Württemberg 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 between 1919 and 1933. It existed nominally in the

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to the Nazi Reichstag until 1938. It comprised the

Free People's State of Württemberg The Free People's State of Württemberg () was a state which existed in the Weimar Republic and from 1933 in Nazi Germany. History Revolution in Württemberg With the German revolution near the end of World War I, the Kingdom of Württembe ...

as well as the

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from the

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. It was constituency 31 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, where extra seats were awarded to parties' constituency lists, and a national level where seats were awarded to national lists of each party or alliance.

Results (1919–1933)

Vote share

Deputies

References

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Notes

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