Parliamentary elections were held for the first time the Austrian section of the Austrian Empire in June 1848.[1] This group of territories would in Austria-Hungary be referred to as Cisleithania.This happened after the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas caused the Klemens von Metternich government to fall.The election followed the imposition of a new constitution on 25 April by Ferdinand I.[1] The new Imperial Council first met in Vienna on 22 July, but was then relocated to Kremsier in Moravia due to fighting,[1] after which it became known as the Kremsier Parliament.