Nové Zámky 16th electoral district (Czechoslovakia)
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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] | |
Demographics
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]
Senate elections
1920 election
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]
1929 election
| 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]