Vorarlberg electoral district 4

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Vorarlberg electoral district 4
country Austria-Hungary
Crown land Vorarlberg
Constituency number 4th
Type Rural municipality constituency
region Bludenz , Montafon
Present population  18,962   (1910)
Eligible voters 4,385 
MPs


The Vorarlberg 4 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 4 constituency comprised the judicial districts Bludenz and Montafon , with the city ​​of Bludenz belonging to constituency 1 being excluded from the electoral district.

From the Imperial Council election in 1907 was Martin Thurnher ( Christian Social Party ) emerged as the winner. He received 90 percent of the vote in the first ballot, while the second-placed Social Democrat got 6 percent of the vote. Thurner was able to successfully defend his mandate in the 1911 Reichsrat election. In 1911 he got 77 percent of the vote, the second-placed German national candidate received 11 percent. Thurnher achieved the highest result in Vorarlberg in both ballots.

elections

Reichsrat election 1907

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

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Martin Thurnher Christian Social Party 3281 90.3%
Josef Brüggeler Social Democratic Labor Party 181 5.8%
Rudolf Michaeler German Progressive Party / German People's Party 102 2.8%
Others 69 1.9%
Eligible voters: 4,334, invalid / empty votes: 145, voter turnout: 87.2%

Reichsrat election 1911

The 1911 Reichsrat election was held on June 13, 1911 (first ballot). The runoff election was dropped due to Thurnher's absolute majority in the first ballot.

candidate Political party Constituency
votes 		voting
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Martin Thurnher Christian Social Party 2580 77.4%
Wilhelm Lorünser German national candidate 368 11.0%
Koloman Markart Social Democratic Labor Party 226 6.8%
Others 161 4.8%
Eligible voters: 4,385, Invalid / Empty votes: 380, Turnout: 84.7%

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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