1897 Austrian Legislative Election
March 1897 · The Imperial Council · 425 seats, 213 for a majority
The first election with the fifth curia, in which every man could vote and almost none of them counted for much. Badeni's language ordinances brought the chamber to a standstill within months and cost him his office.
Elected through the curial system, which weighted votes by class and tax: the fifth curia added in 1896 gave every man a vote worth a fraction of a landowner's.
Chancellor before
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Chancellor (continued)
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Largest force
Bohemian Club
60 of 425 seats
Turnout
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The result
Bohemian Club
60
seats
Poland Club
59
seats
Association of German People's Parties
41
seats
Slavic Christian-National Association
35
seats
German Progressive Parties
33
seats
Club of Catholic People's Parties
31
seats
Union of Constitutional Landowners
30
seats
Christian Social Union
26
seats
Group of Bohemian Conservative Landowners
19
seats
Italian Union
19
seats
Independents
17
seats
Social Democratic Association
15
seats