South Hanover–Braunschweig was one of the 35

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() used to elect members to the Reichstag during the

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. It sent members to the Reichstag in eight democratic elections between 1920 and 1933. It existed nominally in the

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to the Nazi Reichstag until 1938. It was located in northwestern Germany and comprised the contemporary ''Regierungsbezirke'' of

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and Hildesheim from the

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province of Hanover The Province of Hanover () was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1866 to 1946. During the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover had attempted to maintain a neutral position, alo ...

, as well as the Free State of Braunschweig. It was constituency 16 in the numbering scheme.

Electoral system

The constituency was created for the 1920 election, following the redrawing of districts in the Hanover/Hamburg region. Under the

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electoral system of the Weimar Republic, voters cast a vote for

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. Parties were awarded a seat for every 60,000 votes in a constituency. Excess votes were aggregated at two higher levels of seat distribution: an intermediate level combining multiple constituencies, where extra seats were awarded to parties' constituency lists, and a national level where seats were awarded to national lists of each party or alliance.

Results (1919–1933)

Vote share

Deputies

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Notes

{{Weimar Republic Electoral Districts Reichstag (Weimar Republic) districts 1920 establishments in Germany 1938 disestablishments in Germany Constituencies established in 1920 Constituencies disestablished in 1938