Lübeck state elections in the Weimar Republic

German state elections

Elections in the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck (Freien Hansestadt Lübeck) to its state parliament, the Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. 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 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.^[2]

1919

The 1919 Lübeck state election was held on 9 February 1919 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	19,556	52.46	42
	German Democratic Party	13,528	36.29	29
	German National People's Party	2,710	7.27	6
	Landleute (Rural People)	1,481	3.97	3
Total		37,275	100.00	80

Source: ^[3]

1921

The 1921 Lübeck state election was held on 13 November 1921 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	31,073	48.67	39
	Bürgerliche Parteiliste (German Democratic Party)	19,834	31.06	25
	New Landowners Association	5,083	7.96	6
	Communist Party of Germany	4,330	6.78	6
	Citizens' Federation	3,527	5.52	4
Total		63,847	100.00	80

Source: ^[4]

1924

The 1924 Lübeck state election was held on 10 February 1924 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	25,254	34.37	28
	Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (Reich Party of the German Middle Class)	19,506	26.54	21
	Communist Party of Germany	8,896	12.11	10
	Landowners Party	7,871	10.71	8
	German Democratic Party	6,556	8.92	7
	Völkische Party	5,402	7.35	6
Total		73,485	100.00	80

Source: ^[5]

1926

The 1926 Lübeck state election was held on 14 November 1926 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Hanseatic People's League	32,958	44.44	36
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	31,851	42.94	35
	Communist Party of Germany	4,758	6.41	5
	German Democratic Party	1,714	2.31	2
	Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation	993	1.34	1
	Centre Party	666	0.90	1
	Lübeck War Disabled and War Survivors	643	0.87	0
	Lübeck House and Landowners Association	587	0.79	0
Total		74,170	100.00	80

Source: ^[6]

1929

The 1929 Lübeck state election was held on 10 November 1929 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	33,278	42.39	34
	Hanseatic People's League (included the German National People's Party)	27,881	35.51	29
	Communist Party of Germany	6,721	8.56	7
	Nazi Party	6,347	8.08	6
	German Democratic Party	2,615	3.33	2
	Centre Party	886	1.13	1
	Lübeck House and Landowners Association	782	1.00	1
Total		78,510	100.00	80

Source: ^[7]

1932

The 1932 Lübeck state election was held on 13 November 1932 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	30,331	36.29	29
	Nazi Party	27,689	33.13	27
	Communist Party of Germany	9,942	11.89	9
	Hanseatic People's League	5,008	5.99	5
	Lübeck House and Landowners Association	4,137	4.95	4
	German National People's Party	3,792	4.54	4
	German State Party	1,313	1.57	1
	Centre Party	765	0.92	1
	Lübeck Pensioners' Association	447	0.53	0
	Socialist Workers' Party of Germany	159	0.19	0
Total		83,583	100.00	80

Source: ^[8]

References

^ "Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919 – 1932".
^ Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. 30 (2). American Political Science Association: 351–352. doi:10.2307/1947263. JSTOR 1947263.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1926". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1929". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie und Hansestadt Lübeck Bürgerschaftswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.