German People's Party (Austria)

The German People's Party (German: Deutsche Volkspartei) was a German nationalist political party in Austria.

German People's Party

Deutsche Volkspartei
Dissolved1920
Merged intoGreater German People's Party
IdeologyGerman nationalism
National affiliationDeutscher Nationalverband

History

In the 1907 elections the party contested seats within the Austrian part of Cisleithania, receiving 2.8% of the Austrian vote. Its vote share fell to 1.6% in the 1911 elections.[1]

After World War I the party contested the 1919 Constitutional Assembly elections, in which it received 2% of the national vote and won two seats.[2] The following year the party merged into the Greater German People's Party.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p209 ISBN 9783832956097
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p208
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