The German Electoral Coalition (, ) was a political alliance in Czechoslovakia representing Sudeten Germans.
History The alliance was established for the 1929 elections as an alliance of the Farmers' League (BdL), the German Labour and Economic Community (DAWG) and the Carpathian German Party (KdP, led by Dr. Roland Steinacker).Manuel Statistique de la Republique Tchecoslovaque. IV. 1932. Prague. Annuaire Statistique de la Republique Tchecoslovaque. pp. 401-402 DAWG, in turn, was an alliance between DDFP (led by Prof. Bruno Kafka) and the DNP faction led by Dr. Alfred Rosche.
It received 5.4% of the national vote, winning 16 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and nine in the Senate.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. pp. 489–492. No candidate belonging to KdP was elected.
Results by district (Chamber of Deputies) #Electoral districtVotes%SeatsMPs electedIA.Prague A7,9711.61Bruno Kafka (DAWG/DDFP)IB.Prague B7,5581.42II.Pardubice12,3684.63Franz Spina (BdL)III.Hradec Králové20,2216.79IV.Ml. Boleslav26,7865.98Franz Windirsch (BdL)V.Česká Lípa67,77819.35Rudolf Böhm (BdL), Franz Heller (BdL) Alfred Rosche (DAWG/Rosche Group)VI.Louny31,2976.69Georg Böllmann (VI. Louny, BdL)VII.Karlovy Vary49,08515.84Christof Gläsel (BdL), Franz Viereckl (BdL), Gustav Peters (DAWG/Rosche Group)VIII.Plzeň43,26010.56Wolfgang Zierhut (BdL)IX.České Budějovice22,6487.86Johann Platzer (BdL)X.Jihlava19,2328.31Hans Wagner (BdL)XI.Brno18,3284.24Josef Jelinek (DAWG/DDFP)XII.Olomouc32,7447.41Franz Hodina (BdL)XIII. Uherské Hradiště9910.49XIV.Mor. Ostrava19,2653.73Otto Halke (BdL)XV. Trnava2,1560.99XVI.Nové Zámky4,2681.34XVII.Turč. Sv. Martin2,1960.93XVIII.Báňská Bystrica2,7321.72XIX. Lipt. Sv. Mikuláš4070.35XX.Košice1,9451.03XXI.Prešov - -XXII.Užhorod3,2181.21Czechoslovakia:396,4545.37Source: Manuel Statistique de la Republique Tchecoslovaque
Senators elected The senators elected were Carl Kostka (DAWG/DDFP), Franz Ickert (BdL), Josef Kahler (BdL), Andreas Lippert (BdL), Anton Lichtneckert (BdL), Josef Luksch (BdL), Adolf Scholz (BdL), Erdmann Spies (BdL) and Robert Stöhr (BdL).
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