Landbund (Baden-Württemberg)

Category:Baden-Württemberger political parties
Category:Regionalist political parties
Category:Conservative political parties
The Agricultural League, or German Agricultural League (German: Deutscher Landbund), is an agrarian association in Baden-Württemberg and formerly the Rhenish Republic. It primarily represents Protestant farmers and landowners. It is closely tied to the German National People's Party (DNVP), which it runs with under a joint list in federal elections, and groups with in both national and regional parliaments.
Formed in 1921 as a successor to the identically named organization active in the Weimar Republic, the Landbund originally brought together all major regional agrarian leagues active in the newly established country of Baden-Württemberg, and the occupied Rhineland. In the 1921 federal election, the Landbund members formed an electoral pact, running separately and in competition with the DNVP. With 26 seats and nearly 12% of the vote, the Landbund finished in fourth place. 
In 1922 the Landbund members active in the Rhenish Republic split off to align with the German Conservative Party. In 1925 the two largest members, the Württemberg Farmer's and Winegrower's League and Baden Farmer's League, as well as the Hessian Farmer's League and Hohenzollern Farmer's League, agreed to form an electoral pact with the DNVP in federal elections. The Bavarian Peasant's League opposed this move on ideological grounds, and joined with a small faction of the Hessian Farmer's League to form the German Farmer's Party.