Vorarlberg electoral district 3

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Vorarlberg electoral district 3
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Vorarlberg
Constituency number 3
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Feldkirch , Dornbirn
Present population  45,201   (1910)
Eligible voters 9,721 
MPs


The Vorarlberg 3 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 3 constituency comprised the judicial districts of Feldkirch and Dornbirn , with the cities of Feldkirch and Dornbirn belonging to constituency 1 being excluded from the constituency.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Franz Loser ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner. He received 73 percent of the votes in the first ballot, while the second-placed German national candidate Eduard Alge got 22 percent of the votes. Loser was able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election. In 1911 he got 62 percent of the vote, while the German national candidate Alge, who ran again, was able to increase his result to 24 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 Loser's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Franz Loser Christian Social Party 6366 73.1%
Eduard Alge German Progressive Party / German People's Party 1885 21.6%
Maier Social Democratic Labor Party 386 4.4%
Others 73 0.8%
Eligible voters: 9,289, invalid / empty votes: 175, voter turnout: 95.7%

Reichsrat election 1911

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

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Franz Loser Christian Social Party 5257 62.2%
Eduard Alge German national candidate 2007 23.7%
Fritz Preiss Social Democratic Labor Party 1067 12.6%
Others 122 1.4%
Eligible voters: 9091, invalid / empty votes: 638, voter turnout: 93.5%

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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