Hessian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Hesse in the Weimar Republic. On the left in brown

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]

1919

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
Valid votes615,19399.71
Invalid/blank votes1,7610.29
Total votes616,954100.00
Registered voters/turnout760,05381.17
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[3] Elections in Germany[1]

1921

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 Germany174,21332.6324–7
Centre Party92,68917.36130
Hessischer Bauernbund80,42615.0611New
German People's Party78,18514.6410+3
German Democratic Party39,1407.335–8
German National People's Party28,1905.283–2
Communist Party of Germany20,8493.902New
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany20,1863.782+1
Revisionspartei520.010New
Total533,930100.00700
Valid votes533,93099.57
Invalid/blank votes2,2900.43
Total votes536,220100.00
Registered voters/turnout800,54766.98
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[4] Elections in Germany[1]

1924

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+2
Centre Party100,38416.0611–2
Hessischer Bauernbund82,74213.249–2
German People's Party73,93011.838–2
German Democratic Party53,3018.536+1
German National People's Party43,7176.995+2
Communist Party of Germany33,6895.394+2
National Socialist Freedom Movement8,4781.361New
Reich Party of the German Middle Class5,8510.940New
Vereinigte schaffende hessische Landwirte2,9320.470New
Total625,132100.00700
Valid votes625,13298.10
Invalid/blank votes12,1321.90
Total votes637,264100.00
Registered voters/turnout846,19675.31
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[5] Elections in Germany[1]

1927

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 Germany157,29332.5924–2
Centre Party85,45017.7013+2
Hessischer Bauernbund61,10912.6690
German People's Party51,65410.707–1
Communist Party of Germany41,2808.556+2
German Democratic Party37,7897.835–1
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation24,1235.003New
German National People's Party23,9984.973–2
Total482,696100.00700
Valid votes482,69698.79
Invalid/blank votes5,9081.21
Total votes488,604100.00
Registered voters/turnout893,14454.71
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[6] Elections in Germany[1]

1931

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

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nazi Party291,18337.0827New
Social Democratic Party of Germany168,10121.4116–8
Communist Party of Germany112,44414.3210+4
Centre Party106,79013.6010–3
Hessischer Bauernbund20,7632.642–7
German People's Party18,3242.331–6
Christian Social People's Service16,7142.131New
Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)14,9381.901New
German National People's Party10,8571.381–2
German State Party10,8221.381New
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany8,1701.040New
Radical Democratic Party4,6130.590New
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1,5850.200New
Total785,304100.00700
Valid votes785,30498.99
Invalid/blank votes8,0021.01
Total votes793,306100.00
Registered voters/turnout963,96082.30
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[7] Elections in Germany[1]

1932

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+5
Social Democratic Party of Germany172,55223.1117+1
Centre Party108,60114.54100
Communist Party of Germany82,12411.007–3
National Unity List25,1863.372New
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany11,6891.571+1
German National People's Party11,2661.5110
Hessische Demokratie4,9210.660New
Liste Leuchtgens2,0770.280New
Total746,722100.00700
Valid votes746,72298.99
Invalid/blank votes7,6451.01
Total votes754,367100.00
Registered voters/turnout977,14377.20
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[8] Elections in Germany[1]

References

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