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The 1925 Baden state election was held on 25 October 1925 to elect the 72 members of the Landtag of the Republic of Baden. [2]
The earliest known activity of the Nazi Party in Baden is a meeting on 21 February 1921. The party was banned following the Beer Hall Putsch, but was reformed in spring 1925. [3] Robert Heinrich Wagner was appointed as the Nazi Gauleiter of Gau Baden, the only person to hold that position, on 25 March 1925, and served until 1945. [4] [5]
Baden was 58.5% Catholic, 38.7% Protestant, and 2.9% were members of another religion. [6] [7] The Centre Party and Social Democratic Party (SPD) placed first and second respectively in Baden in the 1928 federal election. [8]
The German National People's Party (DNVP) and Agricultural League formed a right-wing Rechtsblock coalition. [9]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Party | 283,414 | 36.8 | 28 | –6 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 160,498 | 20.8 | 16 | –4 |
| German National People's Party | 93,750 | 12.2 | 8 | +1 |
| German People's Party | 72,887 | 9.5 | 7 | +2 |
| German Democratic Party | 66,652 | 8.7 | 6 | –1 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 47,343 | 6.1 | 4 | +1 |
| Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 22,856 | 2.9 | 3 | +2 |
| Nazi Party | 8,917 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| German Völkisch Freedom Party | 6,420 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
| Deutsche Aufwertungs- und Aufbaupartei | 4,176 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| Badischer Pächter- und Kleinbauernverband | 2,979 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,608 | – | – | – |
| Total | 779,500 | 100 | 72 | –14 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,439,235 | 54.2 | – | – |
| Source: Elections in Germany [2] | ||||
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