State Parliament of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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| Basic data | |
| Seat: | Schwerin |
| Elective system : | Proportional election with closed lists |
| Number of votes: | 1 |
| Calculation method: | D'Hondt method |
| Number of constituencies : | 1 |
| Eligible voters : | around 360,000 (1919) to 463,010 (1933) |
| Legislative period : | 3 years |
| First session: | February 21, 1919 |
The state parliament of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin is a historic parliament. It existed from 1919 to 1933 and was the legislature of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
Legal basis and structure
The legal basis for the election of the state parliament was the state election law of May 17, 1920. According to the fourth section of the constitution of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin of May 17, 1920, the state parliament was elected according to the principle of proportional representation for a period of three years. The number of MPs fluctuated, but always had to be at least 50. The minimum age for active and passive voting rights was 21 years.
Its tasks were the legislation, the election of the ministers and the prime minister, the supervision of the entire state administration, the exercise of the budget law and, if necessary, the prosecution of ministers.
The concert hall of the court theater was set up as a meeting room, the present day concert foyer in the building of the Mecklenburg State Theater in Schwerin .
After the state parliaments of the two Free States of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Mecklenburg-Schwerin, under National Socialist pressure, decided to reunify Mecklenburg at a joint meeting in Rostock in October 1933 and implemented it with effect from January 1, 1934, the state parliament of Mecklenburg became with the law over the rebuilding of the Reich on January 30, 1934 dissolved.
After the Second World War , the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was established (the addition of Western Pomerania was deleted in 1947). Its state parliament existed until the dissolution of the states in the GDR .
State elections
Election to the Constituent Assembly in 1919
On January 26, 1919, the election for the Constituent Assembly took place.
| State election 1919 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| SPD | 47.89% | 32 seats | |
| DDP | 27.25% | 17 seats | |
| DNVP | 13.11% | 10 seats | |
| Mecklenburg Village Association | 5.10% | 2 seats | |
| DVP | 4.33% | 2 seats | |
| Economic party | 2.31% | 1 seat | |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the Landtag (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (Constituent Assembly)
Election to the 1st state parliament in 1920
On June 13, 1920 the election for the 1st state parliament took place.
| State election 1920 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| SPD | 39.92% | 26 seats | - 6 seats |
| DNVP | 22.12% | 14 seats | + 4 seats |
| DVP | 15.35% | 10 seats | + 8 seats |
| USPD | 7.65% | 5 seats | + 5 seats |
| Mecklenburg village federation and middle class party | 7.62% | 5 seats | + 3 seats |
| DDP | 6.95% | 4 seats | - 13 seats |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (1st electoral period)
Election to the 2nd state parliament in 1921
On March 13, 1921, the election for the 2nd state parliament took place.
| State election 1921 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| SPD | 41.74% | 28 seats | + 2 seats |
| DNVP | 22.22% | 15 seats | + 1 seat |
| DVP | 17.49% | 12 seats | + 2 seats |
| Mecklenburg Village Association (Landbund) | 5.88% | 4 seats | - 1 seat |
| KPD | 4.64% | 3 seats | + 3 seats |
| DDP | 4.27% | 3 seats | - 1 seat |
| Economic party of the Mecklenburg middle class | 2.96% | 2 seats | + 2 seats |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (2nd electoral period)
Election to the 3rd state parliament in 1924
On February 17, 1924, the election to the 3rd state parliament took place.
| State election 1924 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| DNVP | 28.93% | 19 seats | + 4 seats |
| SPD | 22.77% | 15 seats | - 13 seats |
| German Volkische Freedom Party | 19.30% | 13 seats | + 13 seats |
| KPD | 13.61% | 9 seats | + 6 seats |
| DVP | 7.28% | 5 seats | - 7 seats |
| DDP | 3.57% | 2 seats | - 1 seat |
| Economic association for town and country | 1.56% | 1 seat | + 1 seat |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (3rd electoral period)
Election to the 4th state parliament in 1926
On June 6, 1926, the election to the 4th state parliament took place.
