# 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

3612566169 :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,193,101 | 34.99 | 66 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 1,124,584 | 32.98 | 61 |
| | German People's Party | 477,992 | 14.02 | 25 |
| | Bavarian Peasants' League | 310,165 | 9.10 | 16 |
| | Bavarian National-Liberal Party / Bavarian Middle Party [de] / German People's Party in the Palatinate | 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 |||||
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DDP
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DVP
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DVP

## 6 June 1920

2202512651219 :
| 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 Middle 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 (Bavarian Middle Party [de] / German People's Party) | 281,707 | 9.42 | -4.12 | 11 | -8 |
| | 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 |
| | Centre Party | 34,772 | 1.16 | New | 1 | New |
| | National-Liberal State Party of Bavaria [de] | 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 |||||||
* ↑ Bavarian branch of the DNVP
* ↑ Ran only in the Palatinate
* ↑ Ran only in the Palatinate

## 20 May 1928

53417464139 :
| 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 |
| | German National People's Party | 306,649 | 9.26 | −0.16 | 13 | +2 |
| | National Socialist German Workers' Party | 203,115 | 6.13 | New | 9 | New |
| | Communist Party of Germany | 125,842 | 3.80 | −4.48 | 5 | −4 |
| | German People's Party/National-Liberal Party | 109,524 | 3.31 | +2.34 | 4 | +3 |
| | German Democratic People's Party/German Democratic Party of the Palatinate | 108,771 | 3.28 | +0.11 | 0 | −3 |
| | Economic Party | 105,808 | 3.19 | New | 0 | New |
| | Christian People's Service | 43,867 | 1.32 | New | 0 | New |
| | People's Justice Party (VRP–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

820945343 :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
| | Bavarian People's Party | 1,272,005 | 32.55 | +0.98 | 45 | −1 |
| | National Socialist German Workers' 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 |
| | DNVP | 127,870 | 3.27 | −5.99 | 3 | −10 |
| | DVP / Wirtschaftspartei | 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 |||||||