Bavarian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic
# Bavarian Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic

Landtag elections in the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern) during the Weimar Republic were held at irregular intervals between 1919 and 1932. Results with regard to the total vote, the percentage of the vote won, the number of seats allocated to each party and the change in distribution of seats are presented in the tables below. On 31 March 1933, the sitting Landtag was dissolved by the Nazi-controlled central government and reconstituted to reflect the distribution of seats in the national Reichstag. The Landtag subsequently was formally abolished as a result of the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" of 30 January 1934 which replaced the German federal system with a unitary state.

## 12 January 1919

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,193,101 | 34.99 | 66 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 1,124,584 | 32.98 | 61 |
| | German Democratic Party | 477,992 | 14.02 | 25 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' League | 310,165 | 9.10 | 16 |
| | Bavarian National-Liberal Party and Bavarian Center Party [de] | 196,818 | 5.77 | 9 |
| | Independent Social Democratic Party | 86,254 | 2.53 | 3 |
| Others | Others | 20,627 | 0.60 | – |
| Total | Total | 3,409,541 | 100.00 | 180 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,409,541 | 99.38 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 21,377 | 0.62 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,430,918 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,977,614 | 86.26 | |
| Source: Gonschior |||||

* ↑ Ran as “German People's Party”
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DVP
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DNVP

## 6 June 1920

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,168,896 | 39.39 | +4.40 | 65 | −1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 486,528 | 16.39 | −16.59 | 25 | −36 |
| | Bavarian Center Party [de]–German People's Party | 401,936 | 13.54 | −4.24 | 19 | −15 |
| | Independent Social Democratic Party | 383,614 | 12.93 | +10.40 | 20 | +17 |
| | German Democratic Party | 240,375 | 8.10 | −5.92 | 12 | −13 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' League | 234,918 | 7.92 | −1.18 | 12 | −4 |
| | Communist Party of Germany (Spartacus League) | 51,602 | 1.74 | New | 2 | New |
| Total | Total | 2,967,869 | 100.00 | – | 155 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,967,869 | 97.44 | −1.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 77,924 | 2.56 | +1.94 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,045,793 | 100.00 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,021,399 | 75.74 | −10.52 | | |
| Source: Gonschior |||||||

* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DNVP

## 6 April 1924

| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 982,348 | 32.84 | −6.55 | 46 | −19 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 513,590 | 17.17 | +0.78 | 23 | −2 |
| | Völkischer Block | 512,271 | 17.12 | −4.24 | 23 | New |
| | United National Right (DNVP) | 281,707 | 9.42 | New | 11 | New |
| | Communist Party of Germany | 247,724 | 8.28 | New | 9 | +7 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League | 213,450 | 7.13 | −1.18 | 10 | −2 |
| | German Block (DDP) | 94,925 | 3.17 | −5.92 | 3 | −9 |
| | Zentrum | 34,772 | 1.16 | New | 1 | New |
| | National-Liberal People's Party (DVP) | 29,054 | 0.97 | New | 1 | New |
| | Kratofiel Civil Servants Group | 23,225 | 0.78 | New | 1 | New |
| | Christian-Social Party | 21,881 | 0.73 | New | 1 | New |
| | Independent Social Democratic Party | 2,585 | 0.09 | −12.84 | 0 | −23 |
| Others | Others | 34,153 | 1.14 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 2,991,685 | 100.00 | – | 129 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,991,685 | 97.42 | −0.02 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 79,194 | 2.58 | +0.02 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,070,879 | 100.00 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,279,507 | 71.76 | −3.98 | | |
| Source: Gonschior, Schröder |||||||

* 1 2 The common DNVP-DVP list won 19 seats in the previous election
* ↑ Ran only in the Palatinate

## 20 May 1928

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,045,963 | 31.57 | −1.27 | 46 | ±0 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 802,951 | 24.24 | +7.07 | 34 | +11 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League | 382,104 | 11.53 | +4.40 | 17 | +7 |
| | National Liberal Party & Bavarian Centre Party (DNVP) | 306,649 | 9.26 | −0.16 | 13 | +2 |
| | Nazi Party | 203,115 | 6.13 | New | 9 | New |
| | Communist Party of Germany | 125,842 | 3.80 | −4.48 | 5 | −4 |
| | National-Liberal People's Party (DVP) | 109,524 | 3.31 | +2.34 | 4 | +3 |
| | German Democratic People's Party & DDP | 108,771 | 3.28 | +0.11 | 0 | −3 |
| | Reich Party of the German Middle Class | 105,808 | 3.19 | New | 0 | New |
| | Christian People's Service | 43,867 | 1.32 | New | 0 | New |
| | Civil Rights Party (RVA–CSRP–BGK) | 43,778 | 1.32 | New | 0 | New |
| Others | Others | 34,572 | 1.04 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 3,312,944 | 100.00 | – | 128 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,312,944 | 96.97 | −0.45 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 103,595 | 3.03 | +0.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,416,539 | 100.00 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,607,846 | 74.15 | −2,39 | | |
| Source: Gonschior |||||||

## 24 April 1932

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| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,272,005 | 32.55 | +0.98 | 45 | −1 |
| | Nazi Party | 1,270,792 | 32.52 | +26.39 | 43 | +34 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 603,693 | 15.45 | −8.79 | 20 | −14 |
| | Communist Party of Germany | 259,338 | 6.64 | +2.84 | 8 | +3 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' and Small Businesses' League | 252,256 | 6.46 | −5.07 | 9 | −8 |
| | National Liberal Party & Bavarian Centre Party (DNVP) | 127,870 | 3.27 | −5.99 | 3 | −10 |
| | National-Liberal People's Party (DVP) | 65,947 | 1.69 | −1.62 | 0 | −4 |
| | Christian Social People's Service | 42,158 | 1.08 | +0.24 | 0 | ±0 |
| Others | Others | 13,667 | 0.35 | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | 3,907,726 | 100.00 | – | 128 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,907,726 | 99.64 | +2.67 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 14,157 | 0.36 | −2.67 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,921,883 | 100.00 | – | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,963,919 | 79.01 | +4.86 | | |
| Source: Gonschior |||||||
