Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

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Landtag elections in the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. 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 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 26 January 1919 to elect the 64 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	145,107	47.89	32
	German Democratic Party	82,571	27.25	17
	German National People's Party	39,709	13.11	10
	Mecklenburg Village League (German Landbund)	15,452	5.10	2
	German People's Party	13,127	4.33	2
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	7,009	2.31	1
Total		302,975	100.00	64

Source: ^[3]

1920

The 1920 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 13 June 1920 to elect the 64 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	127,612	39.92	26
	German National People's Party	70,708	22.12	14
	German People's Party	49,075	15.35	10
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	24,455	7.65	5
	Mecklenburg Village League (German Landbund)	24,346	7.62	5
	German Democratic Party	22,210	6.95	4
	Communist Party of Germany	1,244	0.39	0
Total		319,650	100.00	64

Source: ^[4]

1921

The 1921 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 13 March 1921 to elect the 67 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	137,971	41.74	28
	German National People's Party	73,442	22.22	15
	German People's Party	57,813	17.49	12
	Mecklenburg Village League (Agricultural League)	19,452	5.88	4
	Communist Party of Germany	15,328	4.64	3
	German Democratic Party	14,127	4.27	3
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	9,787	2.96	2
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	2,635	0.80	0
Total		330,555	100.00	67

Source: ^[5]

1924

The 1924 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 17 February 1924 to elect the 64 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	German National People's Party	95,176	28.93	19
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	74,924	22.77	15
	German Völkisch Freedom Party	63,511	19.30	13
	Communist Party of Germany	44,765	13.61	9
	German People's Party	23,962	7.28	5
	German Democratic Party	11,738	3.57	2
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	5,122	1.56	1
	Land Party	4,553	1.38	0
	Working Group of the Republican Party	2,721	0.83	0
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	2,521	0.77	0
Total		328,993	100.00	64

Source: ^[6]

1926

The 1926 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 6 June 1926 to elect the 50 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	111,404	39.90	20
	German National People's Party	63,237	22.65	12
	German Völkisch Freedom Party	26,160	9.37	5
	German People's Party	23,430	8.39	4
	Communist Party of Germany	18,463	6.61	3
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	16,146	5.78	3
	German Democratic Party	8,475	3.04	2
	Group for People's Welfare	7,287	2.61	1
	Nazi Party	4,607	1.65	0
Total		279,209	100.00	50

Source: ^[7]

1927

The 1927 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 22 May 1927 to elect the 52 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	126,743	40.74	21
	German National People's Party	68,340	21.97	11
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	33,249	10.69	6
	German People's Party	24,609	7.91	4
	German Völkisch Freedom Party	17,734	5.70	3
	Communist Party of Germany	15,746	5.06	3
	Group for People's Welfare	10,003	3.22	2
	German Democratic Party	9,058	2.91	2
	Nazi Party	5,611	1.80	0
Total		311,093	100.00	52

Source: ^[8]

1929

The 1929 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 23 June 1929 to elect the 51 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Unity List of National Mecklenburgers (DNVP, WP, DVP, German Völkisch Freedom Movement & Landvolkpartei )	140,151	44.58	23
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	120,570	38.35	20
	Communist Party of Germany	16,451	5.23	3
	Nazi Party	12,721	4.05	2
	German Democratic Party	8,962	2.85	1
	Mecklenburg Farmers' Party	8,087	2.57	1
	Group for People's Welfare	7,461	2.37	1
Total		314,403	100.00	51

Source: ^[9]

1932

The 1932 Mecklenburg-Schwerin state election was held on 5 June 1932 to elect the 59 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nazi Party	177,076	48.98	30
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	108,361	29.97	18
	German National People's Party	32,883	9.09	5
	Communist Party of Germany	26,891	7.44	4
	German Democratic Party	7,889	2.18	1
	German People's Party	7,499	2.07	1
	Socialist Workers' Party of Germany	957	0.26	0
Total		361,556	100.00	59

Source: ^[10]

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References

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↑ Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. American Political Science Association. 30 (2): 351–352.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtagswahl 1920". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtagswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Mecklenburg-Schwerin Landtagswahl 1926". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-15. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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[1] "Landtagswahlen 1919-1932 - Mecklenburg-Schwerin".

[2] Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. American Political Science Association. 30 (2): 351–352.

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