Hessian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Summary

Landtag elections in the People's State of Hesse (Volksstaat Hessen) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. Results with regard to the total vote, the percentage of the vote won and the number of seats allocated to each party are presented in the tables below.[1] On 31 March 1933, the sitting Landtag was dissolved by the Nazi-controlled central government and reconstituted to reflect the distribution of seats in the national Reichstag. The Landtag subsequently was formally abolished as a result of the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" of 30 January 1934 which replaced the German federal system with a unitary state.[2]

Hesse in the Weimar Republic. On the left in brown

1919 edit

The 1919 Hessian state election was held on 26 January 1919 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian constituent people's assembly.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany273,46844.4531
German Democratic Party116,25218.9013
Centre Party108,53917.6413
German People's Party62,07210.097
German National People's Party45,7857.445
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany9,0771.481
Total615,193100.0070
Source: [3]

1921 edit

The 1921 Hessian state election was held on 27 November 1921 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany174,21332.6324
Centre Party92,68917.3613
Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League)80,42615.0611
German People's Party78,18514.6410
German Democratic Party39,1407.335
German National People's Party28,1905.283
Communist Party of Germany20,8493.902
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany20,1863.782
Revisionspartei520.010
Total533,930100.0070
Source: [4]

1924 edit

The 1924 Hessian state election was held on 7 December 1924 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany220,10835.2126
Centre Party100,38416.0611
Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League)82,74213.249
German People's Party73,93011.838
German Democratic Party53,3018.536
German National People's Party43,7176.995
Communist Party of Germany33,6895.394
National Socialist Freedom Movement8,4781.361
Reich Party of the German Middle Class5,8510.940
Vereinigte schaffende hessische Landwirte2,9320.470
Total625,132100.0070
Source: [5]

1927 edit

The 1927 Hessian state election was held on 13 November 1927 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany157,29332.5924
Centre Party85,45017.7013
Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League)61,10912.669
German People's Party51,65410.707
Communist Party of Germany41,2808.556
German Democratic Party37,7897.835
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation24,1235.003
German National People's Party23,9984.973
Total482,696100.0070
Source: [6]

1931 edit

The 1931 Hessian state election was held on 15 November 1931 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Nazi Party291,18337.0827
Social Democratic Party of Germany168,10121.4116
Communist Party of Germany112,44414.3210
Centre Party106,79013.6010
Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League)20,7632.642
German People's Party18,3242.331
Christian Social People's Service16,7142.131
Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)14,9381.901
German National People's Party10,8571.381
German State Party10,8221.381
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany8,1701.040
Radical Democratic Party4,6130.590
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1,5850.200
Total785,304100.0070
Source: [7]

1932 edit

The 1932 Hessian state election was held on 19 June 1932 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Nazi Party328,30643.9732
Social Democratic Party of Germany172,55223.1117
Centre Party108,60114.5410
Communist Party of Germany82,12411.007
National Unity List (DVP, DStP, CSVD, VRP & Agricultural League)25,1863.372
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany11,6891.571
German National People's Party11,2661.511
Hessische Demokratie4,9210.660
Liste Leuchtgens2,0770.280
Total746,722100.0070
Source: [8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Landtagswahlen 1918-1932 - Hesse".
  2. ^ Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. American Political Science Association. 30 (2): 351–352.
  3. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  4. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  5. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  6. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1927". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  7. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.