THE GERMAN SYSTEM
GKOTJPS OF PARTIES
RIGHT, CENTRE, AND LEFT
The German electoral system is under a scheme of proportional representation which was adopted in 1920. By this law men and women above the age of twenty may vote for deputies, who are elected for a term of-four years. Constituencies are arranged so as to give one seat for each 60,000 votes. The total votes cast for the party lists in the constituencies are divided by 60,000 to determine the seats per party. Surplus votes for each party for each constituency are added together for contiguous constituencies and extra seats given in accordance with the quotient. There is also a national list of seats given for surplus votes accumulated for the whole federation.'
The position of the Beichstag after the election of 14th September, 1930, and to-day is'given in the table below: • '■■ Eight.
1930.1932.
National Socialists (Hitlerites) ... 107 230 Nationalists (Hugenberg 's Party) 41 37 Economic Party 23 —• Country People's Party ... 18 — Farmers' League 3 2 Christian Socialists 14 4 Conservative People's Party 5 — German Hanover Party (affiliated with the Con. P.P.) 3 —- Total r^Trr _, r . 214 273
The Centre. Centre Party German People's Party; .... German State Party Bavarian People's Party .. Peasants' Party 68 76 30 45 20 4 19 22 6 2 Total 143 149 The ; Left. Social Democrats Communists ........... 141 133 79 S9 Total Grand totals 220 222 577 644
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 28, 2 August 1932, Page 7
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232THE GERMAN SYSTEM Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 28, 2 August 1932, Page 7
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