Electoral community "non-party representatives"

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The electoral community “non-party representatives” was an electoral party that ran in the 1953 state elections in Tyrol . With 3.4%, the non-party representatives succeeded in winning a mandate that Hans Plattner subsequently exercised.

program

In the state elections in 1953, the so-called “universalists” stood as “non-party representatives”, who were also called “Canalists” after their mentor Ludwig Canal from Imst . Canal had published his work "Universielle Politik" in 1948 and between May 1952 and March 1953 he published the magazine "Aufklärer" in which he propagated his political program. The basis of his political ideas were the fight against all recoverable hardship combined with a pacifist basic approach. Furthermore, the universalists strove for a kind of world government, whereby only those countries should be included in this "union of peoples" which respect the right of self-determination of the peoples and do not maintain any colonies. The international union should also have its own court and audit office and the respective governments of the countries should be controlled by representatives of the international union. The universalists also created the international union itself as an economic unit with a single currency; foreign trade should only take place with those countries that have a democratic constitution. Furthermore, a world language and a simplified tax system were sought, the armies should be abolished in the long term. At the same time, the international union should grant its citizens the right to work.

State election 1953

The non-party representatives had called for the election of the Austrian People's Party or the Association of Independents (VdU) in the National Council elections in 1953 , but announced that they would run in the state elections in Tyrol if the policies of these parties did not change. Ultimately, the non-party representatives took part in the state elections themselves, and in their magazine Aufklärer they stood up against party bookkeeping and proportional representation . In addition, the universalists demanded a democratization of the state and administration, a complete Nazi amnesty and advocated non-party works councils and neutrality. The non-party representatives finally entered a list link with the VdU, whereby the non-party representatives ran in all constituencies of North Tyrol, but did not stand for election in East Tyrol.

The non-party representatives consisted in particular of business people, representatives of the liberal professions (especially lawyers), employees and works councils. Ludwig Canal acted as the top candidate, along with the former mayor of Zirl Hans Plattner, the works council chairman Alois Kapferer and the works council of the Swarowski company Rudolf Mihalits. With 7,888 votes or 3.39%, the non-party representatives were able to win a mandate.

literature

  • Peter Autengruber : Small parties in Austria 1945 to 1966 . Studienverlag, Innsbruck, Vienna 1997