Anhalt Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Landtag elections in the Free State of Anhalt (Freistaat Anhalt) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1918 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]

Anhalt in the Weimar Republic. In the center in purple

1918

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The 1918 Anhalt state election was held on 15 December 1918 to elect the 36 members of the Constituent National Assembly.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany93,17058.0322
German Democratic Party54,66834.0512
German National People's Party & Landbund (Deutschland) [de]9,5255.932
German Middle Class Party3,2042.000
Total160,567100.0036
Source: [3]

1920

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The 1920 Anhalt state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany61,67135.7713
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany31,54018.306
German National People's Party and Landbund (Deutschland) [de]29,05116.856
German Democratic Party27,01315.676
German People's Party23,11513.415
Total172,390100.0036
Source: [4]

1924

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The first 1924 Anhalt state election was held on 22 June 1924 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany64,94337.0313
German People's Party28,02915.986
German National People's Party21,40012.204
Communist Party of Germany16,7149.534
Agricultural League14,6818.373
Völkisch-sozialer Freiheitsblock
(German Völkisch Freedom Party)
7,1894.102
German Democratic Party6,1883.531
Homeowners and Business5,9173.371
Homeowners (Town and Country)3,6012.051
Land Reform3,0051.711
Centre Party2,0091.150
German Farmers Federation8920.510
German Social Party8020.460
Total175,370100.0036
Source: [5]

The second 1924 Anhalt state election was held on 9 November 1924 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany78,67540.9515
People's Community (DVP, DNVP, Agricultural League, Homeowners and Business,
Homeowners (Town and Country) & German Farmers Federation
74,63838.8514
German Democratic Party14,0097.293
Communist Party of Germany11,2325.852
Nationale Freiheitspartei (German Völkisch Freedom Party)7,9584.141
Tenant Protection and Land Reform3,2101.671
Centre Party2,4081.250
Total192,130100.0036
Source: [6]

1928

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The 1928 Anhalt state election was held on 20 May 1928 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany84,50742.4515
German People's Party30,86715.516
Agricultural League21,72110.914
Communist Party of Germany14,9577.513
German National People's Party13,3176.692
German Democratic Party8,4444.242
Anhalt House and Property8,2694.152
Reich Party of the German Middle Class6,7793.411
Nazi Party4,1172.071
Centre Party2,2881.150
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1,9320.970
Tenant & Lease Protection and Land Reform1,0730.540
Left Communists7810.390
Total199,052100.0036
Source: [7]

1932

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The 1932 Anhalt state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats
Nazi Party89,65240.8815
Social Democratic Party of Germany75,13734.2712
Communist Party of Germany20,4249.313
German National People's Party12,8355.852
German People's Party8,1983.742
Anhalt House and Property6,3712.911
German State Party3,2261.471
Centre Party2,6301.200
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany8060.370
Total219,279100.0036
Source: [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Landtagswahlen 1919-1932 – Anhalt".
  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.
  3. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Wahl zur Konstituierenden Landesversammlung 1918". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Landtagswahl 1920". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  7. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Anhalt Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.