1921 Hamburg state election

1921 Hamburg state election
← 1919 February 20, 1921 (1921-02-20) 1924 →
All 160 in the Bürgerschaft
Turnout70.9% Decrease 9.65pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Otto Stolten Carl Wilhelm Petersen Franz Heinrich Witthoefft
Party SPD DDP DVP
Last election 82 seats, 50.5% 33 seats, 20.5% 13 seats, 8.6%
Seats won 67 23 23
Seat change Decrease 15 Decrease 10 Increase 10
Popular vote 217,774 75,576 74,517
Percentage 40.6% 14.1% 13.9%
Swing Decrease 9.9% Decrease 6.4% Increase 5.3%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Karl Anton Gutknecht Ernst Thälmann Johannes Hirsch
Party DNVP KPD Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund
Last election 4 seats, 2.9% Did not run 7 seat, 4.2%
Seats won 18 18 5
Seat change Increase 14 Increase 18 Decrease 2
Popular vote 60,446 59,179 18,826
Percentage 11.3% 11.0% 3.5%
Swing Increase 8.4% Increase 11.0% Decrease 0.7
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
Eddelbüttel
Leader Dr. J.F.T. Eddelbüttel Paul Bergmann Bernhard Dinkgrefe
Party Dr. Eddelbüttel USPD Centre
Last election Did not exist 13 seats, 2.5% Did not exist
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 11 Increase 1
Popular vote 12,049 7,686 6,575
Percentage 3.5% 1.4% 1.2%
Swing Increase 3.5% Decrease 1.1% Increase 1.2%

The 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Hamburg Parliament.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party of Germany 217,774 40.6 67 –15
German Democratic Party 75,576 14.1 23 –10
German People's Party 74,517 13.9 23 +10
German National People's Party 60,446 11.3 18 +14
Communist Party of Germany 59,179 11.0 18 New
Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund 18,826 3.5 5 –2
Dr. Eddelbüttel 12,049 2.3 3 New
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 7,686 1.4 2 –11
Centre Party 6,575 1.2 1 New
Funke 1,328 0.3 1 New
Albert Martens Hamburg 1,106 0.2 0 New
Exekutivbeamte der Polizeibehörde Hamburg 1,071 0.2 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 2,166 – – –
Total 538,299 100 160 0
Registered voters/turnout 759,283 70.9 –
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Bürgerschaftswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-03-08. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

Literature

  • Prof. Dr. Sköllin (1921). Statistische Mittteilung über den hamburgischen Staat, Nr. 11 - Die Bürgerschaftswahl am 20. Februar 1921. Direktor des Statistischen Landesamtes
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