1900–01 Cisleithanian legislative election

Austria empire parliamentary 1897 Cisleithanian legislative election 1897 1907 Cisleithanian legislative election 1907 All 425 seats in the Imperial Council 213 12 December 1900 to 18 January 1901 Otto Steinwender (1847-1921).jpg Otto Steinwender DVP Association of German People's Parties 31 seats, 4.53% 51 20 70,540 6.56% 2.03pp FDBB30 Karel_Kram%C3%A1%C5%99.jpg Karel Kramář NSS Bohemian Club 53 seats, 6.09% 50 3 60,919 5.66% 0.43pp 284696 3x4.svg no PPK Poland Club 46 seats, 2.47% 49 3 25,381 2.36% 0.11pp DC143C DLVP German Progressive Union 50 seats, 7.79% 35 15 75,190 7.19% 0.60pp FDBB30 Josef Baernreither (1845-1925).jpg Josef Maria Baernreither VSGGB Union of Constitutionalist Landowners 23 seats, 0.23% 29 6 2,257 0.23% 0.0pp 600060 DKKP Centre Club 14 seats, 0.67% 28 14 8,037 0.80% 0.13pp 000080 Minister-President of Cisleithania Ernest von Koerber Ernest von Koerber Legislative elections to elect the members of the 10th Imperial Council were held in Cisleithania, the northern and western ("Austrian") crown lands of Austria-Hungary, from December 12, 1900 to January 18, 1901.Československé dějiny v datech. Prag : Svoboda, 1987. 80-7239-178-X. p. 327–328. cs Electoral system The elections were held according to the parameters set in 1896 Badeni electoral reform which classified voters according to their status and wealth into five curiae: Landowners (85 seats) Trade and industry chambers (21 seats) Large and medium farmers (129 seats) Male city residents who were annually paying at least 5 guilders worth of taxes (118 seats) All men older than 24 (72 seats) The votes for the Farming and Men over 24 curiae were also classified into 2 different categories, direct votes and electoral votes. Electoral votes carried a lot more weight than direct votes, and so the parties that won these seats generally did not get seats based on their total vote counts. Only 6% of the adult population of Cisleithania had a right to vote. Voting took place in stages, with the last elections being held in 1st curiae in Lower Austria.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848–1918. Prag : Svoboda, 1982. p. 510–511. cs Results Croatian Nation Croatian National Party 3695 6 +4 Party of Rights 528 3 New Croatian Clerical Party 378 0 New Croatian Radical Party 14 0 –3 Czech Nation Young Czech Party 60919 50 –3 Czech National Social Party 5404 5 New Czech National Party 4675 2 +2 Czech Radical Party 2271 0 New Czech Compromise Candidates 1890 1 –3 Czech Clerical Party 1541 2 New Common-Czechs Party 1411 0 New Bohemian Agrarian Party 1004 2 New Czech Radical Constitutionalist Party 666 0 New Czech Radical Progressive Party 601 0 New Czech Independents 428 0 New Czech Trading Party 400 0 New Christian Reform Party 177 0 New Old Czech Party 42 0 0 German Nation Christian Social and Anti-Semitic Party 295354 25 –14 Social Democratic Party 251652 11 –3 German-National Party 78941 22 +10 German Liberal and Constitutional Party 75190 35 –15 German People's Party 70540 51 +20 German Clerical and Conservative Party 8039 28 +14 Social Politicians 5042 1 0 Agrarian Party 3096 3 +2 Catholic People’s Party 2292 0 –5 German Farmers' Party 1275 1 +1 Clerical Independents 622 0 New Catholic Conservative Party 599 0 –14 Italian Nation Italian Liberal Party 21107 12 –2 Italian Conservative Party 2214 3 +2 Italian Autonomist Party 1095 0 0 Italian Radical Party 1056 2 New Italian Clerical Party 450 0 –4 Italian Democratic Party 25 0 New Landowner Candidates Constitutionalist Landowners 2257 29 +6 Conservative Landowners 896 4 –5 Bohemian Centre Party–Moravian Centre Party 512 4 +1 Bohemian Conservative Landowners 335 19 0 Polish-Armenian