State election in Lippe 1888
The state elections in Lippe took place in November 1888 . The 21 members of the Lippe Landtag were elected .
General
The elections were held for the second grade on November 6th and for the third grade on November 5th. The first class MPs were elected on November 7th. The runoff election in the fifth constituency of the third class took place on November 17th, the runoff election in the first class (A), electoral location Schötmar, took place on November 17th and the runoff election in the first constituency of the second class took place on November 23rd. During the electoral period up to 1892 the following new elections took place:
- February 25, 1889: First constituency, First Class (B)
21 MPs were elected in three classes of seven MPs each. The first class was made up of the most highly taxed citizens. In the first class, those who paid at least 90 marks in property tax were eligible to vote in subgroup A. This sub-group elected five MPs in two constituencies. Subgroup B comprised those who paid at least 180 marks in income tax and elected two MPs in two constituencies. The second class was made up of taxpayers with property and income tax of at least 36 marks, the third class all other eligible voters. The 2nd and 3rd class voted in seven one-person constituencies each.
The electoral districts, polling stations and election commissioners were announced by the princely government on October 2nd.
Election result
| class | Constituency | Eligible voters | Voters | % | MP | Political party | be right | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Class | 1A | Johann Heinrich von Lengerke , landowner on Steinbeck (President) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1A | Manor owner Tenge (Niederbarthausen) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1A | Landowner Meyer (Ohrsen) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1A | State Economics Council August Riekehof-Böhmer (Vogelhorst) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1A | Manor owner von Reden (Wendlinghausen) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1B | District Court President Friedrich Karl Wasserfall (Detmold) | ||||||
| 1st Class | 1B | Merchant Wippermann (Lemgo) | ||||||
| 2nd Class | I. constituency | 314 | 243 | 55.7% | Print shop owner Wilhelm Klingenberg (Detmold) | NLP | 90 | 37.0% |
| 2nd Class | I. Constituency runoff election |
./. | 244 | 77.7% | Print shop owner Klingenberg (Detmold) | NLP | 144 | 59.0% |
| 2nd Class | II. Constituency | 212 | 157 | 74.1% | Leather manufacturer Carl Potthoff (Lemgo) | Liberal | 129 | 82.2% |
| 2nd Class | III. Constituency | 248 | 155 | 54.4% | Landowner Sülemeier (Heiden) | progress | 79 | 58.5% |
| 2nd Class | IV. Constituency | 252 | 151 | 59.9% | Landowner Köllermeier (Belle) | NLP | 102 | 67.6% |
| 2nd Class | V. constituency | 357 | 222 | 62.2% | Landowner Wilhelm Schemmel ( Deserts ) | Cons. | 166 | 74.8% |
| 2nd Class | VI. Constituency | 218 | 137 | 62.8% | Landowner Schönlau (Remmighausen) | Cons. | 102 | 74.4% |
| 2nd Class | VII. Constituency | 147 | 133 | 90.5% | Landowner Griemert (Ehrsen) | progress | 53 | 44.2% |
| 2nd Class | VII. Constituency runoff election |
./. | 144 | ./. | Landowner Griemert (Ehrsen) | progress | 73 | 54.9% |
| 3rd grade | I. constituency | 1944 | 810 | 41.7% | Master shoemaker Grote ( Detmold ) | progress | 650 | 80.3% |
| 3rd grade | II. Constituency | 2259 | 791 | 35.0% | Council sealer Leopold Schnitger (Lemgo) | progress | 505 | 63.8% |
| 3rd grade | III. Constituency | 3974 | 844 | 21.2% | Kaufmann A. Echterling ( location ) | progress | 633 | 75.0% |
| 3rd grade | IV. Constituency | 3265 | 903 | 27.4% | Lawyer Oskar Asemissen (Detmold) | progress | 637 | 70.5% |
| 3rd grade | V. constituency | 4025 | 1059 | 26.3% | Lawyer Leopold Schnitger (Detmold) | Cons. | 486 | 45.9% |
| 3rd grade | V. constituency runoff election |
./. | 1756 | 43.6% | Landowner Nolting (Humfeld) | Liberal | 986 | 56.2% |
| 3rd grade | VI. Constituency | 2915 | 920 | 31.6% | Landowner Wilhelm Meier-Jobst (Leese) | progress | 506 | 55.0% |
| 3rd grade | VII. Constituency | 3825 | 1118 | 29.0% | Reindeer Wilhelm Büxten ( Biemsen ) | progress | 641 | 57.3% |
literature
- Peter Steinbach: The Lipper as Reichstag and Landtag voter in the German Empire, 1992, ISBN 3-923384-12-2 , pp. 12-13, 243-261.
- Fürstlich-Lippischer Kalender (based on the improved style): to the year 1890, p. 59, digitized
