Bremen state elections in the Weimar Republic
Elections in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen) to its state parliament, the Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at variable intervals between 1919 and 1930. 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 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.[2]
1919[edit]
The 1919 Bremen state election was held on 9 March 1919 to elect the 200 members of the Bremen National Assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 48,576 | 32.74 | 67 | |
| German Democratic Party | 29,483 | 19.87 | 39 | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 28,565 | 19.25 | 38 | |
| Landeswahlverband | 19,896 | 13.41 | 29 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 11,358 | 7.65 | 15 | |
| Wirtschaftliche Verbände | 10,496 | 7.07 | 12 | |
| Total | 148,374 | 100.00 | 200 | |
| Source: [3] | ||||
1920[edit]
The 1920 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 52,395 | 30.75 | 37 | |
| German People's Party | 34,159 | 20.05 | 25 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 31,137 | 18.27 | 22 | |
| German Democratic Party | 23,765 | 13.95 | 18 | |
| German National People's Party | 11,526 | 6.76 | 7 | |
| Wirtschaftliche Verbände | 9,309 | 5.46 | 6 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 7,600 | 4.46 | 5 | |
| Centre Party | 517 | 0.30 | 0 | |
| Total | 170,408 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [4] | ||||
1921[edit]
The 1921 Bremen state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German People's Party | 41,039 | 23.26 | 30 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 39,196 | 22.22 | 28 | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 34,711 | 19.68 | 23 | |
| German Democratic Party | 29,601 | 16.78 | 21 | |
| German National People's Party | 11,784 | 6.68 | 7 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 10,960 | 6.21 | 6 | |
| Wirtschaftliche Verbände | 9,130 | 5.18 | 5 | |
| Total | 176,421 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [5] | ||||
1923[edit]
The 1923 Bremen state election was held on 18 November 1923 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 51,096 | 29.08 | 36 | |
| German People's Party | 35,460 | 20.18 | 26 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 28,115 | 16.00 | 18 | |
| German Democratic Party | 22,313 | 12.70 | 16 | |
| German National People's Party | 18,379 | 10.46 | 12 | |
| DVFP and NSDAP United List | 10,963 | 6.24 | 7 | |
| Wirtschaftliche Verbände | 9,406 | 5.35 | 5 | |
| Total | 175,732 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [6] | ||||
1924[edit]
The 1924 Bremen state election was held on 7 December 1924 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 66,065 | 36.25 | 46 | |
| German People's Party | 28,536 | 15.66 | 19 | |
| German Democratic Party | 21,527 | 11.81 | 14 | |
| German National People's Party | 16,342 | 8.97 | 10 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 15,989 | 8.77 | 9 | |
| Hausbesitzer | 12,560 | 6.89 | 8 | |
| National Socialist Freedom Movement | 7,432 | 4.08 | 4 | |
| DPP and DNVP in Bremerhaven | 5,164 | 2.83 | 4 | |
| Centre Party | 3,612 | 1.98 | 2 | |
| Bodenreformer | 1,997 | 1.10 | 1 | |
| Landeswahlverband Bremen-Landgebiet | 1,864 | 1.02 | 2 | |
| Bürgerliche Vereinigung Vegesack | 1,171 | 0.64 | 1 | |
| Total | 182,259 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [7] | ||||
1927[edit]
The 1927 Bremen state election was held on 13 November 1927 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 80,838 | 40.34 | 50 | |
| German People's Party | 57,728 | 28.80 | 35 | |
| German Democratic Party | 20,267 | 10.11 | 12 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 19,269 | 9.61 | 10 | |
| Hausbesitzer | 15,356 | 7.66 | 10 | |
| Centre Party | 4,040 | 2.02 | 2 | |
| Bodenreformer | 1,854 | 0.93 | 1 | |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 1,064 | 0.53 | 0 | |
| Total | 200,416 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [8] | ||||
1930[edit]
The 1930 Bremen state election was held on 30 November 1930 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 62,565 | 30.96 | 40 | |
| Nazi Party | 51,327 | 25.40 | 32 | |
| German People's Party | 25,274 | 12.51 | 15 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 21,692 | 10.73 | 12 | |
| German National People's Party | 11,475 | 5.68 | 6 | |
| Hausbesitzer | 8,731 | 4.32 | 5 | |
| German State Party | 8,340 | 4.13 | 5 | |
| Centre Party | 4,238 | 2.10 | 2 | |
| Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 3,362 | 1.66 | 2 | |
| Conservative People's Party | 1,894 | 0.94 | 1 | |
| Christian Social People's Service | 1,386 | 0.69 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of Germany (Opposition) | 799 | 0.40 | 0 | |
| Vegesacker Gemeinschaftslistepp | 544 | 0.27 | 0 | |
| Bürgerliche Liste für Allgemeinwohl | 442 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| Total | 202,069 | 100.00 | 120 | |
| Source: [9] | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Bremen Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919 – 1930".
- ^ 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.
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- ^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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