1921 Hamburg state election

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1921 Hamburg state election
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  1919 February 20, 1921 (1921-02-20) 1924  

All 160 in the Bürgerschaft
Turnout70.9% Decrease2.svg 9.65pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Otto Stolten..jpg PetersenCarlWilhelm.jpg Franz Heinrich Witthoeft.jpg
Leader Otto Stolten Carl Wilhelm Petersen Franz Heinrich Witthoefft
Party SPD DDP DVP
Last election82 seats, 50.5%33 seats, 20.5%13 seats, 8.6%
Seats won672323
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 10
Popular vote217,77475,57674,517
Percentage40.6%14.1%13.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.9%Decrease2.svg 6.4%Increase2.svg 5.3%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  GutknechtKarlAnton.jpg Ernst Thalmann 1932.jpg Johannes Hirsch (cropped).jpg
Leader Karl Anton Gutknecht Ernst Thälmann Johannes Hirsch
Party DNVP KPD Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund
Last election4 seats, 2.9%Did not run7 seat, 4.2%
Seats won18185
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 14Increase2.svg 18Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote60,44659,17918,826
Percentage11.3%11.0%3.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 8.4%Increase2.svg 11.0%Decrease2.svg 0.7

 Seventh partyEighth partyNinth party
 
Eddelbüttel
BergmannPaul.jpg Bernhard Dinkgrefe.jpg
LeaderDr. J.F.T. Eddelbüttel Paul Bergmann Bernhard Dinkgrefe
PartyDr. Eddelbüttel USPD Centre
Last electionDid not exist13 seats, 2.5%Did not exist
Seats won321
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 11Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote12,0497,6866,575
Percentage3.5%1.4%1.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.5%Decrease2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 1.2%

The 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Hamburg Parliament. [1]

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Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany 217,77440.667–15
German Democratic Party 75,57614.123–10
German People's Party 74,51713.923+10
German National People's Party 60,44611.318+14
Communist Party of Germany 59,17911.018New
Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund18,8263.55–2
Dr. Eddelbüttel12,0492.33New
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 7,6861.42–11
Centre Party 6,5751.21New
Funke1,3280.31New
Albert Martens Hamburg1,1060.20New
Exekutivbeamte der Polizeibehörde Hamburg1,0710.20New
Invalid/blank votes2,166
Total538,2991001600
Registered voters/turnout759,28370.9
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Bürgerschaftswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-03-08. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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