Provincial Parliament of the Posen-West Prussia border region

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Sanatorium and nursing home Obrawalde, temporarily meeting place of the Provincial Parliament
State House, seat of the Provincial Parliament

The provincial parliament of the Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia was the provincial parliament from 1922 to 1933, i.e. the parliament of the Prussian province Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia .

history

After the First World War was lost , considerable parts of the former provinces of Posen and West Prussia fell to Poland . The parts of the two provinces that remained German first became a municipal association and, by law of July 21, 1922 (which came into force retroactively from July 1), the province of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia. A provincial assembly was set up like the other provinces (this was called the municipal assembly until the province was formed ). He was thus functional successor to the provincial parliaments of the provinces of Posen and West Prussia . The term of office of the first provincial assembly was shortened in order to hold the next elections at the same time as those of the other provinces. A total of four provincial parliaments were designated, which held a total of 18 sessions.

The first state parliament met five times between August 7, 1922 and August 7, 1925. Three of these provincial parliamentary meetings took place in the sanatorium Obrawalde , two in Schneidemühl . The 30 members were distributed among the parties as follows: DNVP 10, German Economic List 1, German People's Party 3, Center 7, DDP 1, SPD 7, List Pastor Grochowski. City councilor Wilhelm Rösler from Schneidemühl was elected chairman of the provincial parliament. The former mayor of Brandenburg / Havel, Johann Caspari, became governor. In addition, two state councils were elected.

The 1924 budget was 209,500 gold marks .

The second state parliament met six times between January 22, 1926 and September 26, 1929. Two provincial parliamentary sessions took place in Obrawalde, after which the parliament met in the newly built state house in Schneidemühl. The 30 mandates were divided as follows: Working group 16 (of which DNVP 11, DVP 2, Deutschvölkische Freiheitsbewegung 1, National Association of the District of Bomst 1, Association of ethnic associations 1), Center 7, SPD 7.The chairman of the provincial parliament became the manor owner of Goerne, the chairman of the provincial committee was the district administrator of Voelkening. The following were elected as councilors: Hans von Meibom and District Administrator Baron Knigge (AG) and District Administrator Rick (SPD, center) or, from the fourth meeting, Caspari instead of Rick. After the death of Volkenigs on September 26, 1929 Max Krause became chairman of the provincial committee.

In 1927 the budget comprised 6,679,250 RM and in 1928 already 8,707,858 RM. The provincial tax was 10% in 1929.

The third state parliament met five times from January 21, 1930 to January 31, 1933. The 30 mandates were distributed as follows: National Block 11, Center 9, SPD 6, Block der Mitte 4. Chairman of the Provincial Parliament remained von Goerne, while Wilhelm Rösler was elected as Chairman of the Provincial Committee. Caspari, pastors Georg Remer and Hans von Meibom became state councilors.

The Provincial Parliament of the Posen-West Prussia border region elected three representatives to the Prussian State Council in accordance with the Prussian constitution .

After the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933 the County Council was newly appointed newly according to the election results of the general election and lost its role as the people's representatives.

Seat

At first, the conference venues changed between the sanatorium and nursing home Obrawalde and Schneidemühl until the Landeshaus on Danziger Platz in Schneidemühl was completed in the second electoral term. This was the seat of parliament until the dissolution.

elections

Share of votes of the parties in percent

election day DNVP 1 center SPD DVP 2 PVP 3 NSDAP 4 KPD
5Feb. 21, 1921 5 33.2 24.5 20.1 10.4 2.9
6thNovember 29, 1925 6 34.7 26.9 14.1 6.3 3.4 4.5 2.6
Nov 17, 1929 33.6 26.5 17.7 11.1 3.1 4.7 3.2
March 12, 1933 11.0 23.1 8.0 55.0 2.8

Distribution of seats

year total DNVP DZP SPD DVP USPD LG DDP DVL NSDAP VVV NVKB
1921 30th 10 7th 6th 3 1 1 1 1
1925 30th 11 9 5 2 1 1 1
1929 30th 11 9 6th 4th
1933 30th 3 8th 3 16

Footnotes

1 DNVP: 1921 and 1925: DNVP, 1929: NBl (DNVP, VNB, CNBP), 1933: KFSWR
2 DVP: 1921 and 1925: DVP, 1929: BdM (DVP, DDP, WP)
3 PVP: 1921: LG, 1925 : PKVP, 1929: P
4 NSDAP: 1925: DVFP, 1929 and 1933: NSDAP
5 1921: additional: USPD: 3.9%, DDP: 2.7%
6 1925: additional: VVV: 2.9%

Personalities

Members

For the members of the Provincial Parliament, see category: Member of the Provincial Parliament of the Province of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia .

Chair of the Provincial Parliament

Chair of the Provincial Committee

Governors (Posen-West Prussia)

Prussian State Council

The provincial parliament of the Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia province elected three members of the Prussian State Council during the Weimar Republic . These were:

No. MP Political party Term of office Representative Political party Term of office
1 Hans von Meibom AG May 1921 to January 1930 Willy Kräuter
Count Werner von der Schulenburg		 AG
AG		 May 1921 to February 1926
February 1926 to January 1930
1 Johann Caspari SPD January 1930 to April 1933 Kurt Jüllig SPD January 1930 to April 1933
1 Heinrich Haak NSDAP April to July 10, 1933 Karl Bernardt NSDAP April to July 10, 1933
2 Baron Wilhelm von Knigge AG May 1921 to January 1930 Otto Janke
Willy Herbs 		AG
AG		 May 1921 to February 1926
February 1926 to January 1930
2 Georg Remer center January 1930 to April 1933 Paul Manseck center January 1930 to April 1933
2 August robbers NSDAP April to July 10, 1933 Otto Heidemann NSDAP April to July 10, 1933
3 Robert Sagawe center May 1921 to February 1926 Gregor Zerbe center May 1921 to February 1926
3 Anton Rick center February 1926 to February 17, 1928 Johann Caspari SPD February 1926 to February 23, 1928
3 Johann Caspari SPD February 23, 1928 to January 1930 Fritz Schwob center June 19, 1928 to July 19, 1929
3 Hans von Meibom AG January 1930 to April 1933 Count Werner von der Schulenburg AG January 1930 to April 1933
3 Georg Remer center April to July 10, 1933 Ferdinand Steves center April to July 10, 1933

literature

  • Kurt GA Jeserich: Province of Grenzmark Posen-West Prussia ; in: Gerd Heinrich, Friedrich-Wilhelm Henning, Kurt GA Jeserich: Administrative history of East Germany 1815-1945; 1992, ISBN 3-17-011338-0 , pp. 553-556

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Elections in Germany / Prussian Council of State
  2. ^ Joachim Lilla : The Prussian State Council 1921-1933. A biographical manual. With a documentation of the State Councilors appointed in the “Third Reich” (= manuals on the history of parliamentarism and political parties. Volume 13). Droste, Düsseldorf 2005, ISBN 3-7700-5271-4 , p. 273.