Bavarian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

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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]

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

12 January 1919[edit]

Main article: 1919 Bavarian state election
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61
25
66
16
9
PartyVotes%Seats
Bavarian People's Party1,193,10134.9966
Social Democratic Party1,124,58432.9861
German Democratic Party[a]477,99214.0225
Bavarian Peasants' League310,1659.1016
Bavarian National-Liberal Party[b] and Bavarian Center Party [de][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. ^ Ran as “German People's Party”
  2. ^ Bavarian branch of the DVP
  3. ^ Bavarian branch of the DNVP

6 June 1920[edit]

Main article: 1920 Bavarian state election
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20
25
12
65
12
19
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party1,168,89639.39+4.4065−1
Social Democratic Party486,52816.39−16.5925−36
Bavarian Center Party [de][a]–German People's Party401,93613.54−4.2419−15
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

6 April 1924[edit]

Main article: 1924 Bavarian state election
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party982,34832.84−6.5546−19
Social Democratic Party513,59017.17+0.7823−2
Völkischer Block512,27117.12−4.2423New
United National Right (DNVP)281,7079.42New11[a]New
Communist Party of Germany247,7248.28New9+7
Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League213,4507.13−1.1810−2
German Block (DDP)94,9253.17−5.923−9
Zentrum[b]34,7721.16New1New
National-Liberal People's Party (DVP)29,0540.97New1[a]New
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. ^ a b The common DNVP-DVP list won 19 seats in the previous election
  2. ^ Ran only in the Palatinate

20 May 1928[edit]

Main article: 1928 Bavarian state election
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34
17
46
4
13
9
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
National Liberal Party & Bavarian Centre Party (DNVP)306,6499.26−0.1613+2
Nazi Party203,1156.13New9New
Communist Party of Germany125,8423.80−4.485−4
National-Liberal People's Party (DVP)109,5243.31+2.344+3
German Democratic People's Party & DDP108,7713.28+0.110−3
Reich Party of the German Middle Class105,8083.19New0New
Christian People's Service43,8671.32New0New
Civil Rights Party (RVA–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]

24 April 1932[edit]

Main article: 1932 Bavarian state election
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20
9
45
3
43
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Bavarian People's Party1,272,00532.55+0.9845−1
Nazi 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
National Liberal Party & Bavarian Centre Party (DNVP)127,8703.27−5.993−10
National-Liberal People's Party (DVP)65,9471.69−1.620−4
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[9]

References[edit]

  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. ^ 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. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Bayern Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-16. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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