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Landtag elections in the People's State of Hesse (Volksstaat Hessen) 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 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
editThe 1919 Hessian state election was held on 26 January 1919 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian constituent people's assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 273,468 | 44.45 | 31 | |
| German Democratic Party | 116,252 | 18.90 | 13 | |
| Centre Party | 108,539 | 17.64 | 13 | |
| German People's Party | 62,072 | 10.09 | 7 | |
| German National People's Party | 45,785 | 7.44 | 5 | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 9,077 | 1.48 | 1 | |
| Total | 615,193 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [3] | ||||
1921
editThe 1921 Hessian state election was held on 27 November 1921 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 174,213 | 32.63 | 24 | |
| Centre Party | 92,689 | 17.36 | 13 | |
| Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League) | 80,426 | 15.06 | 11 | |
| German People's Party | 78,185 | 14.64 | 10 | |
| German Democratic Party | 39,140 | 7.33 | 5 | |
| German National People's Party | 28,190 | 5.28 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 20,849 | 3.90 | 2 | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 20,186 | 3.78 | 2 | |
| Revisionspartei | 52 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Total | 533,930 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [4] | ||||
1924
editThe 1924 Hessian state election was held on 7 December 1924 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 220,108 | 35.21 | 26 | |
| Centre Party | 100,384 | 16.06 | 11 | |
| Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League) | 82,742 | 13.24 | 9 | |
| German People's Party | 73,930 | 11.83 | 8 | |
| German Democratic Party | 53,301 | 8.53 | 6 | |
| German National People's Party | 43,717 | 6.99 | 5 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 33,689 | 5.39 | 4 | |
| National Socialist Freedom Movement | 8,478 | 1.36 | 1 | |
| Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 5,851 | 0.94 | 0 | |
| Vereinigte schaffende hessische Landwirte | 2,932 | 0.47 | 0 | |
| Total | 625,132 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [5] | ||||
1927
editThe 1927 Hessian state election was held on 13 November 1927 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 157,293 | 32.59 | 24 | |
| Centre Party | 85,450 | 17.70 | 13 | |
| Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League) | 61,109 | 12.66 | 9 | |
| German People's Party | 51,654 | 10.70 | 7 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 41,280 | 8.55 | 6 | |
| German Democratic Party | 37,789 | 7.83 | 5 | |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 24,123 | 5.00 | 3 | |
| German National People's Party | 23,998 | 4.97 | 3 | |
| Total | 482,696 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [6] | ||||
1931
editThe 1931 Hessian state election was held on 15 November 1931 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Party | 291,183 | 37.08 | 27 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 168,101 | 21.41 | 16 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 112,444 | 14.32 | 10 | |
| Centre Party | 106,790 | 13.60 | 10 | |
| Hessischer Bauernbund (Agricultural League) | 20,763 | 2.64 | 2 | |
| German People's Party | 18,324 | 2.33 | 1 | |
| Christian Social People's Service | 16,714 | 2.13 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) | 14,938 | 1.90 | 1 | |
| German National People's Party | 10,857 | 1.38 | 1 | |
| German State Party | 10,822 | 1.38 | 1 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party of Germany | 8,170 | 1.04 | 0 | |
| Radical Democratic Party | 4,613 | 0.59 | 0 | |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 1,585 | 0.20 | 0 | |
| Total | 785,304 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [7] | ||||
1932
editThe 1932 Hessian state election was held on 19 June 1932 to elect the 70 members of the Hessian Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Party | 328,306 | 43.97 | 32 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 172,552 | 23.11 | 17 | |
| Centre Party | 108,601 | 14.54 | 10 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 82,124 | 11.00 | 7 | |
| National Unity List (DVP, DStP, CSVD, VRP & Agricultural League) | 25,186 | 3.37 | 2 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party of Germany | 11,689 | 1.57 | 1 | |
| German National People's Party | 11,266 | 1.51 | 1 | |
| Hessische Demokratie | 4,921 | 0.66 | 0 | |
| Liste Leuchtgens | 2,077 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| Total | 746,722 | 100.00 | 70 | |
| Source: [8] | ||||
References
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- ^ 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 Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1927". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.