1919 Lübeck state election

1919 Lübeck state election

9 February 1919
All 80 seats in the Bürgerschaft of Lübeck 41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.4%
Party Vote % Seats +/– Social Democratic Party 52.5% 42 German Democratic Party 36.3% 29 German National People's Party 7.3% 6 Rural People (Landleute) 4.0% 3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 1919 Lübeck state election was held on 9 February 1919 to elect the 80 members of the Bürgerschaft, the city-state parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Lübeck.^[1] It was the first fully democratic election in Lübeck’s history, conducted under universal suffrage and proportional representation.

The election was dominated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), which received a clear majority of the vote. The liberal German Democratic Party (DDP) also performed strongly. The Landleute was associated with the German National People's Party (DNVP).^[2]

The newly elected assembly was responsible for drafting a democratic constitution for the city-state, which was adopted on 13 May 1920.^[3] The new constitution aligned Lübeck's political structure with the Weimar Constitution.

The state parliament operated alongside Lübeck’s mayor, Emil Ferdinand Fehling.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party of Germany	19,556	52.46	42
	German Democratic Party	13,528	36.29	29
	German National People's Party	2,710	7.27	6
	Rural People (Landleute)	1,481	3.97	3
Total		37,275	100.00	80
Valid votes		37,275	99.11
Invalid/blank votes		336	0.89
Total votes		37,611	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		46,229	81.36
Source: Elections in the Weimar Republic,[1] Elections in Germany[4]