Hamburg state elections in the Weimar Republic explained

Elections in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg) to its state parliament, the Hamburgische Bürgerschaft, during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. Results with regard to the percentage of the vote won and the number of seats allocated to each party are presented in the tables below.^[1] ^[2] 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.^[3]

1919

See main article: 1919 Hamburg state election.

The 1919 Hamburg state election was held on 16 March 1919 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	50,5%	82
	20,5%	33
DVP	8,6%	13
USPD	8,1%	13
Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund	4,2%	7
	2,9%	4
Grundeigentümer Wahlbüro	2,5%	4
	1,2%	2
Hamburgische Wirtschaftspartei	0,4%	1
Vereinigte Bürgervereine der inneren Stadt	0,4%	1

1921

See main article: 1921 Hamburg state election.

The 1921 Hamburg state election was held on 20 February 1921 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	40,6%	67
	14,1%	23
	13,9%	23
	11,3%	18
	11,0%	18
Hamburgischer Wirtschaftsbund	3,5%	5
Liste Dr. Eddelbüttel	2,3%	3
	1,4%	2
Zentrum	1,2%	1

1924

See main article: 1924 Hamburg state election.

The 1924 Hamburg state election was held on 26 October 1924 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	32,4%	53
	17,0%	28
	14,7%	24
	14,0%	23
	13,2%	21
Völkischsozialer Block	2,5%	4
	1,6%	2
Mieterverband Groß-Hamburg e.V.	1,3%	2
Gewerbetreibende	1,3%	2
Wohnungssuchende	0,7%	1

1927

See main article: 1927 Hamburg state election.

The 1927 Hamburg state election was held on 9 October 1927 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	38,2%	63
	17,0%	27
	15,2%	25
	11,2%	18
	10,1%	16
	4,2%	6
	1,5%	2
	1,5%	2
	1,2%	1

1928

See main article: 1928 Hamburg state election.

The 1928 Hamburg state election was held on 19 February 1928 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	35,9%	60
	16,7%	27
	13,7%	22
	12,8%	21
	12,5%	20
	2,9%	4
	2,2%	3
	1,4%	2
	0,8%	2

1931

See main article: 1931 Hamburg state election.

The 1931 Hamburg state election was held on 27 September 1931 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	27,8%	46
NSDAP	26,3%	43
	21,9%	35
	8,7%	14
DNVP	5,6%	9
	4,8%	7
	1,5%	2
CSVD	1,4%	2
	1,4%	2

1932

See main article: 1932 Hamburg state election.

The 1932 Hamburg state election was held on 24 April 1932 to elect the 160 members of the Bürgerschaft.

Party Abbreviation	%	seats
	31,2% -	51
	30,2%	49
	16,0%	26
	11,2%	18
	4,3%	7
	1,3%	2
	1,0%	1
	0,7%	1

Notes and References

Web site: Landtagswahlen Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg 1918–1933 . 28 January 2023.
Web site: Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg Bürgerschaftswahlen 1919–1933 . 28 January 2023.
Wells . Roger H. . The Liquidation of the German Länder . The American Political Science Review . April 1936 . 30 . 2 . 351–352 . American Political Science Association. 10.2307/1947263 . 1947263 .