Bremen state elections in the Weimar Republic

Elections in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (Freie Hansestadt Bremen) to its state parliament, the Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at variable intervals between 1919 and 1930. 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 Bremen state election was held on 9 March 1919 to elect the 200 members of the Bremen National Assembly.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	48,576	32.74	67
	German Democratic Party	29,483	19.87	39
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	28,565	19.25	38
	Landeswahlverband	19,896	13.41	29
	Communist Party of Germany	11,358	7.65	15
	Wirtschaftliche Verbände	10,496	7.07	12
Total		148,374	100.00	200

Source: ^[3]

1920

The 1920 Bremen state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	52,395	30.75	37
	German People's Party	34,159	20.05	25
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	31,137	18.27	22
	German Democratic Party	23,765	13.95	18
	German National People's Party	11,526	6.76	7
	Wirtschaftliche Verbände	9,309	5.46	6
	Communist Party of Germany	7,600	4.46	5
	Centre Party	517	0.30	0
Total		170,408	100.00	120

Source: ^[4]

1921

The 1921 Bremen state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	German People's Party	41,039	23.26	30
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	39,196	22.22	28
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	34,711	19.68	23
	German Democratic Party	29,601	16.78	21
	German National People's Party	11,784	6.68	7
	Communist Party of Germany	10,960	6.21	6
	Wirtschaftliche Verbände	9,130	5.18	5
Total		176,421	100.00	120

Source: ^[5]

1923

The 1923 Bremen state election was held on 18 November 1923 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	51,096	29.08	36
	German People's Party	35,460	20.18	26
	Communist Party of Germany	28,115	16.00	18
	German Democratic Party	22,313	12.70	16
	German National People's Party	18,379	10.46	12
	DVFP and NSDAP United List	10,963	6.24	7
	Wirtschaftliche Verbände	9,406	5.35	5
Total		175,732	100.00	120

Source: ^[6]

1924

The 1924 Bremen state election was held on 7 December 1924 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	66,065	36.25	46
	German People's Party	28,536	15.66	19
	German Democratic Party	21,527	11.81	14
	German National People's Party	16,342	8.97	10
	Communist Party of Germany	15,989	8.77	9
	Hausbesitzer	12,560	6.89	8
	National Socialist Freedom Movement	7,432	4.08	4
	DPP and DNVP in Bremerhaven	5,164	2.83	4
	Centre Party	3,612	1.98	2
	Bodenreformer	1,997	1.10	1
	Landeswahlverband Bremen-Landgebiet	1,864	1.02	2
	Bürgerliche Vereinigung Vegesack	1,171	0.64	1
Total		182,259	100.00	120

Source: ^[7]

1927

The 1927 Bremen state election was held on 13 November 1927 to elect the 120 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	80,838	40.34	50
	German People's Party	57,728	28.80	35
	German Democratic Party	20,267	10.11	12
	Communist Party of Germany	19,269	9.61	10
	Hausbesitzer	15,356	7.66	10
	Centre Party	4,040	2.02	2
	Bodenreformer	1,854	0.93	1
	Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation	1,064	0.53	0
Total		200,416	100.00	120

Source: ^[8]

1930

The 1930 Bremen state election was held on 30 November 1930 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	62,565	30.96	40
	Nazi Party	51,327	25.40	32
	German People's Party	25,274	12.51	15
	Communist Party of Germany	21,692	10.73	12
	German National People's Party	11,475	5.68	6
	Hausbesitzer	8,731	4.32	5
	German State Party	8,340	4.13	5
	Centre Party	4,238	2.10	2
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	3,362	1.66	2
	Conservative People's Party	1,894	0.94	1
	Christian Social People's Service	1,386	0.69	0
	Communist Party of Germany (Opposition)	799	0.40	0
	Vegesacker Gemeinschaftslistepp	544	0.27	0
	Bürgerliche Liste für Allgemeinwohl	442	0.22	0
Total		202,069	100.00	120

Source: ^[9]

References

^ "Bremen Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919 – 1930".
^ 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 Hansestadt Bremen Wahl zur Nationalversammlung 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2003-05-18. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1920". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1923". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1927". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1930". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[1] "Bremen Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919 – 1930".

[2] 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.

[3] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Wahl zur Nationalversammlung 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2003-05-18. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[4] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1920". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[5] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[6] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1923". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[7] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1924". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[8] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1927". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[9] Gonschior, Andreas. "Die Freie Hansestadt Bremen Bürgerschaftswahl 1930". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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