1921 German legislative election

The 1921 German legislative election was held between 13–19 November 1921. The election was the first ever election to be held in Germany after reforms were made to the electoral system. The Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils (KAS) transformed into the official lower house of the legislature, and other bodies were established. There was a total of 787 seats up for election in the KAS and 38 in the newly created Congress of People's Deputies.
The election period as planned lasted seven days in total, beginning on Sunday the 13th and ending on Saturday the 19th. Two days were spent on elections to the Gemeinderäte, or municipal councils, the lowest level of council within the newly designed Rätesystem (council system). On the third day, the Gemeinderäte elected the Kreisräte (county councils). On the fourth day, the Kreisräte elected the Bezirksräte (district councils). On the fifth day the Bezirksräte elected the Länderräte (state councils), and on the sixth day they also elected delegates to the Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils, with each Bezirk electing a delegate for every 70,000 inhabitants, based on the census held earlier that year. On the seventh and final day, the Congress of People's Deputies was elected by the Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils.
Results were finalized and published the following day, Sunday the 20th, and both legislative houses were inaugurated on the same day. The remaining councils were inaugurated on the next day, Monday the 21st. The election was held with only minor recorded problems and was viewed with great interest internationally. Journalists affiliated with the Communist International from multiple countries both socialist and non-socialist were permitted to observe the election, and reports on it were published in the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Soviet Union and elsewhere.
Category:General elections in Germany