German People's Party (Austria)
German People's Party Deutsche Volkspartei | |
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Leader | Otto Steinwender[1] |
Founded | June 1896[1] |
Dissolved | 1920 |
Split from | German-National Party[1] |
Succeeded by | Greater German People's Party German National Party[2] |
National affiliation | Deutscher Nationalverband |
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The German People's Party (German: Deutsche Volkspartei) was a political party in Austria.
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.[3]
After
1919 Constitutional Assembly elections, in which it received 2% of the national vote and won two seats.[4] The following year the party merged into the Greater German People's Party
.
References
- ^ ISBN 3-20598-342-4
- ISBN 80-7239-178-X
- ISBN 9783832956097
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p208