Weimar Election Maps II

[Hans-im-Glück]

This is a map of Bavaria from the Reichstags election 1928



BBB = Bavarian Farmers League

It's from this site: http://www.stmuk.bayern.de/blz/web/archiv/landtag/artikel.html

[Hans-im-Glück]

DNVP winning in places that would, just a few years later, be some of the Nazi's strongest districts anywhere isn't surprising, I guess. Surprised that the SPD could win anywhere in Lower Bavaria, even though 1928 was a good year for them.

1928 was a good year for the SPD. This distinct in lower Bavaria is Regen and there gives many workers in the glass industry.  1932 was the KPD there the strongest party. http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/php/ausgabe_gebiet.php?gebiet=1703. On the other hand, on the countryside in Lower Bavaria the people are a little bit anarchistic That can you see with the result of the Bavarian Farmers League there.

[Hans-im-Glück]

Was there much in the way of industry in Upper Franconia? Protestantism alone presumably isn't the reason for SPD success there as rural Middle Franconia shows.

In Upper Franconia gives a Protestant part (Bayreuth, Hof, Coburg) and Catholic part (Bamberg, Lichtenfels, Kronach) It gave many industry worker there. Porcelain and Textil was the main industry.

[Hans-im-Glück]

Bamberg BVP 57, SPD 29, DDP 13, DNVP 1, USPD 0.2
Kronach SPD 43, BVP 41, DDP 9, DNVP 4, USPD 2.2
Forchheim BVP 37, SPD 34, DNVP 15, DDP 12, USPD 0.9
Bayreuth SPD 52, DDP 20, DNVP 20, BVP 6, USPD 2.1
Hof USPD 47, DDP 26, SPD 17, DNVP 8, BVP 2

I come from this constituency. In the Kaiserreich was nearly the complete SPD in Hof against the war and all SPD Members of Parliament of this region was in the USPD. After the revolution  in November 1918 in this region was the "Arbeiter und Soldatenrat" (Workers and Soldiers Soviet) in power and not only for a few days, no nearly a half year.

[Hans-im-Glück]

The city of Plauen was in the election of 32 the NSDAP the strongest party, but SPD and KPD were together much stronger. The rural parts around Plauen there was the Nazi very, very strong.