Anhalt Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic
German state elections
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Landtag elections in the Free State of Anhalt (Freistaat Anhalt) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1918 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 Landtag was dissolved by the Nazi-controlled central government and reconstituted to reflect the distribution of seats in the national Reichstag. The Landtag 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]
1918
The 1918 Anhalt state election was held on 15 December 1918 to elect the 36 members of the Constituent National Assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 93,170 | 58.03 | 22 | |
| German Democratic Party | 54,668 | 34.05 | 12 | |
| German National People's Party & Landbund | 9,525 | 5.93 | 2 | |
| German Middle Class Party | 3,204 | 2.00 | 0 | |
| Total | 160,567 | 100.00 | 36 | |
| Valid votes | 160,567 | 99.86 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 223 | 0.14 | ||
| Total votes | 160,790 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 198,388 | 81.05 | ||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[3] Elections in Germany[1] | ||||
1920
The 1920 Anhalt state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 61,671 | 35.77 | 13 | â9 | |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 31,540 | 18.30 | 6 | New | |
| German National People's Party and Landbund | 29,051 | 16.85 | 6 | +4 | |
| German Democratic Party | 27,013 | 15.67 | 6 | â6 | |
| German People's Party | 23,115 | 13.41 | 5 | New | |
| Total | 172,390 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 172,390 | 99.87 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 223 | 0.13 | |||
| Total votes | 172,613 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 198,388 | 87.01 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[4] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1924
The first 1924 Anhalt state election was held on 22 June 1924 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 64,943 | 37.03 | 13 | 0 | |
| German People's Party | 28,029 | 15.98 | 6 | +1 | |
| German National People's Party | 21,400 | 12.20 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 16,714 | 9.53 | 4 | New | |
| Agricultural League | 14,681 | 8.37 | 3 | New | |
| Völkisch-sozialer Freiheitsblock (DVFP) | 7,189 | 4.10 | 2 | New | |
| German Democratic Party | 6,188 | 3.53 | 1 | â5 | |
| Homeowners and Business | 5,917 | 3.37 | 1 | New | |
| Homeowners (Town and Country) | 3,601 | 2.05 | 1 | New | |
| Land Reform | 3,005 | 1.71 | 1 | New | |
| Centre Party | 2,009 | 1.15 | 0 | New | |
| German Farmers Federation | 892 | 0.51 | 0 | New | |
| German Social Party | 802 | 0.46 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 175,370 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 175,370 | 99.27 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,296 | 0.73 | |||
| Total votes | 176,666 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 223,501 | 79.04 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[5] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
The second 1924 Anhalt state election was held on 9 November 1924 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag. Anhalt was the only state in the Weimar Republic to hold two Landtag elections in the same calendar year.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 78,675 | 40.95 | 15 | +2 | |
| People's Community (DVPâDNVPâRLBâHuGâHBâDB) | 74,638 | 38.85 | 14 | New | |
| German Democratic Party | 14,009 | 7.29 | 3 | +2 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 11,232 | 5.85 | 2 | â2 | |
| Nationale Freiheitspartei (DVFP) | 7,958 | 4.14 | 1 | â1 | |
| Tenant Protection and Land Reform | 3,210 | 1.67 | 1 | New | |
| Centre Party | 2,408 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 192,130 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 192,130 | 99.49 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 977 | 0.51 | |||
| Total votes | 193,107 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 224,212 | 86.13 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[6] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1928
The 1928 Anhalt state election was held on 20 May 1928 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 84,507 | 42.45 | 15 | 0 | |
| German People's Party | 30,867 | 15.51 | 6 | New | |
| Landbundliste (Agricultural League) | 21,721 | 10.91 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 14,957 | 7.51 | 3 | +1 | |
| German National People's Party | 13,317 | 6.69 | 2 | New | |
| German Democratic Party | 8,444 | 4.24 | 2 | â1 | |
| Anhalt House and Property | 8,269 | 4.15 | 2 | New | |
| Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 6,779 | 3.41 | 1 | New | |
| Nazi Party | 4,117 | 2.07 | 1 | 0 | |
| Centre Party | 2,288 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 1,932 | 0.97 | 0 | New | |
| Tenant & Lease Protection and Land Reform | 1,073 | 0.54 | 0 | â1 | |
| Left Communists | 781 | 0.39 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 199,052 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 199,052 | 97.64 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,811 | 2.36 | |||
| Total votes | 203,863 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 231,361 | 88.11 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[7] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||
1932
The 1932 Anhalt state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 36 members of the Landtag.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazi Party | 89,652 | 40.88 | 15 | +14 | |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 75,137 | 34.27 | 12 | â3 | |
| Communist Party of Germany | 20,424 | 9.31 | 3 | 0 | |
| German National People's Party | 12,835 | 5.85 | 2 | 0 | |
| German People's Party | 8,198 | 3.74 | 2 | â4 | |
| Anhalt House and Property | 6,371 | 2.91 | 1 | â1 | |
| German State Party | 3,226 | 1.47 | 1 | New | |
| Centre Party | 2,630 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers' Party of Germany | 806 | 0.37 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 219,279 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 219,279 | 99.49 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,119 | 0.51 | |||
| Total votes | 220,398 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 245,221 | 89.88 | |||
| Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[8] Elections in Germany[1] | |||||