Catholic People's Party (Poland)
The Catholic People's Party ( KVP ) was a party of the German minority in the Second Polish Republic from 1921 to 1939. In 1927 the party name was changed to German Catholic People's Party ( DKV ) and on August 27, 1933 to Christian German People's Party ( CDV ).
The KVP was founded on December 27, 1921 as the successor to the center . She represented bourgeois and conservative positions in the center. As a party organ, it published the “Oberschlesischen Kurier” . The chairman was Thomas Szczeponik from 1921 to 1927 and Eduard Pant from 1927 to 1938 . The party disbanded in 1939.
National elections
For the elections to the Sejm and Senate , the German party ran in 1922 and 1928 on a joint list of the bloc of national minorities (BNM). In 1922 the party was able to provide 3 Sejm deputies and a senator. In 1928 there were also 3 Sejm members and a senator. In 1930 the DP joined the German electoral bloc and received two seats in the Sejm and one in the Senate.
| Electoral term | MP | chamber | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Election term | Eugene Franz | Sejm | |
| I. Election term | Otto Krajczyrski | Sejm | |
| I. Election term | Karl Wlodasch | Sejm | |
| I. Election term | Thomas Szczeponik | senate | died on January 30, 1927. Nachrücker was Artur Gabrisch ( DP ) |
| II electoral term | Eugene Franz | Sejm | |
| II electoral term | Bernhard Jankowski | Sejm | |
| II electoral term | Hugo Nowak | Sejm | |
| II electoral term | Eduard Pant | senate | |
| III. Electoral term | Eugene Franz | Sejm | |
| III. Electoral term | Bernhard Jankowski | Sejm | |
| III. Electoral term | Eduard Pant | senate |
Silesian elections
In the elections to the Silesian Sejm , the KVP joined the DP in the German electoral bloc.
| Electoral term | be right | percent | Mandates | Of which CIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. electoral term 1922 | 83,750 | 21.6% | 12 | 6th |
| Second electoral term, May 1930 | 180.246 | 30% | 15th | 10 |
| III. November 1930 parliamentary term | 72,900 | 13.4% | 7th | 5 (*) |
(*) The list of the German electoral block in constituency 1 was deleted from these elections.
| Electoral term | MP | annotation |
|---|---|---|
| I. Election term | Wilhelm Goldmann | |
| I. Election term | Bernhard Jankowski | |
| I. Election term | Alfons Kaczmarcyzk | |
| I. Election term | Leopold Michatz | November 21, 1922 resignation from the mandate |
| I. Election term | Franz Schoppa | from November 21, 1922 |
| I. Election term | Eduard Pant | |
| I. Election term | Thomas Szczeponik | Died January 30, 1927 |
| I. Election term | Konrad Kunsdorf | from January 30, 1927 |
| II electoral term | Andreas Dudek | |
| II electoral term | Richard Frank | |
| II electoral term | Wilhelm Goldmann | |
| II electoral term | Albert Jurga | |
| II electoral term | Johann Kompalla | |
| II electoral term | Konrad Kunsdorf | |
| II electoral term | Otto Ochmann | |
| II electoral term | Eduard Pant | |
| II electoral term | Alfred Rojek | |
| II electoral term | Johannes Schmiegel | |
| III. Electoral term | Richard Frank | |
| III. Electoral term | Otto Ochmann | |
| III. Electoral term | Eduard Pant | |
| III. Electoral term | Konrad Kunsdorf | |
| III. Electoral term | Johannes Schmiegel |
In parliament, the members of the Catholic People's Party belonged to the German Club.
literature
- Mads Ole Balling: From Reval to Bucharest - Statistical-Biographical Manual of the Parliamentarians of the German Minorities in East Central and Southeastern Europe 1919-1945, Volume 1, 2nd Edition . Copenhagen 1991, ISBN 87-983829-3-4 , pp. 185 .
- Mads Ole Balling: From Reval to Bucharest - Statistical-Biographical Handbook of the Parliamentarians of the German Minorities in East Central and Southeastern Europe 1919-1945, Volume 2, 2nd edition . Copenhagen 1991, ISBN 87-983829-5-0 , pp. 748 .