Committee of the German Baltic Parties

Alliance of Baltic German political parties in Latvia

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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

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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

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Body  | Years  | Member  | Party  | Notes

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Constitutional Assembly | 1920–1922 | Wilhelm von Fircks [de] | German-Baltic People's Party |
Peter Kluge [lv] | German-Baltic Progressive Party |
Egon Knopp [lv] | German-Baltic Integration Party |
Edwin Magnus [de] | German-Baltic Reform Party |
Arthur Reusner [lv] | 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 [lv] | 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 [lv] | German-Baltic Reform Party |
Second Saeima | 1925–1928  | Alfred Alsleben [de] | 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 [lv] | German-Baltic People's Party |
Paul Schiemann | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Leader until 10 March 1931, when he gave up his seat
Lothar Schoeler [lv] | German-Baltic Reform Party |
Walter Sadowski [lv] | German-Baltic Democratic Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 10 March 1931
Werner Westermann [lv] | 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 [de] | German-Baltic State Party | Replaced Paul Schiemann on 19 October 1933
Werner Westermann | Voters Association of Mitau |

## References

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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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