1950 Hessian state election

German state election 1950 Hessian state election Hesse parliamentary no December 1946 Hessian state election Dec. 1946 1954 Hessian state election 1954 All 80 seats in the Landtag of Hesse 41 19 November 1950 1,936,762 (64.9% 8.3pp) Georg-August Zinn.jpg 140 150 110 0 0 Georg-August Zinn Social Democratic Party of Germany 38 seats, 42.7% 47 9 821,268 44.4% 1.7pp August-Martin Euler.jpg 120 150 110 0 0 August-Martin Euler FDP–GB/BHE FFED00 14 seats, 15.7%Results for the LDP. 21 7 588,739 31.8% 16.1pp Werner Hilpert.png 120 150 110 0 0 Werner Hilpert Christian Democratic Union of Germany 28 seats, 31.0% 12 16 348,148 18.8% 12.1pp Communist Party of Germany 10 seats, 10.7% 0 10 87,878 4.7% 5.9pp 1950 Hessian state election.svg 250px Results for the single-member constituencies. Government Stock cabinet SPD–CDU Government after election First Zinn cabinet SPD The 1950 Hessian state election was held on 19 November 1950 to elect the 2nd Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a grand coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Christian Stock, who retired at the election. He was succeeded as SPD lead candidate by Georg-August Zinn. The SPD won a clear majority of seats thanks to quirks of the electoral system, which had been modified since 1946 to a form of mixed-member proportional representation. The Hessian CDU, who took a left-of-centre course in government with the SPD, were heavily defeated and pushed to third place with 19%. An alliance of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and All-German Bloc/League of Expellees (GB/HBE) emerged as the second-largest party with 32%, but were unable to prevent the SPD from achieving its majority. Further, the Communist Party (KPD) slipped just below the 5% electoral threshold and lost their seats. After the election, Minister-President Stock retired and was succeeded by justice minister Georg-August Zinn, who led an SPD majority government. Electoral system The Landtag was elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 48 members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, and 32 then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. A single ballot was used for both. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold are ineligible to receive seats. Background December 1946 Hessian state election In the previous election held on 1 December 1946, the SPD remained the largest party with 43%, followed by the CDU on 31%, FDP on 16%, and KPD on 11%. The SPD subsequently formed a grand coalition with the CDU. Parties The table below lists parties represented in the 1st Landtag of Hesse. Name Ideology Leadcandidate 1946 result Votes (%) Seats SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Georg-August Zinn 42.7% 38 90 Social Democratic Party of Germany CDU Christian Democratic Union of GermanyChristlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands Christian democracy Werner Hilpert 31.0% 28 90 Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Classical liberalism August-Martin Euler 15.7% 14 90 Free Democratic Party (Germany) KPD Communist Party of GermanyKommunistische Partei Deutschlands Communism 10.7% 10 90 Communist Party of Germany Results File:1950 Hessian Landtag.svg Con. List Total +– Social Democratic Party 821268 +1.65 36 11 47 +9 Free Democratic Party–All-German Bloc/League of Expellees 588739 +16.13 8 13 21 +7 #FFED00 Christian Democratic Union 348148 –12.15 4 8 12 –16 Communist Party 87878 –5.91 0 0 0 –10 National Democratic Party–German Reich Party 1989 New 0 0 0 New Hessian Farmers' and Peasants' Party 1219 New 0 0 0 New Bloc of Fatherland Unification 765 New 0 0 0 New Independents 1081 +0.06 0 – 0 0 –10 85675 2985021 External links https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/hessen/Hessen_Landtagswahl_Statistik1950.pdf The Election to the Hessian Landtag, 19 November 1950 March 1951 17 September 2023 de Parliamentary Data Bank of the Hessian Landtag https://www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/xsrec/current/40/sn/edb?q=YToxOntzOjExOiJzYWNoYmVncmlmZiI7czoxNDoiTGFuZHRhZ3N3YWhsZW4iO30= Absolute majority of the SPD in state elections in Hesse, November 19, 1950 17 September 2023 de Hessian Regional History Information System Notes Category:Elections in Hesse Category:1950s in Hesse Category:1950 elections in Germany Category:November 1950 in Europe Category:1950 in West Germany