Lippe Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic
Landtag elections in the Free State of Lippe (Freistaat Lippe) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1933. 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 Lippe state election was held on 26 January 1919 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 38,104 | 50.14 | 11 | |
| German National People's Party | 16,973 | 22.33 | 5 | |
| German Democratic Party | 15,061 | 19.82 | 4 | |
| Lippe Electoral Association | 5,855 | 7.70 | 1 | |
| Total | 75,993 | 100.00 | 21 | |
| Valid votes | 75,993 | 99.45 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 421 | 0.55 | ||
| Total votes | 76,414 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 86,849 | 87.98 | ||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[3] Elections in Germany[1] | ||||
1921
The 1921 Lippe state election was held on 23 January 1921 to elect the 20 members of the Landtag.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 25,751 | 32.66 | 8 | –3 | |
| German National People's Party | 17,958 | 22.78 | 5 | 0 | |
| German People's Party | 15,435 | 19.58 | 4 | New | |
| German Democratic Party | 9,034 | 11.46 | 2 | –2 | |
| Union Federation | 4,514 | 5.73 | 1 | New | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 3,728 | 4.73 | 1 | New | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 2,416 | 3.06 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 78,836 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 78,836 | 99.29 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 567 | 0.71 | |||
| Total votes | 79,403 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 89,751 | 88.47 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[4] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1925
The 1925 Lippe state election was held on 18 January 1925 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 30,144 | 34.33 | 8 | 0 | |
| German National People's Party | 22,285 | 25.38 | 6 | +1 | |
| German People's Party and Centre Party | 13,817 | 15.74 | 3 | New | |
| German Democratic Party | 7,115 | 8.10 | 1 | -1 | |
| Economic Association of House and Land Owners | 5,570 | 6.34 | 1 | New | |
| Union Federation | 4,551 | 5.18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 3,649 | 4.16 | 1 | 0 | |
| National Socialist Freedom Movement | 678 | 0.77 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 87,809 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 87,809 | 98.12 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,685 | 1.88 | |||
| Total votes | 89,494 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 94,711 | 94.49 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[5] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1929
The 1929 Lippe state election was held on 6 January 1929 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 31,540 | 38.98 | 9 | +1 | |
| German People's Party | 10,054 | 12.43 | 3 | New | |
| German National People's Party | 9,576 | 11.84 | 3 | –3 | |
| Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party | 6,412 | 7.93 | 2 | New | |
| Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 5,590 | 6.91 | 1 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 4,987 | 6.16 | 1 | 0 | |
| German Democratic Party | 4,495 | 5.56 | 1 | 0 | |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 3,225 | 3.99 | 1 | New | |
| Nazi Party | 2,713 | 3.35 | 0 | New | |
| Catholic People's Representatives (Centre Party) | 2,313 | 2.86 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 80,905 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 80,905 | 98.32 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,382 | 1.68 | |||
| Total votes | 82,287 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 107,802 | 76.33 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[6] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1933
The 1933 Lippe state election was held on 15 January 1933 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Nazi Party | 39,064 | 39.48 | 9 | +9 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 29,827 | 30.15 | 7 | –2 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 11,047 | 11.17 | 2 | +1 | |
| German National People's Party | 6,009 | 6.07 | 1 | –2 | |
| Evangelical People's Service | 4,525 | 4.57 | 1 | New | |
| German People's Party | 4,380 | 4.43 | 1 | –2 | |
| Catholic People's Representatives (Centre Party) | 2,556 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| German State Party | 832 | 0.84 | 0 | New | |
| Lippe Rural People | 701 | 0.71 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 98,941 | 100.00 | 21 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 98,941 | 99.13 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 871 | 0.87 | |||
| Total votes | 99,812 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 117,286 | 85.10 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[7] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f Schröder, Valentin. "Landtagswahlen Freistaat Lippe". Wahlen in der Deutschland. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Lippe Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Lippe Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Lippe Landtagswahl 1925". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Lippe Landtagswahl 1929". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Lippe Landtagswahl 1933". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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