30} 37
German Popular Party 15}
Christian Socialists 28 23
-- 73 -- 60
_Federalist Great Proprietors_ 16 16

_Czechs_--
Young Czechs 60 53
Radical Young Czechs 1 4
Clerical Czechs 1 2
Agrarian Czechs 1 6
-- 63 -- 65

_Poles_--
Polish Club 59 60
Stoyalovski Group 6 ..
Popular Polish Party 3 11
-- 68 -- 71

_Slovenes_--
Clerical Slovenes 11 ..
Radical " 5 ..
-- 16 -- 16

_Italians_--
Liberal Italians 14 ..
Clerical " 5 ..
-- 19 -- 19
_Croatians_ 11 9
_Serbs_ 2 2
_Ruthenes_--
Ruthenes 6 ..
Young Ruthenes 5 ..
-- 11 -- 11
_Rumanians_--
Rumanians 5 ..
Young Rumanians 1 ..
-- 6 -- 5
--- ---
Total 425 425

The most remarkable result of the elections was the disappearance of the
Liberals in Vienna. In 1879, out of 37 members returned in Lower Austria,
33 were Liberals, but now they were replaced to a large extent by the
Socialists. It was impossible to maintain a strong party of moderate
constitutionalists, on whom the government could depend, unless there was a
large nucleus from Lower Austria. The influence of Lueger was very
embarrassing; he had now a majority of two-thirds in the town council, and
had been elected burgomaster. The emperor had refused to confirm the
election; he had been re-elected, and then the emperor, in a personal
interview, appealed to him to withdraw. He consented to do so; but, after
the elect