The German People's Party () was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

of the German-speaking group in the

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n part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

. It was founded in 1896 as a successor to the and was led by Otto Steinwender.

History

In the 1907 elections the party contested seats within the Austrian part of

, receiving 2.8% of the Austrian vote. Its vote share fell to 1.6% in the 1911 elections.

Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...

& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p209 After

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the party contested the 1919 Constitutional Assembly elections, in which it received 2% of the national vote and won two seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p208 The following year the party merged into the Greater German People's Party.

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