Vorarlberg electoral district 2

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Vorarlberg electoral district 2
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Vorarlberg
Constituency number 2
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Bregenz , Bregenz Forest
Present population  37,763   (1910)
Eligible voters 8,493 
MPs


The Vorarlberg 2 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 2 constituency comprised the judicial districts of Bregenz and Bregenzerwald , with the city ​​of Bregenz , which belongs to constituency 1 , being excluded from the electoral district.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 went Jodok Fink ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner. He received 86 percent of the vote in the first ballot, while the second-placed Social Democrat got 6 percent of the vote. Fink was able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election. In 1911 he got 73 percent of the vote, the second-placed German national candidate got 11 percent.

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

The 1907 Reichsrat election was held on May 14, 1907 (first ballot). There was no run-off vote due to Fink's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Jodok Fink Christian Social Party 6544 86.1%
Johann Baptist Calf Social Democratic Labor Party 429 5.6%
Winder German Progressive Party / German People's Party 310 4.1%
Christian Social Party 131 1.7%
Others 185 2.4%
Eligible voters: 8,315, invalid / empty votes: 261, voter turnout: 94.5%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). There was no run-off vote due to Fink's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Jodok Fink Christian Social Party 5386 73.4%
Karl Huter German national candidate 796 10.9%
Hermann Hermann Social Democratic Labor Party 704 9.6%
Christian Social Party 236 3.2%
Others 214 2.9%
Eligible voters: 8,493, Invalid / Empty votes: 308, Turnout: 90.0%

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

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