Committee of the German Baltic Parties
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The Committee of the German-Baltic Parties (German: Ausschuß der Deutschbaltischen Parteien, ADP) was an alliance of Baltic German political parties in Latvia during the inter-war period. Its members included the German-Baltic Democratic Party, the German-Baltic Progressive Party, the German-Baltic Reform Party, the German-Baltic People's Party, the German-Baltic Integration Party, the German-Baltic State Party and the Voters Association of Mitau.
History
[edit]The alliance was established in early 1920 as a successor to the National Committee.[1] It won six seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.[2] The alliance retained its six seats in the 1st Saeima in the 1922 elections, but was reduced to four seats in the 1925 elections. The alliance returned to its six-seat strength in the 3rd Saeima as a result of the 1928 elections. Following the 1931 elections (the last multi-party elections in Latvia until 1990), they had five seats in the 4th Saeima.
Members of the Saeima
[edit]| Body | Years | Member | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| Peter Kluge | German-Baltic Progressive Party | |||
| Egon Knopp | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Edwin Magnus | German-Baltic Reform Party | |||
| Arthur Reusner | German-Baltic People's Party | |||
| Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Alliance leader | ||
| First Saiema | 1922–1925 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | |
| John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Karl Kenner | German-Baltic Democratic Party | |||
| Egon Knopp | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader | ||
| Manfred von Vegesack | German-Baltic Reform Party | |||
| Second Saeima | 1925–1928 | Alfred Alsleben | International Homeowners | |
| Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | |||
| John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Karl Keller | German-Baltic Democratic Party | |||
| Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader | ||
| Third Saeima | 1928–1931 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | Alliance leader from 10 March 1931 |
| John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Woldemar Pussoll | German-Baltic People's Party | |||
| Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader until 10 March 1931, when he gave up his seat | ||
| Lothar Schoeler | German-Baltic Reform Party | |||
| Walter Sadowski | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 10 March 1931 | ||
| Werner Westermann | Voters Association of Mitau | |||
| Fourth Saeima | 1931–1934 | Wilhelm von Fircks | German-Baltic People's Party | Resigned on 18 October 1933 |
| John Karl Hahn | German-Baltic Integration Party | |||
| Karl Keller | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Replaced Wilhelm von Fircks on 18 October 1933 | ||
| Woldemar Pussoll | German-Baltic People's Party | |||
| Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader until 19 October 1933, when he gave up his seat | ||
| Lothar Schoeler | German-Baltic Reform Party | Leader from 19 October 1933 | ||
| Helmuth Stegman | German-Baltic State Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 19 October 1933 | ||
| Werner Westermann | Voters Association of Mitau |
References
[edit]- ^ John Hiden (2002) The Baltic States and Weimar Ostpolitik, Cambridge University Press, p59
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1137 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
