The December 1946 Bavarian state election was held on 1 December 1946 to elect the members of the First Bavarian Landtag. The election came after the dissolution of the Bavarian Constituent Assembly after the passing of the Constitution, which stipulated that a democratically elected Landtag would elect the Minister-President. It saw Bavaria's first democratically chosen Minister-President since Heinrich Held.
The ministry was then handed over to social democrat Wilhelm Hoegner, who oversaw the creation of a new Bavarian constitution in the spring and summer of 1946. To aid him, the Advisory State Committee was formed, with its members being appointed by the political parties or the state. The body was eventually dissolved, with direct elections being called for a Constituent State Assembly to oversee the passage of the Constitution. After the Constitution had been ratified by the State Assembly, the body was dissolved and elections were called for the first official Landtag since the Weimar Republic. On the same day of the Landtag elections, Bavaria held a plebiscite whether to affirm the newly written Constitution.[2]
Resultsedit
The Wilhelm Hoegner regime had been installed by the American military forces in Germany and did not reflect the popular opinion of Bavarians. The Constitution stated that the Minister-President was to be elected by the Landtag, thus when the CSU gained a majority of the seats, the SPD entered a coalition with the CSU and WAV, with a CSU Minister-President, Hans Ehard. In September 1947, the SPD withdrew its ministers and the CSU abandoned its partnership with WAV, forming a sole majority government.[3] This was also the first election in post-war Bavaria that introduced the ten-percent rule, in which a seat would only be allotted to a candidate if they received at least ten percent of the vote in any given constituency. The KPD, while gaining a net positive in overall votes, failed to meet this requirement in any constituency and lost all of their seats.[4]
Partiesedit
The table below lists parties represented in the Constituent State Assembly of Bavaria.
^[2] Bayerische Staatsregierung, accessed 29 May 2020
^[3] Historisches Lexikon Bayerns, accessed 29 May 2020
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The December 1946 Bavarian state election was held on 1 December 1946 to elect the members of the First Bavarian Landtag The election came after the dissolution of the Bavarian Constituent Assembly after the passing of the Constitution which stipulated that a democratically elected Landtag would elect the Minister President It saw Bavaria s first democratically chosen Minister President since Heinrich Held 1946 Bavarian state election 1946 1 December 1946 1950 All 180 seats in the Landtag of Bavaria91 seats needed for a majorityTurnout3 048 337 75 7 3 6 First party Second party Third party Leader Alois Hundhammer Jean Stock Alfred Loritz Party CSU SPD WAV Seats won 104 54 13 Seat change 5 3 5 Popular vote 1 593 908 871 760 225 404 Percentage 52 3 28 6 7 4 Swing 6 0 2 2 3 Fourth party Fifth party Leader Hermann Schirmer Thomas Dehler Party KPD FDP Seats won 0 9 Seat change 9 6 Popular vote 185 023 172 242 Percentage 6 1 5 7 Swing 0 8 3 2 Minister President before election Wilhelm Hoegner SPD Elected Minister President Hans Ehard CSU Contents 1 Background 2 Results 3 Parties 4 References 5 External linksBackground editBavaria was completely occupied by American troops at the end of April 1945 General George S Patton appointed Christian democrat Fritz Schaffer as interim Minister President on 28 May 1945 before being dismissed by General Dwight D Eisenhower on 28 September 1945 due to Schaffer s past anti Semitic positions and hiring of ex Nazis within his administration 1 The ministry was then handed over to social democrat Wilhelm Hoegner who oversaw the creation of a new Bavarian constitution in the spring and summer of 1946 To aid him the Advisory State Committee was formed with its members being appointed by the political parties or the state The body was eventually dissolved with direct elections being called for a Constituent State Assembly to oversee the passage of the Constitution After the Constitution had been ratified by the State Assembly the body was dissolved and elections were called for the first official Landtag since the Weimar Republic On the same day of the Landtag elections Bavaria held a plebiscite whether to affirm the newly written Constitution 2 Results editThe Wilhelm Hoegner regime had been installed by the American military forces in Germany and did not reflect the popular opinion of Bavarians The Constitution stated that the Minister President was to be elected by the Landtag thus when the CSU gained a majority of the seats the SPD entered a coalition with the CSU and WAV with a CSU Minister President Hans Ehard In September 1947 the SPD withdrew its ministers and the CSU abandoned its partnership with WAV forming a sole majority government 3 This was also the first election in post war Bavaria that introduced the ten percent rule in which a seat would only be allotted to a candidate if they received at least ten percent of the vote in any given constituency The KPD while gaining a net positive in overall votes failed to meet this requirement in any constituency and lost all of their seats 4 Parties editThe table below lists parties represented in the Constituent State Assembly of Bavaria Name Ideology Leader s June 1946 result Votes Seats CSU Christian Social Union in BavariaChristlich Soziale Union in Bayern Christian democracy Alois Hundhammer 58 3 109 180 SPD Social Democratic Party of GermanySozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Social democracy Jean Stock 28 8 51 180 KPD Communist Party of GermanyKommunistische Partei Deutschlands Marxism Leninism Hermann Schirmer 5 3 9 180 WAV Economic Reconstruction UnionWirtschaftliche Aufbau Vereinigung Right wing populism Alfred Loritz 5 1 8 180 FDP Free Democratic PartyFreie Demokratische Partei Liberalism Thomas Dehler 2 5 3 180 Summary of the 1 December 1946 election results of the Landtag of Bavaria Party Votes Seats Seats Christian Social Union CSU 1 593 908 52 3 nbsp 6 104 nbsp 5 56 1 Social Democratic Party SPD 871 760 28 6 nbsp 0 2 54 nbsp 3 30 Economic Reconstruction Union WAV 225 404 5 1 nbsp 2 3 13 nbsp 5 7 2 Communist Party KPD 185 023 6 1 nbsp 0 8 0 nbsp 9 0 Free Democratic Party FDP 172 242 5 7 nbsp 3 2 9 nbsp 6 5 Total 3 048 337 100 0 180 0 Voter turnout 75 7 nbsp 3 6 Source Statistik Bayern and Historisches Lexikon Bayerns Popular Vote CSU 52 3 SPD 28 6 WAV 7 4 KPD 6 1 FDP 5 7 Landtag seats CSU 56 1 SPD 30 WAV 7 2 FDP 5 7 KPD 0 References edit Power Grabber Time 20 February 1956 accessed 27 May 2020 1 permanent dead link Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte accessed 27 May 2020 2 Bayerische Staatsregierung accessed 29 May 2020 3 Historisches Lexikon Bayerns accessed 29 May 2020External links editHistorisches Lexikon Bayerns House of Bavarian Elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title December 1946 Bavarian state election amp oldid 1198199868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
