Lippe Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Lippe in the Weimar Republic. At the center-left in salmon-pink.

Landtag elections in the Free State of Lippe (Freistaat Lippe) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1933. 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 Lippe state election was held on 26 January 1919 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	38,104	50.14	11
	German National People's Party	16,973	22.33	5
	German Democratic Party	15,061	19.82	4
	Lippe Electoral Association	5,855	7.70	1
Total		75,993	100.00	21
Valid votes		75,993	99.45
Invalid/blank votes		421	0.55
Total votes		76,414	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		86,849	87.98
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [3] Elections in Germany [1]

1921

The 1921 Lippe state election was held on 23 January 1921 to elect the 20 members of the Landtag.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	25,751	32.66	8	–3
	German National People's Party	17,958	22.78	5	0
	German People's Party	15,435	19.58	4	New
	German Democratic Party	9,034	11.46	2	–2
	Union Federation	4,514	5.73	1	New
	Communist Party of Germany	3,728	4.73	1	New
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	2,416	3.06	0	New
Total		78,836	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		78,836	99.29
Invalid/blank votes		567	0.71
Total votes		79,403	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		89,751	88.47
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [4] Elections in Germany [1]

1925

The 1925 Lippe state election was held on 18 January 1925 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	30,144	34.33	8	0
	German National People's Party	22,285	25.38	6	+1
	German People's Party and Centre Party	13,817	15.74	3	New
	German Democratic Party	7,115	8.10	1	-1
	Economic Association of House and Land Owners	5,570	6.34	1	New
	Union Federation	4,551	5.18	1	0
	Communist Party of Germany	3,649	4.16	1	0
	National Socialist Freedom Movement	678	0.77	0	New
Total		87,809	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		87,809	98.12
Invalid/blank votes		1,685	1.88
Total votes		89,494	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		94,711	94.49
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [5] Elections in Germany [1]

1929

The 1929 Lippe state election was held on 6 January 1929 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	31,540	38.98	9	+1
	German People's Party	10,054	12.43	3	New
	German National People's Party	9,576	11.84	3	–3
	Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party	6,412	7.93	2	New
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	5,590	6.91	1	–1
	Communist Party of Germany	4,987	6.16	1	0
	German Democratic Party	4,495	5.56	1	0
	Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation	3,225	3.99	1	New
	Nazi Party	2,713	3.35	0	New
	Catholic People's Representatives (Centre Party)	2,313	2.86	0	New
Total		80,905	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		80,905	98.32
Invalid/blank votes		1,382	1.68
Total votes		82,287	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		107,802	76.33
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [6] Elections in Germany [1]

1933

The 1933 Lippe state election was held on 15 January 1933 to elect the 21 members of the Landtag.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nazi Party	39,064	39.48	9	+9
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	29,827	30.15	7	–2
	Communist Party of Germany	11,047	11.17	2	+1
	German National People's Party	6,009	6.07	1	–2
	Evangelical People's Service	4,525	4.57	1	New
	German People's Party	4,380	4.43	1	–2
	Catholic People's Representatives (Centre Party)	2,556	2.58	0	0
	German State Party	832	0.84	0	New
	Lippe Rural People	701	0.71	0	New
Total		98,941	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		98,941	99.13
Invalid/blank votes		871	0.87
Total votes		99,812	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		117,286	85.10
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [7] Elections in Germany [1]

References

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