State election in Lippe 1921
The state election in Lippe on January 23, 1921 was the election for the 2nd state parliament in Free State of Lippe , a small state of the Weimar Republic . The SPD lip went out of the election despite heavy losses as the strongest force out.
prehistory
In the state election in Lippe in 1919 , the SPD received an absolute majority. She formed a coalition with the DDP which on February 12, 1919, formed the first state presidium ( Clemens Becker (SPD), Adolf Neumann-Hofer (DDP), Heinrich Drake (SPD)). In 1920 Becker resigned and Drake took over the state government.
The election result in 1919 was:
| Political party | Absolutely | Votes in% | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 38.104 | 50.1% | 11 |
| DDP | 15,061 | 19.8% | 4th |
| DNVP | 16,973 | 22.3% | 5 |
| Lippe Voter Association (DVP) | 5855 | 7.7% | 1 |
The state parliament drafted the constitution of the state of Lippe of December 21, 1920, which was the basis for the 1921 state parliament election. The right to vote provided for a state parliament with 21 members, who were to be elected in free, equal, direct and secret ballot using proportional representation. Minimum age was 20 years.
In the 1920 Reichstag election in Lippe there was an election result that anticipated the state election result 7 months later: The SPD collapsed (from 49.9% in the election to the German National Assembly to 31.99%), the parties to the left of the SPD won just as much the DVP (from 2.23% to 20.41%) added strongly. This corresponded to the nationwide trend, but the changes were much stronger in Lippe than in the Reich.
Election result
The turnout was 88.5% and the proportion of invalid votes 0.7%. The valid votes were distributed as follows:
| Political party | Absolutely | Votes in% | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPD | 25,751 | 32.66% | 8th |
| DNVP | 17,958 | 22.78% | 5 |
| DVP | 15,435 | 19.58% | 4th |
| DDP | 9034 | 11.46% | 2 |
| Trade union confederation | 4514 | 5.73% | 1 |
| KPD | 3728 | 4.73% | 1 |
| USPD | 3728 | 3.06% | ./. |
The elected representatives can be found in the list of members of the Landtag (Free State of Lippe) (2nd electoral period) .
SPD, DDP and DVP formed a coalition which formed the state presidium under Heinrich Drake (SPD).
Socio-economic structure of the MPs
The proportion of women in MPs was 8.0%. The vast majority of MPs, namely 18 out of 25, came from the cities, only 28% of the MPs came from rural communities. With 9 MPs or 36%, a disproportionately large number of MPs came from Detmold. The distribution according to occupational groups was as follows:
| Occupational group | Number of MPs |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 8th |
| Officer | 4th |
| Employees | 5 |
| Workers | 6th |
| Others | 2 |
literature
- Hans Hüls: Voters and voting behavior in the state of Lippe during the Weimar Republic. (= Special publications of the natural science and historical association for the state of Lippe. 22). Detmold 1974, pp. 52-53, 111.
