Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic
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Elections in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) to its state parliament, the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. Results with regard to the percentage of the vote won and the number of seats allocated to each party are presented in the tables below.[1][2] On 31 March 1933, the sitting Bürgerschaft was dissolved by the Nazi-controlled central government and reconstituted to reflect the distribution of seats in the national Reichstag. The Bürgerschaft 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]
1919
editThe 1919 Hamburg state election was held on 16 March 1919 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 50,5% | 82 |
| DDP | 20,5% | 33 |
| DVP | 8,6% | 13 |
| USPD | 8,1% | 13 |
| Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund | 4,2% | 7 |
| DNVP | 2,9% | 4 |
| Grundeigentümer Wahlbüro | 2,5% | 4 |
| Zentrum | 1,2% | 2 |
| Hamburgische Wirtschaftspartei | 0,4% | 1 |
| Vereinigte Bürgervereine der inneren Stadt | 0,4% | 1 |
1921
editThe 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 40,6% | 67 |
| DDP | 14,1% | 23 |
| DVP | 13,9% | 23 |
| DNVP | 11,3% | 18 |
| KPD | 11,0% | 18 |
| Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund | 3,5% | 5 |
| Liste Dr. Eddelbüttel | 2,3% | 3 |
| USPD | 1,4% | 2 |
| Zentrum | 1,2% | 1 |
1924
editThe 1924 Hamburg state election was held on 26 October 1924 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 32,4% | 53 |
| DNVP | 17,0% | 28 |
| KPD | 14,7% | 24 |
| DVP | 14,0% | 23 |
| DDP | 13,2% | 21 |
| Völkischsozialer Block | 2,5% | 4 |
| Zentrum | 1,6% | 2 |
| Mieterverband Groß-Hamburg e.V. | 1,3% | 2 |
| Gewerbetreibende | 1,3% | 2 |
| Wohnungssuchende | 0,7% | 1 |
1927
editThe 1927 Hamburg state election was held on 9 October 1927 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 38,2% | 63 |
| KPD | 17,0% | 27 |
| DNVP | 15,2% | 25 |
| DVP | 11,2% | 18 |
| DDP | 10,1% | 16 |
| WP | 4,2% | 6 |
| Zentrum | 1,5% | 2 |
| NSDAP | 1,5% | 2 |
| VRP | 1,2% | 1 |
1928
editThe 1928 Hamburg state election was held on 19 February 1928 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 35,9% | 60 |
| KPD | 16,7% | 27 |
| DNVP | 13,7% | 22 |
| DDP | 12,8% | 21 |
| DVP | 12,5% | 20 |
| WP | 2,9% | 4 |
| NSDAP | 2,2% | 3 |
| Zentrum | 1,4% | 2 |
| VRP | 0,8% | 2 |
1931
editThe 1931 Hamburg state election was held on 27 September 1931 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| SPD | 27,8% | 46 |
| NSDAP | 26,3% | 43 |
| KPD | 21,9% | 35 |
| DStP | 8,7% | 14 |
| DNVP | 5,6% | 9 |
| DVP | 4,8% | 7 |
| WP | 1,5% | 2 |
| CSVD | 1,4% | 2 |
| Zentrum | 1,4% | 2 |
1932
editThe 1932 Hamburg state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party Abbreviation | % | seats |
|---|---|---|
| NSDAP | 31,2% - | 51 |
| SPD | 30,2% | 49 |
| KPD | 16,0% | 26 |
| DStP | 11,2% | 18 |
| DNVP | 4,3% | 7 |
| Zentrum | 1,3% | 2 |
| CSVD | 1,0% | 1 |
| WP | 0,7% | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Landtagswahlen Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg 1918–1933". Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919–1933". Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ 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.