Bavarian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Bavaria in the Weimar Republic. At the bottom center in bright green.

Landtag elections in the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern) 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, the number of seats allocated to each party and the change in distribution of seats are presented in the tables below.[1][2] 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.[3]

1919

The 1919 Bavarian state election was held on 12 January and 2 February 1919 to elect the 180 members of the Landtag.

Results of the 1919 Bavarian State Election
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PartyVotes%Seats
Bavarian People's Party1,193,10134.9966
Social Democratic Party1,124,58432.9861
German People's Party[a]477,99214.0225
Bavarian Peasants' League310,1659.1016
Bavarian National-Liberal Party[b] / Bavarian Middle Party [de] / German People's Party in the Palatinate[c]196,8185.779
Independent Social Democratic Party86,2542.533
Others20,6270.60–
Total3,409,541100.00180
Valid votes3,409,54199.38
Invalid/blank votes21,3770.62
Total votes3,430,918100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,977,61486.26
Source: Gonschior[4]
  1. ^ Bavarian branch of the DDP
  2. ^ Bavarian branch of the DVP
  3. ^ Bavarian branch of the DVP

1920

The 1920 Bavarian state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 155 members of the Landtag.

Map of the results of the 1920 Bavarian Landtag Election
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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party1,168,89639.39+4.4065−1
Social Democratic Party486,52816.39−16.5925−36
Bavarian Middle Party [de][a] / German People's Party401,93613.54−4.2419+10
Independent Social Democratic Party383,61412.93+10.4020+17
German Democratic Party240,3758.10−5.9212−13
Bavarian Peasants' League234,9187.92−1.1812−4
Communist Party of Germany (Spartacus League)51,6021.74New2New
Total2,967,869100.00–155–
Valid votes2,967,86997.44−1.94
Invalid/blank votes77,9242.56+1.94
Total votes3,045,793100.00–
Registered voters/turnout4,021,39975.74−10.52
Source: Gonschior[5]
  1. ^ Bavarian branch of the DNVP

Members from Coburg

Following the incorporation of Coburg into Bavaria, the Coburg Landtag elected two Social Democratic Party members and one German Democratic Party member to join the Bavarian Landtag from 1 July 1920.[5]

A by-election was held in Coburg on 7 November 1920 to elect the region's three members to the Bavarian Landtag.

Party Votes % Seats
German People's Party 8,442 32.8 1
Social Democratic Party of Germany 8,429 32.7 1
German Democratic Party 6,958 27.0 1
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 1,914 7.4 0
Invalid/blank votes 381 – –
Total 26,124 100 3
Registered voters/turnout 45,670 61.4 –
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic[5]

1924

The 1924 Bavarian state election was held on 6 April and 4 May 1924 to elect the 129 members of the Landtag.

Map of the 1924 Landtag Election results by electoral district.
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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party982,34832.84−6.5546−19
Social Democratic Party513,59017.17+0.7823−2
Völkischer Bloc512,27117.12−4.2423New
United National Right (Bavarian Middle Party [de][a] / German People's Party[b])281,7079.42-4.1211-8
Communist Party of Germany247,7248.28New9+7
Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League213,4507.13−1.1810−2
German Bloc (DDP)94,9253.17−5.923−9
Centre Party[c]34,7721.16New1New
National-Liberal State Party of Bavaria [de]29,0540.97New1New
Kratofiel Civil Servants Group23,2250.78New1New
Christian-Social Party21,8810.73New1New
Independent Social Democratic Party2,5850.09−12.840−23
Others34,1531.14–––
Total2,991,685100.00–129–
Valid votes2,991,68597.42−0.02
Invalid/blank votes79,1942.58+0.02
Total votes3,070,879100.00–
Registered voters/turnout4,279,50771.76−3.98
Source: Gonschior,[6] Schröder[7]
  1. ^ Bavarian branch of the DNVP
  2. ^ Ran only in the Palatinate
  3. ^ Ran only in the Palatinate

1928

The 1928 Bavarian state election was held on 20 May 1928 to elect the 128 members of the Landtag.

Map of the results of the 1928 Bavarian Landtag Election
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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party1,045,96331.57−1.2746±0
Social Democratic Party802,95124.24+7.0734+11
Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League382,10411.53+4.4017+7
German National People's Party306,6499.26−0.1613+2
National Socialist German Workers' Party203,1156.13New9New
Communist Party of Germany125,8423.80−4.485−4
German People's Party/National-Liberal Party109,5243.31+2.344+3
German Democratic People's Party/German Democratic Party of the Palatinate108,7713.28+0.110−3
Economic Party105,8083.19New0New
Christian People's Service43,8671.32New0New
People's Justice Party (VRP–CSRP–BGK)43,7781.32New0New
Others34,5721.04–––
Total3,312,944100.00–128–
Valid votes3,312,94496.97−0.45
Invalid/blank votes103,5953.03+0.45
Total votes3,416,539100.00–
Registered voters/turnout4,607,84674.15−2,39
Source: Gonschior[8]

1932

The 1932 Bavarian state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 128 members of the Landtag. In the aftermath of the election, Heinrich Held was reinstated as Minister President of Bavaria in what became the Held IV cabinet, forming a minority coalition with the DNVP.[9]

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party1,272,00532.55+0.9845−1
National Socialist German Workers' Party1,270,79232.52+26.3943+34
Social Democratic Party603,69315.45−8.7920−14
Communist Party of Germany259,3386.64+2.848+3
Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League252,2566.46−5.079−8
DNVP127,8703.27−5.993−10
DVP / Wirtschaftspartei65,9471.69−1.620−4
Christian Social People's Service42,1581.08+0.240±0
Others13,6670.35–––
Total3,907,726100.00–128–
Valid votes3,907,72699.64+2.67
Invalid/blank votes14,1570.36−2.67
Total votes3,921,883100.00–
Registered voters/turnout4,963,91979.01+4.86
Source: Gonschior[10]

References

  1. ^ Übersicht über die Landtagswahlen 1919 – 1933
  2. ^ "Landtagswahlen Freistaat Bayern 1919–1932".
  3. ^ Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. 30 (2). American Political Science Association: 351–352. doi:10.2307/1947263. JSTOR 1947263. S2CID 147621323.
  4. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1920". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  6. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ^ Schröder, Valentin. "Landtagswahlen Freistaat Bayern". Wahlen in Deutschland. Archived from the original on 2005-02-23. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-16. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ^ "EN:Cabinet Held IV, 1932-1933 - Historisches Lexikon Bayerns". www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  10. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-16. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Bavarian_state_election