Elections in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) to its state parliament, the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. Results with regard to the percentage of the vote won and the number of seats allocated to each party are presented in the tables below. On 31 March 1933, the sitting Bürgerschaft was dissolved by the Nazi-controlled central government and reconstituted to reflect the distribution of seats in the national Reichstag. The Bürgerschaft 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.
1919
The 1919 Hamburg state election was held on 16 March 1919 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
Party Abbreviation % seatsSPD 50,5% 82 DDP 20,5% 33 DVP 8,6% 13 USPD 8,1% 13 Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund 4,2% 7 DNVP 2,9% 4 Grundeigentümer Wahlbüro 2,5% 4 Zentrum 1,2% 2 Hamburgische Wirtschaftspartei 0,4% 1 Vereinigte Bürgervereine der inneren Stadt 0,4% 1
1921
The 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
Party Abbreviation % seatsSPD 40,6% 67 DDP 14,1% 23 DVP 13,9% 23 DNVP 11,3% 18 KPD 11,0% 18 Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund 3,5% 5 Liste Dr. Eddelbüttel 2,3% 3 USPD 1,4% 2 Zentrum 1,2% 1
1924 The 1924 Hamburg state election was held on 26 October 1924 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Social Democratic Party of Germany173,35832.453–14German National People's Party90,62617.028 +10Communist Party of Germany78,52214.724 +6German People's Party74,83414.0230German Democratic Party70,62213.221–2Völkischsozialer Block13,4952.54NewCentre Party8,5031.62 +1Mieterverband Groß-Hamburg e.V.7,0241.32NewGewerbetreibende6,7871.32NewWohnungssuchende3,4900.71NewGrundeigentümerliste »Carl E. A. Fehmerling«2,8280.50NewFreiwirtschaftsbund F.F.F.2,2950.40NewIndependent Social Democratic Party of Germany1,5880.30–2Volkswirtschaftsbund2660.10NewHanseatentum880.00NewInvalid/blank votes2,995–––Total537,3211001600Registered voters/turnout813,39666.1–Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
1927 The 1927 Hamburg state election was held on 9 October 1927 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Social Democratic Party of Germany247,46938.263 +10Communist Party of Germany110,23917.027 +3German National People's Party98,81715.225–3German People's Party72,43211.218–5German Democratic Party65,29510.116–5Mittelstands-Partei27,1634.26NewCentre Party9,7741.520Nazi Party9,7541.52NewReich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation7,7621.21NewInvalid/blank votes6,351–––Total655,0561001600Registered voters/turnout871,70775.2––Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
1928 The 1928 Hamburg state election was held on 19 February 1928 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Social Democratic Party of Germany246,68535.960–3Communist Party of Germany114,25716.7270German National People's Party94,04813.722–3German Democratic Party87,55312.821 +5German People's Party85,50712.520 +2Mittelstands-Partei20,1362.94–2Nazi Party14,7602.23 +1Centre Party9,4021.420Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation5,6090.810Angestellte und Beamte1,5980.20NewRechtspartei für Aufwertung und Recht1,3310.20NewFreiwirtschaftliche Arbeitspartei1,0380.20NewInternationale Kommunisten7380.10NewMieterschutz-Wohnungsnot7140.10NewDeutsche Reformpartei7130.10NewIndependent Social Democratic Party of Germany7060.10NewVölkischsozialer Block6690.10NewWohnungssuchende und Neubaumieter5510.10NewHermann Abel2010.00NewRepublikanische Partei Deutschlands1140.00NewInvalid/blank votes5,636–––Total691,9661001600Registered voters/turnout876,37179.0––Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
1931 The 1931 Hamburg state election was held on 27 September 1931 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Social Democratic Party of Germany214,55327.846–14Nazi Party202,50626.343 +40Communist Party of Germany168,67421.935 +8German State Party67,1058.714NewGerman National People's Party43,2785.69–13German People's Party36,9274.87–13Reich Party of the German Middle Class11,3751.52NewChristian Social People's Service10,8581.42NewCentre Party10,7981.420Antikapitalistische Einheitsfront1,9560.30NewReich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1,1560.20–1Freiwirtschaftliche Partei Deutschlands9870.10NewNotgemeinschaft bedrohter Existenzen5100.10NewIndependent Social Democratic Party of Germany4840.100Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)3150.00NewInvalid/blank votes9,252–––Total780,7341001600Registered voters/turnout932,18083.8––Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
1932 The 1932 Hamburg state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.
PartyVotes%Seats+/–Nazi Party233,75031.251 +8Social Democratic Party of Germany226,24230.249 +3Communist Party of Germany119,48116.026–9German State Party84,14611.218 +4German National People's Party32,3564.37–2German People's Party23,8073.25–2Centre Party10,0231.320Christian Social People's Service7,7251.01–1Reich Party of the German Middle Class4,8800.71–1Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei2,3020.30NewVolkskonservative Vereinigung Hamburg1,3570.20NewDie Erwerbslosen1,2490.20NewMenschheitspartei5210.10NewNationale Freiheitspartei Deutschlands5030.10NewFreisinnige Partei Deutschlands960.00NewInvalid/blank votes5,633–––Total754,0711001600Registered voters/turnout936,44180.5––Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
See also Elections in Hamburg Carl Vincent Krogmann 2020 Hamburg state election
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