1920 Bavarian state election
Appearance
The 1920 Bavarian state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 155 members of the Landtag of Bavaria.[1]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bavarian People's Party | 1,168,896 | 39.39 | +4.40 | 65 | −1 | |
Social Democratic Party | 486,528 | 16.39 | −16.59 | 25 | −36 | |
Bavarian Middle Party[a] / German People's Party | 401,936 | 13.54 | −4.24 | 19 | −15 | |
Independent Social Democratic Party | 383,614 | 12.93 | +10.40 | 20 | +17 | |
German Democratic Party | 240,375 | 8.10 | −5.92 | 12 | −13 | |
Bavarian Peasants' League | 234,918 | 7.92 | −1.18 | 12 | −4 | |
Communist Party of Germany (Spartacus League) | 51,602 | 1.74 | New | 2 | New | |
Total | 2,967,869 | 100.00 | – | 155 | – | |
Valid votes | 2,967,869 | 97.44 | −1.94 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 77,924 | 2.56 | +1.94 | |||
Total votes | 3,045,793 | 100.00 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,021,399 | 75.74 | −10.52 | |||
Source: Gonschior[1] |
Members from Coburg
[edit]Following the incorporation of Coburg into Bavaria, the Coburg Landtag elected two Social Democratic Party members and one German Democratic Party member to join the Bavarian Landtag from 1 July 1920.[1]
A by-election was held in Coburg on 7 November 1920 to elect the region's three members to the Bavarian Landtag.
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
German People's Party | 8,442 | 32.8 | 1 |
Social Democratic Party of Germany | 8,429 | 32.7 | 1 |
German Democratic Party | 6,958 | 27.0 | 1 |
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 1,914 | 7.4 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 381 | – | – |
Total | 26,124 | 100 | 3 |
Registered voters/turnout | 45,670 | 61.4 | – |
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic[1] |