Schaumburg-Lippe Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

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
	Non-party	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
Valid votes		22,590	99.87
Invalid/blank votes		29	0.13
Total votes		22,619	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,418	85.62
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [3] Elections in Germany [1]

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	–1
	German People's Party	3,527	14.63	2	+1
	Agricultural League	1,902	7.89	1	New
	Craftsmen Federation	1,768	7.34	1	New
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	1,590	6.60	1	New
	German National People's Party – (Country List)	1,585	6.58	1	New
	German Democratic Party	1,184	4.91	1	–1
	German National People's Party – (Citizens List)	872	3.62	1	New
	Nonpartisan Progressive Group	536	2.22	0	New
	Economic Association	398	1.65	0	New
	Others	156	0.65	0	New
Total		24,101	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		24,101	99.76
Invalid/blank votes		58	0.24
Total votes		24,159	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,318	82.40
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [4] Elections in Germany [1]

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	0
	Unified List (DNVP, DVP & LB)	9,125	34.38	6	New
	Schaumburg-Lippe Craftsmen Federation	2,230	8.40	1	0
	German Democratic Party	1,919	7.23	1	0
	Nonpartisan Christian List	657	2.48	0	New
	Communist Party of Germany	554	2.09	0	New
Total		26,543	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		26,543	99.68
Invalid/blank votes		84	0.32
Total votes		26,627	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		30,855	86.30
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [5] Elections in Germany [1]

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	+1
	German National People's Party and Rural League	4,141	16.61	3	New
	German People's Party	2,134	8.56	1	New
	German Democratic Party	1,971	7.91	1	0
	Schaumburg-Lippe Craftsmen Federation	1,799	7.22	1	0
	National Block	1,690	6.78	1	New
	Communist Party of Germany	928	3.72	0	0
Total		24,929	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		24,929	99.20
Invalid/blank votes		202	0.80
Total votes		25,131	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		32,195	78.06
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [6] Elections in Germany [1]

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	–1
	Nazi Party	7,854	26.94	4	New
	German National People's Party	2,954	10.13	1	New
	Communist Party of Germany	1,864	6.39	1	+1
	German People's Party	1,608	5.52	1	0
	German State Party	1,493	5.12	1	New
	German Farmers (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)	379	1.30	0	New
Total		29,151	100.00	15	0
Valid votes		29,151	98.86
Invalid/blank votes		336	1.14
Total votes		29,487	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		33,861	87.08
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic, [7] Elections in Germany [1]

References

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