Landowners 81 1 New Polish Nation Polish Conservative Party 25381 49 +3 Polish Democratic Party 9340 6 0 Polish Anti-Semitic Party 6720 6 New Polish Liberal Party 5621 3 –2 Polish National Party 3282 1 New Polish People's Party 2744 4 +1 Polish Radical Party 854 1 0 Polish Farmers' Party 656 0 New Polish Clerical Party 11 0 –1 Romanian Nation Old Romanian Party 724 5 0 Conservative Romanian Party 347 0 New Young Romanian Party 274 0 New Moderate Romanian Party 198 0 New Romanian People's Party 25 0 New Radical Romanian Party 14 0 New Ruthenian Nation Ruthenian Radical Party 4407 2 +1 Old Ruthenian Party 1361 3 +2 Ruthenian Moderate Party 1350 3 0 National Ruthenian Party 505 0 0 Young Ruthenian Party 462 1 –5 Ruthenian People’s Party 277 0 0 Moderate Young Ruthenian Independents 220 0 New Conservative Ruthenian Party 129 0 0 Serbian Nation Serb People's Party 186 2 0 Slovenian Nation Slovenian Clerical Party 56895 11 +3 Slovenian Liberal Party 20492 5 +2 Slovenian National Party 10989 0 –2 Slovenian Progressive Agrarian Party 1649 0 New Slovenian Conservative Party 557 0 –2 Slovenian Christian Social Party 171 0 New Slovenian Pro-German Party 47 0 New Other Independents 3478 1 0 Unknown/split votes 7904 0 ANNO 1907 & ANNO 1901 By parliamentary grouping The largest groups after the election were the Polish Club, the Young Czech Party and the German People's Party, which together had 164 seats.Československé dějiny v datech. Prag : Svoboda, 1987. 80-7239-178-X. p. 328. cs The elections did not significantly alter relations in the Imperial Council and maintained the highly fragmented political spectrum. The Young Czech Party saw some weakening due to the formation of independent political parties such as Czech Agrarian Party and the Czech National Social Party. Czech National Socials represented a new trend in voter preferences, strengthening the nationalist forces. Significantly, they succeed Pan-German Association.May 2017 These elections led to the weakening of the social democratic parties, with the Social Democrats gaining only 10 seats.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848-1918. Praha : Svoboda, 1982. p. 510-511. cs Compared with previous elections, turnout fell. In the 5th curia, under 30% of eligible voters voted. Historian Otto Urban interprets this as a result of the declining influence of the Council in Austrian political life. At the same time it was a more general change of attitude towards the elected legislative bodies.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848-1918. Praha : Svoboda, 1982. p. 511. cs The elections had no impact on the Government because the Cabinet of Ernest von Koerber had a mandate from its election in 1900 until 1904. In early February 1901, the Imperial Council had 20 political groups:Marjan Diklić: Dvije pobjede don Ive Prodana na izborima za Carevinsko vijeće u Beču, Rad. Zavoda povij. znan. HAZU Zadru, sv. 45/2003., p. 388 hr Grouping Poland Club 65 +6 Bohemian Club 44 –16 Association of German People's Parties 42 +1 Union of Constitutionalist Landowners 30 0 Centre Club 29 +23 German Progressive Union 27 –16 Christian Social Union 25 –1 Slavic Association 25 New Group of Bohemian Conservative Landowners 19 0 Italian Union 18 New Association of Social Democrats 11 –4 German Agrarian Parties 9 New Free Association of Pan-Germans 8 New Ruthenian Club 8 New Union of Unaligned Bohemians 8 New Club of Bohemian Agrarians 6 New Yugoslavian Progressive Club 6 New Polish People's Parties 5 +2 Romanian Club 5 0 Moravian Center Parties 3 New Independents 32 +15 0 ANNO References Category:Legislative elections in Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania Cisleithania