1921 Prussian state election

Weimar Republic state election 1921 Prussian state election Free State of Prussia 1919 1924 20 February 1921 406 of the 428 seats in the Landtag of Prussia 215 77.4% ( 2.6pp) no no yes Social Democratic Party 26.3% 114 145 German National People's Party 18.1% 75 48 Centre Party 17.2% 81 93 German People's Party 14.2% 58 23 Communist Party of Germany 7.4% 31 New Independent Social Democratic Party 6.6% 28 24 German Democratic Party 6.2% 26 65 German-Hanoverian Party 2.7% 11 2 Economic Party 1.2% 4 New 375px Results by electoral constituency Government First Braun cabinet SPD–Z–DDP Stegerwald cabinet Z–DDP State elections were held in the Free State of Prussia on 20 February 1921 to elect 406 of the 428 members of the Landtag of Prussia.Nohlen Dieter Dieter Nohlen Elections in Europe: A data handbook Stöver Philip Nomos 2010 978-3-8329-5609-7 Baden-Baden 762 The governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Centre Party, and German Democratic Party suffered major losses, losing one-third of its total vote share from 1919, but retained a narrow majority. The right-liberal German People's Party (DVP) and right-wing nationalist German National People's Party (DNVP) made the largest gains, with the DNVP becoming the second largest party by vote share. The Communist Party of Germany contested its first Prussian election, winning 31 seats. No election was held on the constituency of Oppeln due to the Upper Silesia plebiscite, which was held one month after the state elections. The delegation of 22 deputies which had been elected in Oppeln in 1919 continued in office until a 1922 by-election.Der Freistaat Preußen. Landtagswahl 1921/22 The Free State of Prussia. Landtag ELection 1921/22 http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/LT1.html 3 December 2025 Gonschior.de de The discrepancy between these results meant that the Centre Party held more seats in the Landtag than the DNVP after the 1921 election, despite winning fewer votes. Results 350x350px Party Votes % Swing Seats +/– Social Democratic Party (SPD) 4,295,305 26.26 –10.12 114 –31 German National People's Party (DNVP) 2,957,784 18.08 +6.86 75 +27 Centre Party 2,819,989 17.24 –4.98 81 –12 German People's Party (DVP) 2,319,281 14.18 +8.49 58 +35 United Communist Party of Germany (VKPD) 1,211,749 7.41 New 31Including one member who was elected for the USPD in the constituency of Upper Silesia in 1919, but by 1921 had changed party affiliation to the VKPD. New Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) 1,076,498 6.58 –0.84 28 +4 German Democratic Party (DDP)German Democratic Party (DDP)Landbund 1,013,239976,03237,207 6.195.970.23 –10.01–10.23New 26260 –39–39New German-Hanoverian Party and Schleswig-Holstein State PartyGerman-Hanoverian Party (DHP)Schleswig-Holstein State Party (SHLP)United Lower Saxon State PartyLandeskultur 438,548410,31227,907227102 2.682.510.170.000.00 +2.19+2.02–0.19NewNew 1111000 +8+9–1NewNew Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (WP) 192,780 1.18 New 4 New Christian People's Party (CVP) 14,140 0.09 New 0 New Polish Party 12,081 0.07 New 0 New Schleswiger Association 4,720 0.03 New 0 New Christian Social People's Party 982 0.01 New 0 New Factionless PartyFactionless PartyList of Merchants and Wandering Tradesmen 93490628 0.010.010.00 NewNewNew 000 NewNewNew Non-partisan 54 0.00 New 0 New Invalid/blank votes 212,987 1.29 – – – Total 16,357,755 100 – 428 +27 Registered voters/turnout 21,410,148 77.40 +2.61 – – Gonschior.de No election took place in constituency #9 (Oppeln); for this purpose, members of this constituency elected in the 1919 election retained their seats. Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 26.26 DNVP German National People's Party 18.08 Centre Centre Party (Germany) 17.24 DVP German People's Party 14.18 VKPD Communist Party of Germany 7.41 USPD Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 6.58 DDP German Democratic Party 6.19 DHP German-Hanoverian Party 2.68 WP #000000 1.18 Other #777777 0.20 Landtag seats #ddd 600px 410px SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 26.64 Centre Centre Party (Germany) 18.93 DNVP German National People's Party 17.52 DVP German People's Party 13.55 VKPD Communist Party of Germany 7.24 USPD Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 6.54 DDP German Democratic Party 6.07 DHP German-Hanoverian Party 2.57 WP #000000 0.93 Results by constituency Constituency SPD DNVP Z DVP VKPD USPD DDP DHP WP 1. East Prussia 24.0 31.0 9.6 14.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 – 1.0 2. Berlin 22.7 17.4 3.9 12.5 11.6 20.3 6.8 – 4.8 3. Potsdam II 21.6 20.4 3.0 19.8 7.2 13.3 9.6 – 5.1 4. Potsdam I 27.3 23.8 2.0 16.3 8.3 12.4 6.3 – 3.6 5. Frankfurt an der Oder 31.9 32.3 6.1 13.0 2.8 6.2 6.5 – 1.3 6. Pomerania 29.4 42.5 0.7 14.1 3.3 4.7 3.3 – 2.1 7. Breslau 39.9 21.5 19.6 8.4 2.5 0.9 5.6 – 1.6 8. Liegnitz 39.7 22.8 8.8 11.8 2.6 1.9 9.4 – 3.0 9. Oppeln Due to the Upper Silesia plebiscite, no election was held in Oppeln. 10. Magdeburg 41.3 18.1 1.8 15.5 3.9 7.6 11.4 – 0.4 11. Merseburg 10.6 22.9 1.2 14.4 29.8 11.3 9.9 – – 12. Erfurt 11.0 11.6 14.3 14.3 11.1 17.8 6.9 – – 13. Schleswig-Holstein 37.1 20.9 0.8 18.2 6.0 3.2 8.8 – – 14. Weser-Ems 19.1 8.5 The Centre Party ran in a joint list with the DHP in constituencies #14 (Weser-Ems), #15 (Hanover East), and #16 (Hanover South). 17.8 2.4 5.3 9.2 37.6 – 15. Hanover East 32.5 9.6 14.4 3.8 4.1 4.6 31.1 – 16. Hanover South 40.8 7.7 18.7 3.5 2.1 4.6 22.7 – 17. Westphalia North 22.2 10.2 45.5 10.6 5.5 2.6 3.4 – – 18. Westphalia South 25.0 8.1 29.4 15.6 9.5 7.3 5.1 – – 19. Hesse-Nassau 31.7 15.9 17.8 16.6 4.2 4.2 8.7 – 0.8 20. Köln-Aachen 19.4 5.8 55.6 9.2 5.4 1.0 3.6 – – 21. Koblenz-Trier 11.5 5.5 63.7 11.2 2.3 0.5 2.8 – – 22. Düsseldorf East 14.5 14.1 26.9 14.1 16.6 9.2 4.7 – – 23. Düsseldorf West 14.3 8.0 47.1 13.5 10.0 3.8 3.2 – – Note: shaded boxes indicate the party that won the most votes in the constituency. 1922 Oppeln by-election Party Votes % SeatsSeats Seat tally and seat change correspond to total representation in Landtag. The results of the by-election were combined with the earlier Landtag election, and the seats up for election in Oppeln were distributed to create overall proportionality. +/–Seats Centre Party 207,503 38.11 76 –5 Social Democratic Party (SPD) 80,861 14.85 109 –5 German National People's Party (DNVP) 79,312 14.57 76 +1 Polish Party 51,638 9.48 2 +2 German People's Party (DVP) 42,329 7.77 59 +1 United Communist Party of Germany (VKPD) 41,597 7.64 31 0 German Social Party (DSP) 22,981 4.22 0 New German Democratic Party (DDP) 15,152 2.78 26 0 Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) 1,188 0.22 27 –1 Economic Party (WP) 915 0.17 4 0 German-Hanoverian Party and Schleswig-Holstein State PartyGerman-Hanoverian Party (DHP)Schleswig-Holstein State Party (SHLP) 532401131 0.100.070.02 11110 000 Upper Silesian Catholic People's Party 246 0.05 0 New Schleswiger Association 134 0.02 0 0 Christian People's Party (CVP) 36 0.01 0 0 Christian Social People's Party 30 0.01 0 0 Factionless Party 1 0.00 0 0 Invalid/blank votes 19,268 0.16 – – Total 544,455 100 421 –7 Registered voters/turnout 834,805 65.22 – – Gonschior.de Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px Centre Centre Party (Germany) 38.11 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 14.85 DNVP German National People's Party 14.57 Polish #FFCD82 9.48 DVP German People's Party 7.77 VKPD Communist Party of Germany 7.64 Other #777777 7.58 See also Elections in the Free State of Prussia Weimar Republic Notes References External links Prussia 1921 Category:February 1921 in Europe