The 1919 Hamburg state election was held on 16 March 1919 to elect the 160 members of the Hamburg Parliament. Despite the SPD winning an absolute majority, they still formed a coalition with the former members of the senate as well as the DDP in parliament, the SPD even allowed the incumbent independent mayor, Werner von Melle, to stay in office. It is regarded as the first fully democratic election in Hamburg since everyone, including women, were allowed to vote.
Results PartyVotes%SeatsSocial Democratic Party of Germany267,97550.582German Democratic Party108,74020.533German People's Party45,6918.613Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany42,8522.513Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund22,3174.27German National People's Party15,1812.94Grundeigentümer Wahlbüro13,0132.54Christian People's Party6,3871.22Hamburgische Wirtschaftspartei2,2500.41Vereinigte Bürgervereine der inneren Stadt1,9840.41Heinrich Wilhelm Stamm1,4230.30Friseur-Innung (Zwangsinnung) zu Hamburg9530.20Hamburger Ausschuß für Leibesübungen9230.20Erwerbstätige Frauen und Mädchen8220.20Max Taube5890.10Invalid/blank votes1,811––Total532,911100160Registered voters/turnout661,59380.6–Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic
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