Episode 2533
1950 Kulmbach by-election
Wed, 2024-Apr-10 01:05 UTC
Length - 1:40
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The random article for Wednesday, 10 April 2024 is 1950 Kulmbach by-election.
The Kulmbach by-election on May 14, 1950 was the first by-election for the Bundestag (Germany) that had been established 1949. It was caused by the death of Friedrich Schönauer (SPD) April 4, 1950 who had been elected at the 1949 German federal electionDespite an increased result of the SPD, they lost the seat to Johannes Semler (CSU), who was supported by BP and FDP.
This by-election showed a strange effect in the German AMS electoral system of the first election. The SPD in Bavaria had won this seat in the first past the post constituency, but all seats are justified through proportional representation. By winning the Kulmbach seat at the by-election the CSU had technically greater representation than their 1949 results would have proportionally given them. This was changed in January 1953 so only a by-election takes place if the election was not held or if a candidate dies before the general election.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:05 UTC on Wednesday, 10 April 2024.
For the full current version of the article, see 1950 Kulmbach by-election on Wikipedia.
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