Nové_Zámky_16th_electoral_district_(Czechoslovakia)
The Nové Zámky 16th electoral district ('XVI. Nové Zámky') was a parliamentary constituency in the First Czechoslovak Republic for elections to the Chamber of Deputies. The seat of the District Electoral Commission was in the town of Nové Zámky.[2] The constituency elected 11 members of the Chamber of Deputies.[3][4][5]
| XVI. Electoral District | |
|---|---|
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| County | Municipalities |
| Bratislava | Bratislava City, Bystrica, Devín, Devínska Nová Ves, Dúbravka, Farna, Hochštetno, Horvátský Grob, Ivánka, Karlova Ves, Lamač, Mariatál, Mást, Oberufer, Pajštún, Petržalka, Stupava, Vajnory, Zohor |
| Dunajská Streda | entire county |
| Galanta | all areas not included in the Trnava 15th electoral district |
| Komárno | entire county |
| Malacky | entire county |
| Modra | Nemecký Grob, Slovenský Grob, Švansbach |
| Šaľa | Diakovce, Dlhá nad Váhom, Farkašd, Králová, Kráľová nad Váhom, Neded, Pered, Selice, Šala nad Váhom, Šok, Tornok, Veča, Žigard |
| Šamorín | entire county |
| Nitra | Badice, Branč, Čehynce, Čitáry, Gest, Hrnčiarovce, Jagersek, Lajošová, Mechenice, Nitra, Pogranice, Velký Cetín, Vyčapy-Opatovce |
| Nové Zámky | Andod, Nové Zámky, Tardošked, Veliký Kýr |
| Parkáň | entire county |
| Stará Ďala | all areas not included in the Báňská Bystrica 18th electoral district |
| Vráble | Babindol, Baračka, Beša, Bešeňov, Čifáry, Dyčka, Dedinka (Fajkurt), Horný Ohaj, Horný Pial, Iňa, Lula, Mochovce, Pozba, Tehla, Teldince, Velké Hyndice |
| Zlaté Moravce | Dýmeš, Koleňany, Ladice, Žirany |
| Krupina | Dolné Semerovce, Fedýmeš, Hokovce, Horné Semerovce, Horné Turovce, Horváty, Hrkovce, Inam, Kleňany, Malé Turovce, Nekyje, Pereslany, Plášťovce, Sazdice, Sečenka, Slatina, Stredné Turovce, Šahy, Tešmák, Tompa, Velká Ves, Vyška |
| Levice | Bor, Dolná Seč, Horná Seč, Levice, Lok, Ludany, Malá Kálnica, Malé Kosmalovce, Malý Kiar, Marušová, Naďod, Nový Tekov, Ovárky, Varšavy, Velká Kálnica |
| Modrý Kameň | Balog, Bátorová, Čebovce, Ďurkovce, Chrástince, Ipolské Kosihy, Kamenné Kosihy, Koláry, Kosihovce, Lesenice, Malá Čalomija, Nanince, Opatovce, Selany, Slovenské Ďarmoty, Širákov, Trebušovce, Velká Čalomija |
| Želiezovce | entire county |
| *As per the revision of constituencies made in 1925.[1] | |
The boundaries of the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district and the Kosice 20th electoral district had been drawn to maximize the number of Hungarian and German voters in these districts.[6][7] 96% of all Hungarians and 59% of all Germans in Slovakia lived in these two electoral districts.[6] In Nové Zámky 16th electoral district 36% of the inhabitants were ethnic Czechoslovaks.[6]
The 1921 Czechoslovak census estimated that the Nové Zámky 16th electoral district had 629,458 inhabitants.[4] Thus there was one Chamber of Deputies member for each 57,223 inhabitants, far more than the national average of 45,319 inhabitants per seat.[4][6][8] The Košice 20th electoral district had 57,238 inhabitants per seat.[4][6] Only the Užhorod 23rd electoral district (i.e. Subcarpathian Rus') had a higher amount of inhabitants per seat that the Nové Zámky and Košice districts in all of Czechoslovakia.[4][6] As of the 1930 census Nove Zámky 16th electoral district had the second-highest number of inhabitants per seat (64,273/seat), after Užhorod.[9]
In election to the Senate Nové Zamky 16th electoral district and Košice 20th electoral district together formed the Nové Zámky 9th senatorial electoral district (which elected 9 senators),[3] in spite of the fact that the two electoral districts were geographically separated.[6]
In the 1920 Czechoslovak parliamentary election the majority of votes in Nové Zámky were cast for social democrats and the Hungarian-German Social Democratic Party emerged as the largest party.[8] With 35.7% of the votes it got 4 deputies elected (Paul Wittich, Samuel Mayer, Gyula Nagy and Jozsef Földessy).[8] Also in the fray was the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party which obtained 15.3% of the vote and got a deputy elected (Ivan Dérer).[8] The social democrats mobilized voters both in industrial centres (like Bratislava) as well as amongst agricultural labourers in the country-side.[8]
The second largest party in the district was the Hungarian-German Christian Social Party, which polled 24.5% of the votes.[8] János Tobler and Johann Jabloniczky were two of their deputies.[10]
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial Christian-Socialist Party | 119,987 | 37.64 | |
| Communist Party of Czechoslovakia | 53,702 | 16.84 | |
| Republican Party of Agrarian and Smallholding Peoples | 33,687 | 10.57 | |
| Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers Party | 31,093 | 9.75 | |
| Hlinka's Slovak People's Party | 29,475 | 9.25 | |
| Czechoslovak National Socialist Party | 12,140 | 3.81 | |
| Czechoslovak Traders' Party | 8,569 | 2.69 | |
| United Jewish and Polish Parties | 7,480 | 2.35 | |
| Provincial Party of Smallholders, Entrepreneurs and Workers | 5,733 | 1.80 | |
| German Electoral Coalition | 4,268 | 1.34 | |
| Czechoslovak National Democracy | 4,002 | 1.26 | |
| German Social Democratic Workers Party | 3,813 | 1.20 | |
| Czechoslovak People's Party | 2,065 | 0.65 | |
| Juriga's Slovak People's Party | 1,952 | 0.61 | |
| League Against Bound Tickets | 843 | 0.26 | |
| Total | 318,809 | 100 | |
The percentage achieved by the Communist Party in the district was the highest in the country in the 1929 vote.[6][11]
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- Egbert K. Jahn (1971). Die Deutschen in der Slowakei in den Jahren 1918-1929: Beitrag zur Nationalitätenproblematik. Oldenbourg. pp. 124, 130. ISBN 978-3-486-43321-0.
- James Mace Ward (2 April 2013). Priest, Politician, Collaborator: Jozef Tiso and the Making of Fascist Slovakia. Cornell University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-8014-6812-4.
- Duin, P.C. van. Central European Cross-roads: Social Democracy and National Revolution in Bratislava (Pressburg), 1867-1921 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Mads Ole Balling (1991). Von Reval bis Bukarest: Einleitung, Systematik, Quellen und Methoden, Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Polen, Tschechoslowakei. Dokumentation Verlag. p. 247. ISBN 978-87-983829-3-5.
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- Manuel Statistique de la Republique Tchecoslovaque. IV. 1932. Prague. Annuaire Statistique de la Republique Tchecoslovaque. pp. 401-402