Baden State Parliament (1947–1952)

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The Baden Landtag was the first freely elected parliament in the federal state of Baden that was established in the French occupation zone after the Second World War . The state parliament was the successor body to the advisory state assembly elected by local delegates . The state elections took place on May 18, 1947 at the same time as the vote on the constitution of the state of Baden drawn up by the consultative state assembly . The constituent session of the state parliament took place on May 29, 1947.

Electoral term

The state parliament was elected for four years and the electoral term had expired on May 29, 1951; the new election should have taken place in the spring of 1951. Because of the planned amalgamation of Baden with Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Württemberg-Baden , the electoral period was extended by inserting Article 126a in the constitution until the three states were unified. The constitutional amendment required for this was approved by the population in a referendum on November 18, 1951. It became necessary after the Federal Constitutional Court declared the First Federal Restructuring Act, which provided for an extension of the electoral term to March 31, 1952, to be invalid.

Election result

Distribution of seats in the state parliament

In the state elections on May 18, 1947 , the CDU emerged as the clear winner with 55.9 percent of the vote, the SPD received 22.4 percent, the FDP 14.3 percent and the KPD 7.4 percent. This resulted in the following distribution of mandates:

Political party Seats 1946 Votes (%) 1946 Seats 1947 Votes (%) 1947 Voices 1947
BCSV / CDU * 37 060.4 34 055.9 239 312
SPD 11 017.6 13 022.4 095 829
DemP / FDP ** 09 014.4 09 014.3 060 980
KPD 04th 007.7 04th 007.4 031 703
total 61 100.0 60 100.0 427 824

Source: Wahlen–in–Deutschland.de

* The Baden Christian Social People's Party was renamed CDU Südbaden in the course of 1947.
** The Democratic Party was renamed FDP Südbaden in April 1948.

For comparison, the seats won in the indirect election to the Advisory State Assembly of the State of Baden on November 17, 1946 are shown. The column Votes (%) 1946 shows the percentage of votes achieved in the district election on October 13, 1946.

Despite the absolute majority of the BCSV, a coalition government was formed with the SPD on June 26, 1947 ( Wohleb I cabinet ), because the military government wanted the Social Democrats to participate. A grand coalition including the Democratic Party failed because of the dispute over the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Bureau

At the constituent meeting, Karl Person ( CDU ) was elected President of the State Parliament. His deputy was Franz Geiler ( SPD ), who was replaced by Philipp Martzloff after his death on August 14, 1948 . From October 1948 the office of a second deputy was set up, to whose owner Otto Vielhauer ( FDP ) was elected.

