1897 Cisleithanian legislative election

Austro-Hungarian imperial council election 1897 Cisleithanian Imperial Council election Austria empire parliamentary no 1891 Cisleithanian legislative election 1891 1900–1901 Cisleithanian legislative election 1900–1901 All 425 seats in the Imperial Council 213 March 1897 Josef_Kaizl_1886.png Josef Kaizl NSS Bohemian Club 9.15% 53 64,546 6.09% 3.06pp 284696 3x4.svg DLVP German Progressive Parties 32.81% 50 81,291 7.79% 25.02pp FDBB30 3x4.svg PKK Poland Club 11.62% 46 26,161 2.46% 9.16pp DC143C Ludwig_Grillich7.jpg Karl Lueger Christian Social Party (Austria) Christian Social Union 12.60% 39 372,395 35.15% 22.55pp Otto Steinwender (1847-1921).jpg Otto Steinwender DVP Association of German People's Parties New 31 48,000 4.53% 4.53pp FDBB30 Josef Baernreither (1845-1925).jpg Josef Maria Baernreither VSGGB Union of Constitutionalist Landowners 0.78% 23 2,288 0.23% 0.55pp 600060 Minister-President of Cisleithania Kasimir Felix Badeni FP Kasimir Felix Badeni FP Legislative elections to elect the members of the ninth Imperial Council were held in March 1897 in Cisleithania, the northern and western ("Austrian") crown lands of Austria-Hungary. These elections were first in Cisleithania held under the curial system with universal, but still not equal, suffrage.Československé dějiny v datech. Praha : Svoboda, 1987. 80-7239-178-X. S. 323-324. cs Badeni electoral reform Count Kasimir Felix Badeni had led the Cisleithanian government since 1895. In February 1896, the government submitted a proposal for fundamental reform of the electoral system. The so-called Badeni electoral reform kept the curial electoral system, but in addition to four existing curiae (landowners, trade and industry chambers, large and medium farmers, and male city residents who were annually paying at least 10 guilders of taxes), the fifth, general curia, was added. While voting rights were limited in the four original curiae (fiscally defined, therefore, allowing voting to only those who have paid taxes on prescribed minimum amount), the fifth curia included all men older than 24. In May 1896, Badeni electoral reform was approved by the Imperial Council.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848-1918. Praha : Svoboda, 1982. p. 450-451. cs Results Voting took place in several stages during March 1897, with the last elections being held in the fifth curia on March 12, 1897.Československé dějiny v datech. Prag : Svoboda, 1987. 80-7239-178-X. p. 324. cs The elections significantly changed relations in the Imperial Council, with a strong trend in the degradation of the original dominant German Progressive Party being set. This trend went in favor of the newly founded German People's Party and the Christian Social Party. The elections also brought a further fragmentation of the political scene; the three strongest parliamentary clubs (Young Czechs, Polish Club, and German Progressive Party) had only 168 seats, and the new Imperial Council had 17 parliamentary clubs. Meanwhile, the Social Democrats were still weakening, winning only 15 seats.Československé dějiny v datech. Praha : Svoboda, 1987. 80-7239-178-X. p. 324. cs Croatian Nation Croatian National Party 4832 8 Croatian Radical Party 419 3 Czech Nation Young Czech Party 64546 53 Old Czech Party 22769 0 Czech Compromise Candidates 4176 4 Czech People's Party (Young Czech) 2565 3 Bohemian Conservative Party 2396 1 National Czech Party 1883 0 German Nation Christian Social and Anti-Semitic Party 372395 39 Social Democratic Party 245001 14 German Liberal and Constitutional Party 81291 50 German People's Party 48000 31 German-National Party 46025 12 Social Politicians 7874 1 German Clerical and Conservative Party 6020 14 Catholic Conservative Party 4475 14 German Clerical Party 2140 2 Catholic People’s Party 1897 5 German Compromise Candidates 1548 1 Officials' Party 1207 1 German Farmers' Party 1157 0 Agrarian Party 642 1 German Independents 541 0 Italian Nation Italian Liberal Party 25312 14 Autonomist Party 1465 0 Italian Clerical Party 1098 4 Italian Conservative Party 916 1 Landowner Candidates Constitutionalist Landowners 2288 23 Conservative Landowners 1089 9 Bohemian Conservative Landowners 689 19 Bohemian Centre Party–Moravian Centre Party 346 3 Polish Nation Polish Conservative Party 26161 46 Polish Radical Party 10610 1 Polish Liberal Party 8792 5 Polish Democratic Party 8509 6 Polish People's Party 6077 3 Polish Clerical Party 698 1 Romanian Nation Romanian National Party 1550 5 Ruthenian Nation Ruthenian Radical Party 6020 1 Young Ruthenian Party 1816 6 Ruthenian Moderate Party 1774 3 Ruthenian Radical People’s Party 927 0 Ruthenian Party 473 0 Conservative Ruthenian Party 428 0 Old Ruthenian Party 366 1 Russophilic Party 287 0 Serbian Nation Serb People's Party 183 2 Slovenian Nation Slovenian National Party 9386 2 Slovenian Liberal Party 2278 3 Slovenian Clerical Party 1984 8 Slovenian Conservative Party 554 2 Young Slovenian Party 262 0 Slovenian Radical Party 122 0 Other Unknown votes 5130 Split votes 7930 0 ANNOANNO Seats In May 1897 the Imperial Council had 16 political groups and individual parties: Grouping Bohemian Club 60 Poland Club 59 Association of German People's Parties 41 Slavic Christian-National Association 35 German Progressive Parties 33 Club of Catholic People's Parties 31 Union of Constitutional Landowners 30 Christian Social Union 26 Group of Bohemian Conservative Landowners 19 Italian Union 19 Social Democratic Association 15 Free German Union 15 Center Club 6 Polish Christian People's Parties 6 Romanian Club 5 Schönerer's group 5 Polish People's Party 3 Independents 17 Aftermath After the elections, Badeni tried to negotiate with the aim of creating a stable pro-government parliamentary majority. However, he did not consider the German Progressive Party or the radical nationalist Pan-German League, but preferred to try to gain support among conservative German-Austrian politicians, including the liberal German Constitutional Party. After the German Constitutional Party refused to give support to the minority government, Badeni announced on April 2, 1897, that his government would resign, but did not go through with the resignation. Meanwhile, negotiations on forming a government continued. On April 4, a framework agreement was set, effectively restoring the conservative so-called Iron Circle from the 1880s, which consisted of the German Catholic People's Party, the Young Czech Party, the Polish club and the Czech Party of Conservative Landowners. Badeni remained Prime Minister. However, the government did not last long as Badeni resigned on November 28, 1897, under the pressure from the German nationalists over the language regulations.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848-1918. Praha : Svoboda, 1982. p. 458-462. cs References Cisleithania Category:Legislative elections in Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania