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Landtag elections in the Free State of Oldenburg (Freistaat Oldenburg) 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 and the number of seats allocated to each party are presented in the tables below.^[1] 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.^[2]

1919

The 1919 Oldenburg state election was held on 23 February 1919 to elect the 48 members of the constituent assembly.


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	65,027	33.44	16
	German Democratic Party	60,442	31.08	15
	Centre Party	42,716	21.97	11
	German People's Party	22,128	11.38	5
	German National People's Party	4,140	2.13	1
Total		194,453	100.00	48

Source: ^[3]

1920

The 1920 Oldenburg state election was held on 6 June 1920 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	53,482	25.87	13	–3
	Centre Party	41,816	20.23	10	–1
	German People's Party	31,254	15.12	8	+3
	German Democratic Party	30,109	14.56	6	–9
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	22,797	11.03	5	New
	German Democratic Party, German People's Party and Farmers' League in Birkenfeld	8,544	4.13	3	New
	German National People's Party and German People's Party in Oldenburg	6,721	3.25	2	New
	Farmers' League	6,614	3.20	1	New
	German National People's Party	2,772	1.34	0	–1
	Communist Party of Germany	2,625	1.27	0	New
Total		206,734	100.00	48	–

Source: ^[4]

1923*

The 1923 Oldenburg state election was held on 10 June 1923 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	46,072	23.76	12	-1
	German People's Party	43,888	22.63	12	+4
	Centre Party	40,067	20.66	10	0
	German Democratic Party	36,138	18.63	9	+3
	German National People's Party	13,467	6.94	3	+3
	Communist Party of Germany	12,068	6.22	2	+2
	Independent Social Democratic Party	2,231	1.15	0	-5
Total		193,931	100.00	48	–

Source: ^[5]

*NOTE: As a result of separate elections held in Oldenburg's Birkenfeld district in May 1924, the German People's Party seats decreased to 11 and the Communist Party seats increased to 3.

1925

The 1925 Oldenburg state election was held on 24 May 1925 to elect the 40 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Landesblock (German People's Party & German National People's Party)	60,516	34.63	15	0
	Centre Party	42,704	24.44	10	0
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	39,249	22.46	9	-3
	German Democratic Party	23,879	13.67	5	-4
	German Völkisch Freedom Party	4,404	2.52	1	New
	Communist Party of Germany	3,579	2.05	0	-2
	Socialist League of Germany	403	0.23	0	New
Total		174,734	100.00	40	–

Source: ^[6]

1928

The 1928 Oldenburg state election was held on 20 May 1928 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	67,005	28.86	15	+6
	Landesblock (German National People's Party & German People's Party)	41,113	17.71	9	−6
	Centre Party	39,602	17.06	9	−1
	German Democratic Party	24,771	10.67	5	0
	Nazi Party	17,457	7.52	3	New
	Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party	14,450	6.22	3	New
	Economic Association (Oldenburg Region) and Economic Party (Birkenfeld Region)	11,763	5.07	2	New
	Communist Party of Germany	8,490	3.66	1	+1
	Farmers and Middle Class List (Völkischnationaler Block)	4,896	2.11	1	New
	Christian Social Reich Party	1,343	0.58	0	New
	Reents (Non-partisan)	1,264	0.54	0	New
Total		232,154	100.00	48	–

Source: ^[7]

1931

The 1931 Oldenburg state election was held on 17 May 1931 to elect the 48 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nazi Party	97,802	37.23	19	+16
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	54,893	20.90	11	−4
	Centre Party	46,255	17.61	9	0
	Communist Party of Germany	18,942	7.21	3	+2
	German National People's Party	12,653	4.82	2	New
	German People's Party	10,774	4.10	2	New
	German State Party	8,515	3.24	1	New
	Oldenburg Farmers' Party (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)	5,404	2.06	1	-2
	Reich Party of the German Middle Class	4,275	1.63	0	New
	Christian Social People's Service	2,946	1.12	0	New
	Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	224	0.09	0	New
Total		262,683	100.00	48	–

Source: ^[8]

1932

The 1932 Oldenburg state election was held on 29 May 1932 to elect the 46 members of the Landtag.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nazi Party	131,543	48.38	24	+5
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	50,994	18.75	9	−2
	Centre Party	42,143	15.50	7	−2
	German National People's Party	15,651	5.76	2	0
	Communist Party of Germany	15,596	5.74	2	−1
	German State Party	6,227	2.29	1	0
	Oldenburg Farmers' Party (Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party)	5,988	2.20	1	0
	National Association (DVP–WP)	2,310	0.85	0	New
	Socialist Workers' Party of Germany	1,469	0.54	0	New
Total		271,921	100.00	46	–

Source: ^[9]

References

^ "Landtagswahlen 1919-1932 - Oldenburg".
^ Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. 30 (2). American Political Science Association: 351–352. doi:10.2307/1947263. JSTOR 1947263.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Wahl zur Landesversammlung 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1923". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1925". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
^ Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[1] "Landtagswahlen 1919-1932 - Oldenburg".

[2] Wells, Roger H. (April 1936). "The Liquidation of the German Länder". The American Political Science Review. 30 (2). American Political Science Association: 351–352. doi:10.2307/1947263. JSTOR 1947263.

[3] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Wahl zur Landesversammlung 1919". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[4] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1921". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[5] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1923". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[6] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1925". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-27. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[7] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1928". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[8] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1931". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

[9] Gonschior, Andreas. "Der Freistaat Oldenburg Landtagswahl 1932". Wahlen in der Weimarer Republik. Archived from the original on 2001-05-25. Retrieved 21 April 2022.

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Oldenburg Landtag elections in the Weimar Republic