German election, 1919

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The German elections of January 19, 1919 were the first of the new Weimar Republic. In the subsequent first session, the National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) functioned as both a constituent assembly and unicameral legislature.

[edit] Results

Party	Vote percentage	Seats
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)	37.9%	163†
Centre Party (Z)	19.7%	91
German Democratic Party (DDP)	18.6%	75
German National People's Party (DNVP)	10.3%	44
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD)	7.6%	22
German People's Party (DVP)	4.4%	19
Bavarian Peasants' League (BB)	0.9%	4
German-Hanoverian Party (DHP)	0.3%	1
Schleswig-Holsteinische Bauern- und Landarbeiterdemokratie (SHBLD)	0.2%	1
Brunswick Election-Union (BLWV)	0.2%	1
Total	100%	421†

†Two additional SPD members were elected by the Eastern Army on February 2, 1919, bringing the total to 423 and the strength of the SPD to 165.

[edit] References

• Kolb, Eberhard. The Weimar Republic, p. 224. Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0415344417.

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