Oldenburg Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Landtag elections in the Free State of Oldenburg (Freistaat Oldenburg) 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]

Oldenburg in the Weimar Republic. On the top left in purple

1919

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The 1919 Oldenburg state election was held on 23 February 1919 to elect the 48 members of the constituent assembly.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany65,02733.4416
German Democratic Party60,44231.0815
Centre Party42,71621.9711
German People's Party22,12811.385
German National People's Party4,1402.131
Total194,453100.0048
Source: [3]

1920

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The 1920 Oldenburg state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany53,48225.8713–3
Centre Party41,81620.2310–1
German People's Party31,25415.128+3
German Democratic Party30,10914.566–9
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany22,79711.035New
German Democratic Party, German People's Party and Farmers' League in Birkenfeld8,5444.133New
German National People's Party and German People's Party in Oldenburg6,7213.252New
Farmers' League6,6143.201New
German National People's Party2,7721.340–1
Communist Party of Germany2,6251.270New
Total206,734100.0048
Source: [4]

1923*

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The 1923 Oldenburg state election was held on 10 June 1923 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany46,07223.7612-1
German People's Party43,88822.6312+4
Centre Party40,06720.66100
German Democratic Party36,13818.639+3
German National People's Party13,4676.943+3
Communist Party of Germany12,0686.222+2
Independent Social Democratic Party2,2311.150-5
Total193,931100.0048
Source: [5]

*NOTE: As a result of separate elections held in Oldenburg's Birkenfeld district in May 1924, the German People's Party seats decreased to 11 and the Communist Party seats increased to 3.

1925

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The 1925 Oldenburg state election was held on 24 May 1925 to elect the 40 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Landesblock (German People's Party & German National People's Party)60,51634.63150
Centre Party42,70424.44100
Social Democratic Party of Germany39,24922.469-3
German Democratic Party23,87913.675-4
German Völkisch Freedom Party4,4042.521New
Communist Party of Germany3,5792.050-2
Socialist League of Germany4030.230New
Total174,734100.0040
Source: [6]

1928

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The 1928 Oldenburg state election was held on 20 May 1928 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany67,00528.8615+6
Landesblock (German National People's Party & German People's Party)41,11317.719−6
Centre Party39,60217.069−1
German Democratic Party24,77110.6750
Nazi Party17,4577.523New
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party14,4506.223New
Economic Association (Oldenburg Region) and Economic Party (Birkenfeld Region)11,7635.072New
Communist Party of Germany8,4903.661+1
Farmers and Middle Class List (Völkischnationaler Block)4,8962.111New
Christian Social Reich Party1,3430.580New
Reents (Non-partisan)1,2640.540New
Total232,154100.0048
Source: [7]

1931

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The 1931 Oldenburg state election was held on 17 May 1931 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nazi Party97,80237.2319+16
Social Democratic Party of Germany54,89320.9011−4
Centre Party46,25517.6190
Communist Party of Germany18,9427.213+2
German National People's Party12,6534.822New
German People's Party10,7744.102New
German State Party8,5153.241New
Oldenburg Farmers' Party (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)5,4042.061-2
Reich Party of the German Middle Class4,2751.630New
Christian Social People's Service2,9461.120New
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany2240.090New
Total262,683100.0048
Source: [8]

1932

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The 1932 Oldenburg state election was held on 29 May 1932 to elect the 46 members of the Landtag.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nazi Party131,54348.3824+5
Social Democratic Party of Germany50,99418.759−2
Centre Party42,14315.507−2
German National People's Party15,6515.7620
Communist Party of Germany15,5965.742−1
German State Party6,2272.2910
Oldenburg Farmers' Party (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)5,9882.2010
National Association (DVPWP)2,3100.850New
Socialist Workers' Party of Germany1,4690.540New
Total271,921100.0046
Source: [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Landtagswahlen 1919-1932 - Oldenburg".
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