Free City of Danzig Constituent Assembly election, 1920
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Elections to a Constituent Assembly
for the Free City of Danzig
were held on May 16, 1920. There was a voter turnout
of 70%.
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
for the Free City of Danzig
Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and surrounding areas....
were held on May 16, 1920. There was a voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...
of 70%.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German National People's Party German National People's Party The German National People's Party was a national conservative party in Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic. Before the rise of the NSDAP it was the main nationalist party in Weimar Germany composed of nationalists, reactionary monarchists, völkisch, and antisemitic elements, and... |
43 206 | 28.20 | 34 | 28.33 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany The Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany was a short-lived political party in Germany during the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic. The organization was established in 1917 as the result of a split of left wing members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany... |
26 734 | 17.45 | 21 | 17.50 |
| Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party of the Free City of Danzig The Social Democratic Party of the Free City of Danzig was a political party in the Free City of Danzig. After the creation of the Free City of Danzig in 1919, the Danzig branch of the Social Democratic Party of Germany separated itself from the party, and created the Social Democratic Party of... |
24 409 | 15.93 | 19 | 15.83 |
| Centre Party Centre Party (Germany) The German Centre Party was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. Formed in 1870, it battled the Kulturkampf which the Prussian government launched to reduce the power of the Catholic Church... |
21 262 | 13.88 | 17 | 14.17 |
| Free Economic Association | 14 878 | 9.71 | 12 | 10.00 |
| German Democratic Party | 13 424 | 8.76 | 10 | 8.33 |
| Polish Party | 9 321 | 6.08 | 7 | 5.83 |
| Invalid votes | 254 | 0.17 | ||
| Total | 153 488 | 120 |