German federal election, 1919
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The German federal election of 1919 was the first nationwide vote of the Weimar Republic, held to elect the National Assembly that drafted Germany’s post-World War I democratic constitution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Weimar Republic election
ⓘ
federal election ⓘ national election ⓘ |
| after | German federal election, 1912 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| before | German federal election, 1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalition | Weimar Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | aftermath of World War I armistice ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1919-01-19 ⓘ |
| electedBodyRole | constituent assembly ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Weimar National Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralLevel | national ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
first nationwide vote of the Weimar Republic
ⓘ
held after the German Revolution of 1918–1919 ⓘ held shortly after World War I ⓘ |
| largestParty | Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Council of People’s Representatives decrees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | Weimar National Assembly term 1919–1920 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
establishment of a democratic constitution
ⓘ
transition from imperial monarchy to republic ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first German national election based entirely on proportional representation
ⓘ
first German national election with women as both voters and candidates ⓘ |
| predecessorRegime | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to draft a new democratic constitution for Germany
ⓘ
to elect the Weimar National Assembly ⓘ |
| resultingConstitution | Weimar Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondLargestParty | Centre Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInstitution | Reichstag of the Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suffrage | universal suffrage ⓘ |
| suffrageExtension | first national election in Germany with women’s suffrage ⓘ |
| thirdLargestParty | German Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 423 ⓘ |
| treatyContext | preceded signing of the Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutPercentage | 83.0 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| WeimarCoalitionParty |
Centre Party
NERFINISHED
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German Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Democratic Party of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| womenEligibleToStandForOffice | true ⓘ |
| womenVotersParticipated | true ⓘ |
| year | 1919 ⓘ |
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