votes: 214, voter turnout: 94.4%

Runoff

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
share
Ferdinand Kinz German national candidate 3028 50.9%
Karl Drexel Christian Social Party 2926 49.1%
Eligible voters: 6,442, invalid / empty votes: 150, voter turnout: 94.8%

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 results of the Reichsrat elections. In:  Bregenzer Tagblatt / Vorarlberger Tagblatt , May 15, 1907, p. 5 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / btb
  3. ↑ City and Country. Reichsrat elections 1911. In:  Bregenzer Tagblatt / Vorarlberger Tagblatt , June 15, 1911, p. 2 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / btb
  4. ↑ Result of the runoff elections. In:  Bregenzer Tagblatt / Vorarlberger Tagblatt , June 21, 1911, p. 3 (online at ANNO ).Template: ANNO / Maintenance / btb

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