German federal election, 1919

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The German federal election of 1919 was the first nationwide vote of the Weimar Republic, held to elect the National Assembly that drafted Germany’s post-World War I democratic constitution.

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instanceOf Weimar Republic election
federal election
national election
after German federal election, 1912
before German federal election, 1920
coalition Weimar Coalition
linked to: Weimar coalition
conflictContext aftermath of World War I armistice
country Germany
date 1919-01-19
electedBodyRole constituent assembly
electoralBody Weimar National Assembly
electoralLevel national
governmentFormEstablished parliamentary republic
historicalContext first nationwide vote of the Weimar Republic
held after the German Revolution of 1918–1919
held shortly after World War I
largestParty Social Democratic Party of Germany
legalBasis Council of People’s Representatives decrees
legislativeTerm Weimar National Assembly term 1919–1920
location Weimar Republic
mainIssue establishment of a democratic constitution
transition from imperial monarchy to republic
notableFeature first German national election based entirely on proportional representation
first German national election with women as both voters and candidates
predecessorRegime German Empire
purpose to draft a new democratic constitution for Germany
to elect the Weimar National Assembly
resultingConstitution Weimar Constitution
secondLargestParty Centre Party
successorInstitution Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
suffrage universal suffrage
suffrageExtension first national election in Germany with women’s suffrage
thirdLargestParty German Democratic Party
totalSeats 423
treatyContext preceded signing of the Treaty of Versailles
typeOfElection parliamentary
voterTurnoutPercentage 83.0
votingSystem proportional representation
WeimarCoalitionParty Centre Party
German Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
womenEligibleToStandForOffice true
womenVotersParticipated true
year 1919

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Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic hasPart German federal election, 1919
Weimar coalition activeInElection German federal election, 1919
German federal election, June 1920 previousElection German federal election, 1919