Hessian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

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

The 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

The 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

The 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

The 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

The 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

The 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

^ "Landtagswahlen 1918-1932 - Hesse".
^ 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.

[1] "Landtagswahlen 1918-1932 - Hesse".

[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 Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.

[4] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-16.

[5] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[6] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1927". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[7] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[8] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Volksstaat Hessen Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

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