State election in Lippe 1908
The state elections in Lippe took place in November and December 1908 . The 21 members of the Lippe Landtag were elected .
General
The elections took place on December 8th for the second grade and on December 7th for the third grade. The first class MPs were elected on December 9th. The runoff elections took place on December 18th. During the electoral period up to 1913, the following new elections took place:
- December 7, 1909: Fourth constituency, second class
- January 24, 1910: Fifth constituency, second class
- February 10, 1910: Fifth constituency, second class, runoff election
- September 5, 1911: Second constituency, second class
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.
Election result
| class | Constituency | Eligible voters | Voters | % | MP | Political party | be right | % | photo |
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| 1st Class | 1A | Landowner Windmeier ( Nienhagen ) | Cons. | 76 | |||||
| 1st Class | 1A | Manor owner of Borries (Eckendorf) | Cons. | 74 | |||||
| 1st Class | 1A | Economist Wilhelm Krieger (Blomberg) | 72 |
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| 1st Class | 1A | Regional Economist August Riekehof-Böhmer ( Brake Castle ) | Cons. | 53 |
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| 1st Class | 1A | Landowner Schönlau (Remmighausen) | Cons. | 47 | |||||
| 1st Class | 1B | District Court Judge Eduard Boeckers (Detmold) | NLP | 69 |
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| 1st Class | IB | Factory owner Leberecht Hoffmann ( Hoffmann's starch factories , Salzuflen ) | NLP | 78 |
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| 2nd Class | I. constituency | 706 | 574 | 81.3% | Telegraph Secretary Friedrich Schelp (Detmold) | LLVP | 342 | 59.9% | |
| 2nd Class | II. Constituency | 529 | 362 | 68.4% | Council pharmacist Karl Ernst Wilhelm Heynemann (Lemgo) | Freedom / NLP | 273 | 75.6% | |
| 2nd Class | III. Constituency | 311 | 276 | 88.7% | Estate leaseholder Scharenberg (Braunenbruch) | Cons. | 192 | 69.6% | |
| 2nd Class | IV. Constituency | 336 | 282 | 83.9% | Landowner Oberbracht (Siebenhöfen) | Freeness | 167 | 59.2% | |
| 2nd Class | V. constituency | 441 | 355 | 80.5% | Landowner Wilhelm Schemmel ( Deserts ) | Cons. | 300 | 84.7% |
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| 2nd Class | VI. Constituency | 328 | 260 | 79.3% | Landowner Frevert (Niedermeien) | Cons. | 202 | 78.0% | |
| 2nd Class | VII. Constituency | 341 | 302 | 88.6% | Landowner Döldissen (Sommersell) | Cons. | 159 | 52.8% | |
| 3rd grade | I. constituency | 2430 | 1414 | 58.2% | Master tailor Wilhelm Brakemeier (horn) | Liberal | 716 | 50.8% | |
| 3rd grade | II. Constituency | 2911 | 1824 | 62.7% | Cigar worker August Schmuck (Lemgo) | SPD lip | 867 | 47.9% | |
| 3rd grade | II. Constituency runoff election |
./. | 1961 | 67.4% | Cigar worker August Schmuck (Lemgo) | SPD | 997 | 51.2% | |
| 3rd grade | III. Constituency | 4774 | 2577 | 54.0% | Brick master Anton Panneke (Alverdissen) | Liberal | 1498 | 58.2% | |
| 3rd grade | IV. Constituency | 3719 | 1920 | 51.6% | Pastor Alexander Zeiß (Schwalenberg) | 'Non-party' | 1245 | 64.0% |
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| 3rd grade | V. constituency | 3943 | 2211 | 56.1% | Pensioner Bödeker (Alverdissen) | Liberal | 1301 | 58.8% | |
| 3rd grade | VI. Constituency | 3416 | 1704 | 49.9% | Print shop owner Adolf Neumann-Hofer (Detmold) | LLVP | 1040 | 61.2% |
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| 3rd grade | VII. Constituency | 4292 | 2508 | 58.5% | Teacher Wilhelm Bruns (Wülfer) | Liberal | 1085 | 43.4% | |
| 3rd grade | VII. Constituency runoff election |
./. | 3389 | 55.7% | Teacher Wilhelm Bruns (Wülfer) | Liberal | 1464 | 61.6% |
During the electoral period, parliamentary seats had to be filled again through new elections.
| Date of election | class | Constituency | Eligible voters | Voters | % | MP | Political party | be right | % | photo |
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| December 7, 1909 | 2nd Class | IV. Constituency | 336 | 268 | 79.8% | Landowner Meier (Siebenhöfen) | Cons. | 197 | 73.5% | |
| January 24, 1910 | 2nd Class | V. constituency | 439 | 359 | 81.8% | Castle captain of Lengerke (Schötmer) | NLP | 164 | 45.7% | |
| February 10, 1910 | 2nd class runoff |
V. constituency | ./. | 388 | 88.4% | Castle captain of Lengerke (Schötmer) | NLP | 234 | 60.3% | |
| September 5, 1911 | 2nd Class | II. Constituency | 576 | 450 | 78.1% | Confectioner Friedrich Wilhelm Eikmeier (Lemgo) | Liberal | 300 | 66.7% |
literature
- Peter Steinbach: The Lipper as Reichstag and Landtag voter in the German Empire, 1992, ISBN 3-923384-12-2 , p. 15, 492-396.
- Fürstlich-Lippischer Kalender (based on the improved style): to the year 1910, p. 41, digitized