MPs

Member of the state parliament Life dates Political party Remarks
Heinrich Baumer 1891-1962 CDU
Eugene Bea 1898-1969 SPD joined Kurt Reinhard on April 13, 1948
Maria Beyerle 1882-1968 CDU
Karl Boehler 1902-1959 CDU
Arend Braye 1890-1960 SPD
Alfred Broß 1897-1969 CDU
Friedrich Brüstle 1899-1969 CDU joined Karl Kraut in December 1947
Wilhelm Büche 1906-1980 KPD
Josef Burger 1900-1972 CDU
Karl Deusch 1897-1985 CDU
Anton Dichtel 1901-1978 CDU
Hermann Dietsche 1884-1972 CDU
Hermann Durst 1905-1957 CDU
Erwin Eckert 1893-1972 KPD
Wilhelm Eckert 1899-1980 CDU
Fritz Oak 1902-1967 KPD Resigned from office in February 1951 (successor: Max Faulhaber)
Ursula Falck 1907-1998 KPD joined Katharina Seifried on June 27, 1951
Max Faulhaber 1904-1996 KPD joined Fritz Eiche on February 27, 1951
Hermann Fecht 1880-1952 CDU Resigned from office in January 1952 (successor: Hugo Zeitvogel)
Gustav Fimpel 1895-1965 SPD joined Friedrich Leibbrandt in September 1951
Franz Geiler 1879-1948 SPD died on August 14, 1948 (successor: Fritz Schieler)
Wilhelm Gohl 1896-1958 CDU joined Josef Schüttler on May 25, 1950
Friedrich Graf 1880-1954 CDU
Erich Grüner 1909-1995 CDU
Ernst Haas 1901-1979 SPD
Anton Hilbert 1898-1986 CDU
Wolfgang Hoffmann 1893-1956 CDU
Richard Jackle 1912-1990 SPD
Alfons Kist 1913-1986 CDU
Emil Klaus 1907-1994 CDU
Karl Kraut 1889-1968 CDU Resigned from office on December 30, 1947 (successor: Friedrich Brüstle)
Friedrich Leibbrandt 1894-1960 SPD Resigned from office on September 4, 1951 (successor: Gustav Fimpel)
Karl Lohle 1903-1957 SPD
Friedrich Maier 1894-1960 SPD Resigned from office in June 1951 (successor: Josef Seiler)
Philipp Martzloff 1880-1962 SPD
Josef Matt 1900-1968 SPD
Georg Menges 1888-1973 FDP
Marcel Nordmann 1890-1948 SPD died on November 8, 1948 (successor: Wilhelm Stump)
Karl person 1887-1956 CDU
Adam Porzelt 1891-1965 CDU joined Hans Schloeder on July 13, 1949
Peter Raule 1891-1972 FDP
Gottlieb Reinbold 1892-1985 CDU
Kurt Reinhard 1907-1989 SPD Resigned from office on February 26, 1948 (successor: Eugen Bea)
Eugene Reuter 1885-1955 CDU
Karl Josef Roessler 1878-1969 CDU joined Paul Zürcher on May 12, 1948
Vincent Sahl 1898-1972 CDU
Karl Schäuble 1907-2000 CDU
Fritz Schieler 1899-1970 SPD joined Franz Geiler in August 1948
Ernst Schlapper 1888-1976 CDU
Gerda Schlayer-von Puttkamer 1901-1953 SPD
Hans Schloeder 1877-1949 CDU died on July 9, 1949 (successor: Adam Porzelt)
Hermann Schneider 1896-1980 CDU
Alois Schnorr 1896-1962 CDU
Josef Schüttler 1902-1972 CDU Resigned from office on May 25, 1950 (successor: Wilhelm Gohl)
Katharina Seifried 1904-1991 KPD Resigned from office in June 1951 (successor: Ursula Falck)
Josef Seiler 1899-1988 SPD joined Friedrich Maier on June 27, 1951
Willy Stahl 1903-1989 FDP
Friedrich Stephan 1915-1997 SPD
Wilhelm Stump 1890-1963 SPD joined Marcel Nordmann on November 12, 1948
Hildegard Teutsch 1898-1977 FDP
Ludwig Ulrich 1896-1980 CDU
Josef Vogt 1908-1996 CDU
Otto Vielhauer 1875-1958 FDP
Friedrich front table 1899-1991 FDP
Paul Waeldin 1888-1969 FDP
Paul Weber 1893-1985 FDP
Johann Weisser 1894-1951 FDP died on April 15, 1951 (successor: Karl Zimmermann)
Anton Wernet 1895-1968 CDU
Wilhelm Winter 1900-1973 CDU
Leo Wohleb 1888-1955 CDU
Hugo Zeitvogel 1903-1982 CDU joined Hermann Fecht on January 9, 1952
Karl Zimmermann 1894-1981 FDP joined Johann Weisser on May 8, 1951
Paul Zürcher 1893-1980 CDU Resigned from office on April 13, 1948 (successor: Karl Josef Rößler)

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Sources and Notes

  1. ↑ see Karl Stiefel: Baden 1648–1952 . Karlsruhe 1979, Volume I, p. 396
  2. ↑ "Art. 126a. The electoral period of the first state parliament is extended until the people's representatives meet, which is to be elected in accordance with the provisions of a federal law on the reorganization of the states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. January 1952 has not yet been passed by the competent federal organs, the state elections will take place on March 16, 1952. In this case, the electoral period of the first state parliament ends on March 31, 1952. " Retrieved November 26, 2017
  3. ^ First law on the reorganization in the areas comprising the states of Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern in accordance with Article 118, sentence 2 of the Basic Law in full ; Retrieved June 5, 2008
  4. ^ Result see also the results of the state elections in the Federal Republic of Germany # Landtag in Baden and on home.arcor.de ( memento of April 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) accessed on June 8, 2008
  5. ↑ Landtag of Baden-Württemberg (ed.): MdL, the members of the Landtag in Baden-Württemberg 1946–1978 . Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-12-911930-2 , p. 201
  6. ↑ Germany since 1945: State elections - State of Baden-Württemberg precursor countries (Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern, Baden) . Elections in Germany. May 30, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Matz: The State of Baden 1945–1952 . P. 492
  8. ^ Matz: The State of Baden 1945–1952 . Pp. 513-514