Schaumburg-Lippe Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

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Landtag elections in the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe (Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe) during the Weimar Republic were held at 3-year intervals between 1919 and 1931. 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 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 16 February 1919 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	12,217	54.08	8
	German Democratic Party	3,574	15.82	2
	German National People's Party	2,487	11.01	2
	Independents	2,058	9.11	2
	German People's Party	1,341	5.94	1
	Citizens Association	812	3.59	0
	Others	101	0.45	0
Total		22,590	100.00	15

Source: ^[3]

1922

The 1922 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 23 April 1922 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	10,583	43.91	7
	German People's Party	3,527	14.63	2
	Agricultural League	1,902	7.89	1
	Craftsmen Federation	1,768	7.34	1
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	1,590	6.60	1
	German National People's Party – (Country List)	1,585	6.58	1
	German Democratic Party	1,184	4.91	1
	German National People's Party – (Citizens List)	872	3.62	1
	Nonpartisan Progressive Group	536	2.22	0
	Economic Association	398	1.65	0
	Others	156	0.65	0
Total		24,101	100.00	15

Source: ^[4]

1925

The 1925 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 3 May 1925 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	12,058	45.43	7
	Unified List (DNVP, DVP & LB)	9,125	34.38	6
	Schaumburg-Lippe Craftsmen Federation	2,230	8.40	1
	German Democratic Party	1,919	7.23	1
	Nonpartisan Christian List	657	2.48	0
	Communist Party of Germany	554	2.09	0
Total		26,543	100.00	15

Source: ^[5]

1928

The 1928 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 29 April 1928 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	12,266	49.20	8
	German National People's Party and Agricultural League	4,141	16.61	3
	German People's Party	2,134	8.56	1
	German Democratic Party	1,971	7.91	1
	Schaumburg-Lippe Craftsmen Federation	1,799	7.22	1
	National Block	1,690	6.78	1
	Communist Party of Germany	928	3.72	0
Total		24,929	100.00	15

Source: ^[6]

1931

The 1931 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 3 May 1931 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	12,999	44.59	7
	Nazi Party	7,854	26.94	4
	German National People's Party	2,954	10.13	1
	Communist Party of Germany	1,864	6.39	1
	German People's Party	1,608	5.52	1
	German State Party	1,493	5.12	1
	German Farmers (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)	379	1.30	0
Total		29,151	100.00	15

Source: ^[7]

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The 1922 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 23 April 1922 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag of the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe.

The 1925 Schaumburg-Lippe state election was held on 3 May 1925 to elect the 15 members of the Landtag of the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe.

References

↑ "Landtagswahlen 1919-1931 - Schaumburg-Lippe".
↑ 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 Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1922". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1925". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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[1] "Landtagswahlen 1919-1931 - Schaumburg-Lippe".

[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.

[3] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[4] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1922". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[5] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1925". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[6] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[7] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Schaumburg-Lippe Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

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