Düsseldorf West was one of the 35

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() used to elect members to the Reichstag during the

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. It sent members to the Reichstag in nine democratic elections held between 1919 and 1933. It existed nominally during the

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to the Nazi Reichstag until 1938. It comprised the western part of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Düsseldorf in the

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, including the cities of

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, and

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. It was constituency 23 in the numbering scheme.

Electoral system

The constituency was created for the 1919 election. Under the

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electoral system of the Weimar Republic, voters cast a vote for

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. Parties were awarded a seat for every 60,000 votes in a constituency. Excess votes were aggregated at two higher levels of seat distribution: an intermediate level combining multiple constituencies (awarding extra seats to parties' constituency lists) and a national level (awarding seats to national lists of each party or alliance).

Results (1919–1933)

Vote share

Deputies

References

External links

* * {{Weimar Republic Electoral Districts Reichstag (Weimar Republic) districts 1919 establishments in Germany 1938 disestablishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1919 Constituencies disestablished in 1938