1919 Lübeck state election
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9 February 1919
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All 80 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Lübeck 41 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 81.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1919 Lübeck state election was held on 9 February 1919 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft, the city-state parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck.[1] It was the first fully democratic election in Lübeck’s history, conducted under universal suffrage and proportional representation.
The election was dominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which received a clear majority of the vote. The liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) also performed strongly. The Landleute was associated with the German National People's Party (DNVP).[2]
The newly elected assembly was responsible for drafting a democratic constitution for the city-state, which was adopted on 13 May 1920.[3] The new constitution aligned Lübeck's political structure with the Weimar Constitution.
The state parliament operated alongside Lübeck’s mayor, Emil Ferdinand Fehling.