| State election 1926 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| SPD | 39.90% | 20 seats | + 5 seats |
| DNVP | 22.65% | 12 seats | - 5 seats |
| German Volkische Freedom Party | 9.37% | 5 seats | - 8 seats |
| DVP | 8.39% | 4 seats | - 1 seat |
| KPD | 6.61% | 3 seats | - 6 seats |
| Economic party of the Mecklenburg middle class | 5.78% | 3 seats | + 2 seat |
| DDP | 3.04% | 2 seats | ± 0 seats |
| Group for People's Welfare | 2.61% | 1 seat | + 1 seat |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (4th electoral period)
Election to the 5th state parliament in 1927
On May 22, 1927 the election for the 5th state parliament took place. On December 11, 1927, a repeat election took place in Grambow-Wendischhof and Sietow, the results of which are shown.
| State election 1927 | |||
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| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| SPD | 40.74% | 21 seats | + 1 seat |
| DNVP | 21.97% | 11 seats | - 1 seat |
| Economic party of the Mecklenburg middle class | 10.69% | 6 seats | + 3 seats |
| DVP | 7.91% | 4 seats | ± 0 seats |
| German Volkische Freedom Party | 5.70% | 3 seats | - 2 seats |
| KPD | 5.06% | 3 seats | ± 0 seats |
| Group for People's Welfare | 3.22% | 2 seats | + 1 seat |
| DDP | 2.91% | 2 seats | ± 0 seats |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (5th electoral period)
Election to the 6th state parliament in 1929
On June 23, 1929 the election for the 6th state parliament took place.
| State election 1929 | |||
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| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| Unified list of national Mecklenburgers (*) | 44.58% | 23 seats | - 1 seat |
| SPD | 38.35% | 20 seats | - 1 seat |
| KPD | 5.23% | 3 seats | ± 0 seats |
| NSDAP | 4.05% | 2 seats | + 2 seats |
| DDP | 2.85% | 1 seats | - 1 seat |
| Mecklenburg Farmers' Party (economic united front of medium-sized and small farmers) | 2.57% | 1 seat | + 1 seat |
| Group for People's Welfare | 2.37% | 1 seat | - 1 seat |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament (*) ( DNVP , Economic Party of Mecklenburg Medium-Sized Enterprises, DVP , German National Freedom Party and Rural People's Party)
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (6th electoral period)
Election to the 7th state parliament in 1932
On June 5, 1932, the election for the 7th state parliament took place.
| State election 1932 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| NSDAP | 48.98% | 30 seats | + 28 seats |
| SPD | 29.97% | 18 seats | - 2 seats |
| DNVP | 9.09% | 5 seats | can not be displayed |
| KPD | 7.44% | 3 seats | + 1 seat |
| Middle civil working group | 2.18% | 1 seat | + 1 seat |
| Working group of national Mecklenburg residents | 2.07% | 1 seat | + 1 seat |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (7th electoral period)
Reichstag election 1933
On March 5, 1933, he was elected to the Reichstag. The 8th Landtag was re-established on the basis of the Provisional Act to bring the Lands into line with the Reich, analogous to this election result.
| Reichstag election 1933 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Voting share in% | Seats | Change (seats) |
| NSDAP | 48.54% | 24 seat | - 4 seats |
| SPD | 24.51% | 12 seats | - 6 seats |
| Combat front black-white-red | 16.79% | 8 seat | + 3 seats |
| KPD | 7.30% | 4 seat | + 1 seat |
100% missing votes = nominations not represented in the state parliament
List of members of the state parliament (Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) (8th electoral term)
Individual evidence
- ^ Constitution of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- ↑ Horst Zänger: 170 years Mecklenburg State Theater Schwerin: From the theatrical life. Norderstedt Books on Demand GmbH, 2005, p. 94.
- ↑ Law of October 24, 1933 on the unification of the state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin with the state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz m. W. v. January 1, 1934.
- ↑ StatMSw 1931, p. 134
- ↑ StatMSw 1931, p. 134
- ↑ StatMSw 1931, p. 134
- ↑ StatNMSw 1925, I, p. 26
- ↑ StatNMSw 1926, II, p. 30
- ↑ StatNMSw 1926, II, p. 30
- ↑ StatJBDR 1929, p. 486f.
- ↑ StatJBDR 1932, pp. 544f.
- ↑ StatJBDR 1933, pp. 540f.
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