1891 Cisleithanian legislative election

none Legislative elections were held in Cisleithania in 1891 to elect the members of the eighth Imperial Council. They were the last elections in Cisleithania before the Badeni electoral reform, which drastically increased male suffrage.Österreichische Statistik, 1891 ANNO The German Liberal and Constitutional Party received 32.81% of the vote. Electoral system The elections were held according to the curia arrangement that was instituted in 1873 to complement the implementation of direct elections.Urban, Otto: Česká společnost 1848–1918. Prag : Svoboda, 1982. S. 510–511. (tschechisch) Voters were classified according to their status and wealth into four curiae: Landowners Trade and industry chambers Large and medium farmers Male city residents who were annually paying at least 5 guilders worth of taxes Results German Liberal and Constitutional Party 102296 Christian Social and Anti-Semitic Party 38358 Polish Conservative Party 35369 Young Czech Party 27852 Old Czech Party 20402 German Clerical and Conservative Party 20186 German-National Party 14700 Italian Liberal Party 7913 Slovenian Candidates 6589 German Democratic Party 5831 Ruthenian Candidates 5449 Social Democratic Party 3848 Croatian Candidates 3348 Bohemian Conservative Landowners–Moravian Centre Party 1918 Polish Democratic Party 1503 Serbian Candidates 966 Italian Clerical Party 941 German Farmers' Party 838 Polish Farmers' Party 679 Romanian Candidates 495 National Czech Party 441 Unknown votes 2489 Split votes 2090 ANNO References Cisleithania Category:Legislative elections in Cisleithania Cisleithania