Committee of the German Baltic Parties

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.

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History

The alliance was established in early 1920 as a successor to the National Committee.[1] won six seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.[2] It retained its six seats in the 1st Saeima after 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
Body Years Member Party Notes
Constitutional Assembly1920–1922Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's Party
Peter KlugeGerman-Baltic Progressive Party
Egon KnoppGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Edwin MagnusGerman-Baltic Reform Party
Arthur ReusnerGerman-Baltic People's Party
Paul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyAlliance leader
First Saiema1922–1925Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's Party
John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Karl KellerGerman-Baltic Democratic Party
Egon KnoppGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Paul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader
Manfred von VegesackGerman-Baltic Reform Party
Second Saeima1925–1928 Alfred AlslebenInternational Homeowners
Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's Party
John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Karl KellerGerman-Baltic Democratic Party
Paul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader
Third Saeima1928–1931Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyAlliance leader from 10 March 1931
John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Woldemar PussollGerman-Baltic People's Party
Paul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader until 10 March 1931, when he gave up his seat
Lothar SchoelerGerman-Baltic Reform Party
Walter SadowskiGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyReplaced Paul Schiemann on 10 March 1931
Werner WestermannVoters Association of Mitau
Fourth Saeima1931–1934Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyResigned on 18 October 1933
John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration Party
Karl KellerGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyReplaced Wilhelm von Fircks on 18 October 1933
Woldemar PussollGerman-Baltic People's Party
Paul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader until 19 October 1933, when he gave up his seat
Lothar SchoelerGerman-Baltic Reform PartyLeader from 19 October 1933
Helmuth StegmannGerman-Baltic State PartyReplaced Paul Schiemann on 19 October 1933
Werner WestermannVoters Association of Mitau
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References
  1. John Hiden (2002) The Baltic States and Weimar Ostpolitik, Cambridge University Press, p59
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1137 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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