Committee of the German Baltic Parties

The Committee of the German-Baltic Parties (, 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 The alliance was established in early 1920 as a successor to the National Committee.John Hiden (2002) The Baltic States and Weimar Ostpolitik, Cambridge University Press, p59 It won six seats in the 1920 Constitutional Assembly elections.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1137 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 BodyYearsMemberPartyNotesConstitutional Assembly1920–1922German-Baltic People's PartyGerman-Baltic Progressive PartyGerman-Baltic Integration PartyGerman-Baltic Reform PartyGerman-Baltic People's PartyPaul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyAlliance leaderFirst Saiema1922–1925Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyGerman-Baltic Integration PartyKarl KennerGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyEgon KnoppGerman-Baltic Integration PartyPaul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeaderGerman-Baltic Reform PartySecond Saeima1925–1928International HomeownersWilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyJohn Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration PartyKarl KellerGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyPaul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeaderThird Saeima1928–1931Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyAlliance leader from 10 March 1931John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration PartyGerman-Baltic People's PartyPaul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader until 10 March 1931, when he gave up his seatGerman-Baltic Reform PartyGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyReplaced Paul Schiemann on 10 March 1931Voters Association of MitauFourth Saeima1931–1934Wilhelm von FircksGerman-Baltic People's PartyResigned on 18 October 1933John Karl HahnGerman-Baltic Integration PartyKarl KellerGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyReplaced Wilhelm von Fircks on 18 October 1933Woldemar PussollGerman-Baltic People's PartyPaul SchiemannGerman-Baltic Democratic PartyLeader until 19 October 1933, when he gave up his seatLothar SchoelerGerman-Baltic Reform PartyLeader from 19 October 1933German-Baltic State PartyReplaced Paul Schiemann on 19 October 1933Werner WestermannVoters Association of Mitau

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