June 26, 1911:
Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling, prime minister of Austria, resigns after his ruling party, the Christian Socialists lose their majority in Parliament to the Marxist based Social Democratic Party of Austria in the General Elections.
In the Austrian Cabinet, the prime minister was appointed by the Emperor, Franz Joseph, to lead the Cabinet Ministers. Von Bienerth had been appointed in 1908, replacing the existing prime minister who could not break a deadlock between the Czech and German groups. He had survived a realignment of the Cabinet earlier in the year, however the Czechs had disrupted proceedings in the Reichsrat, to the point where there was a suspension of the Parliament and and von Bienerth lead by decree.
After the election, he was replaced by Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn. This was the second election in Austria, where voting was not based on the payment of taxes. This incorporated voters of all classes and ethnic groups.
Austrian Election Results 1911
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