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

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The 1919 Bremen state election was held on 9 March 1919 to elect the 200 members of the Bremen National Assembly.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany48,57632.7467
German Democratic Party29,48319.8739
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany28,56519.2538
Landeswahlverband19,89613.4129
Communist Party of Germany11,3587.6515
Wirtschaftliche Verbände10,4967.0712
Total148,374100.00200
Source: [3]

1920

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The 1920 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany52,39530.7537
German People's Party34,15920.0525
Social Democratic Party of Germany31,13718.2722
German Democratic Party23,76513.9518
German National People's Party11,5266.767
Wirtschaftliche Verbände9,3095.466
Communist Party of Germany7,6004.465
Centre Party5170.300
Total170,408100.00120
Source: [4]

1921

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The 1921 Bremen state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
German People's Party41,03923.2630
Social Democratic Party of Germany39,19622.2228
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany34,71119.6823
German Democratic Party29,60116.7821
German National People's Party11,7846.687
Communist Party of Germany10,9606.216
Wirtschaftliche Verbände9,1305.185
Total176,421100.00120
Source: [5]

1923

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The 1923 Bremen state election was held on 18 November 1923 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany51,09629.0836
German People's Party35,46020.1826
Communist Party of Germany28,11516.0018
German Democratic Party22,31312.7016
German National People's Party18,37910.4612
DVFP and NSDAP United List10,9636.247
Wirtschaftliche Verbände9,4065.355
Total175,732100.00120
Source: [6]

1924

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The 1924 Bremen state election was held on 7 December 1924 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany66,06536.2546
German People's Party28,53615.6619
German Democratic Party21,52711.8114
German National People's Party16,3428.9710
Communist Party of Germany15,9898.779
Hausbesitzer12,5606.898
National Socialist Freedom Movement7,4324.084
DPP and DNVP in Bremerhaven5,1642.834
Centre Party3,6121.982
Bodenreformer1,9971.101
Landeswahlverband Bremen-Landgebiet1,8641.022
Bürgerliche Vereinigung Vegesack1,1710.641
Total182,259100.00120
Source: [7]

1927

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The 1927 Bremen state election was held on 13 November 1927 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany80,83840.3450
German People's Party57,72828.8035
German Democratic Party20,26710.1112
Communist Party of Germany19,2699.6110
Hausbesitzer15,3567.6610
Centre Party4,0402.022
Bodenreformer1,8540.931
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1,0640.530
Total200,416100.00120
Source: [8]

1930

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The 1930 Bremen state election was held on 30 November 1930 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany62,56530.9640
Nazi Party51,32725.4032
German People's Party25,27412.5115
Communist Party of Germany21,69210.7312
German National People's Party11,4755.686
Hausbesitzer8,7314.325
German State Party8,3404.135
Centre Party4,2382.102
Reich Party of the German Middle Class3,3621.662
Conservative People's Party1,8940.941
Christian Social People's Service1,3860.690
Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)7990.400
Vegesacker Gemeinschaftslistepp5440.270
Bürgerliche Liste für Allgemeinwohl4420.220
Total202,069100.00120
Source: [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Bremen Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919 – 1930".
  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.
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