Thuringian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

States of the Weimar Republic – Thuringia in yellow at centre

Landtag elections in the State of Thuringia (German: Land Thüringen) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1920 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]

1920

The 1920 Thuringian state election was held on 20 June 1920 to elect 53 members of the Landtag of Thuringia.

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PartyVotes%Seats
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany184,26727.8715
Thuringian Agricultural League136,26420.6111
Social Democratic Party of Germany134,58120.3511
German People's Party104,23915.778
German Democratic Party48,2807.304
German National People's Party45,4056.874
Communist Party of Germany8,1341.230
Centre Party30.000
Total661,173100.0053
Registered voters/turnout803,529–
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[3] Elections in Germany[1]

1921

The 1921 Thuringian state election was held on 11 September 1921 to elect 54 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany154,57622.8413+2
Thuringian Agricultural League128,21518.9410–1
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany110,99016.409–6
German People's Party109,31416.159+1
Communist Party of Germany73,70910.896+6
German National People's Party50,6797.4940
German Democratic Party37,7615.583–1
Centre Party7,3551.0900
Wirtschaftsgruppe4,1830.620New
Total676,782100.0054+1
Valid votes676,78299.62
Invalid/blank votes2,5520.38
Total votes679,334100.00
Registered voters/turnout937,63472.45
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[4] Elections in Germany[1]

1924

The 1924 Thuringian state election was held on 10 February 1924 to elect 72 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Order League422,24648.0235New
Social Democratic Party of Germany203,45623.1417+4
Communist Party of Germany162,12818.4413+7
National Socialist Freedom Movement81,4129.267New
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany6,7090.760–9
Freiwirtschaftsbund3,4460.390New
Total879,397100.0072+18
Valid votes879,39799.60
Invalid/blank votes3,5570.40
Total votes882,954100.00
Registered voters/turnout987,67089.40
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[5] Elections in Germany[1]

1927

The 1927 Thuringian state election was held on 30 January 1927 to elect 56 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Unity List270,56833.6819New
Social Democratic Party of Germany254,04231.6218+1
Communist Party of Germany113,29514.108–5
Reich Party of the German Middle Class75,6909.425New
Nazi Party27,9463.482New
German Democratic Party26,8323.342New
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation22,0772.751New
German Völkisch Freedom Party9,1151.131New
Communist Working Group3,7320.460New
Total803,297100.0056–16
Valid votes803,29799.06
Invalid/blank votes7,6380.94
Total votes810,935100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,035,85978.29
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[6] Elections in Germany[1]

1929

The 1929 Thuringian state election was held on 8 December 1929 to elect 53 members of the Landtag. After the election, as the price for joining the coalition government of the Land (state) of Thuringia, the Nazi Party NSDAP received the state ministries of the Interior and Education. On 23 January 1930, Wilhelm Frick was appointed to these ministries, becoming the first Nazi to hold a ministerial-level post at any level in Germany.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany258,04232.30180
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party131,21416.439New
Nazi Party90,15911.296+4
Communist Party of Germany85,20910.676–2
Reich Party of the German Middle Class76,5359.586+1
German People's Party70,5678.835New
German National People's Party31,7363.972New
German Democratic Party23,3932.931–1
Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)12,2221.530New
Centre Party9,6511.210New
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation9,6311.210New
German House and Property Owners' Party4270.050New
Total798,786100.0053–3
Valid votes798,78698.98
Invalid/blank votes8,2001.02
Total votes806,986100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,078,12974.85
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[7] Elections in Germany[1]

1932

The 1932 Thuringian state election was held on 31 July 1932 to elect 61 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nazi Party395,32142.4926+20
Social Democratic Party of Germany225,79124.2715–3
Communist Party of Germany150,04516.1310+4
Thuringian Agricultural League77,6788.356New
German National People's Party29,6243.1820
German State Party17,4421.871New
German People's Party16,7451.801–4
Reich Party of the German Middle Class10,4111.120–6
Christian Social People's Service5,3220.570New
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany2,0670.220New
Total930,446100.0061+8
Valid votes930,44698.05
Invalid/blank votes18,5141.95
Total votes948,960100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,114,88785.12
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[8] Elections in Germany[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Landtagswahlen 1920-1932 - Thuringia".
  2. ^ 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.
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  7. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Das Land Thüringen Landtagswahl 1929". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2003-01-28. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
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