Bavaria Party Explained

Country:Bavaria
Bavaria Party
Native Name:Bayernpartei
Flag:Flag of Bavaria (lozengy).svg
Colorcode:
  1. 386ABC
Leader:Florian Weber
Youth Wing:Young Bavarian Federation
Predecessor:Bavarian People's Party
(not legal predecessor)
Foundation:28 October 1946
Ideology:Bavarian nationalism
Bavarian independence
Regionalism
Conservatism[1]
Christian democracy
Membership:6,000 (2021)[2]
Position:Centre-right
European:European Free Alliance
Colours:White, Blue
Headquarters:Munich, Bavaria
Website:www.bayernpartei.de
Seats1 Title:Bundestag
Seats2 Title:Landtag of Bavaria
Seats3 Title:European Parliament
Seats4 Title:Bezirktags (Bavaria)

The Bavaria Party (German: Bayernpartei, BP) is an autonomist,[3] regionalist[4] and conservative[1] political party in the state of Bavaria, Germany. The party was founded in 1946, describes itself as patriotic Bavarian and advocates Bavarian independence within the European Union. Together with the Christian Social Union (CSU), it can be seen as an heir to the Bavarian People's Party (BVP) which existed prior to the Nazi takeover. The party is a member of the European Free Alliance.[5]

History

The party had some successes at the polls in the late 1940s and 1950s: 20.9% of the votes in Bavaria in 1949 and 17 seats in the German Bundestag and, in 1950, 17.9% and 39 seats in the Bavarian state parliament where in 1954 it formed a coalition with the Bavarian branches of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). This forced the Christian Social Union (CSU) out of power for three years.

Later, mainly caused by the casino affair, which was influenced by the CSU and its general secretary Friedrich Zimmermann, the Bavaria Party rapidly lost voters. It still exists but was last elected to the Bavarian state parliament in 1962.

In the 2008 local elections, however, the party won 50 seats (compared to 32 in 2002), mostly in Upper Bavaria, including one of the 80 seats in the City Council of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, after 42 years of absence there. The Bavaria Party won one seat in the District Parliament of Upper Bavaria.[6]

Chairman

The current chairman of the party is Florian Weber from Bad Aibling in Upper Bavaria.

Elections

In the 2018 elections for the Bavarian Parliament the BP reached 1.7% of the voters' share. In 2013 they had gained 2.1%, the best result for the Bavaria Party since 1966.[7]

After the elections of 2018, the Bavaria Party is represented in three administrative regions of Bavaria:

2 seats (2013: 3)[8]

1 seat (2013: 1)[9]

1 seat (2013: 1)[10]

Election results

Results from 1946

Year Bavarian election (Landtag)
Total
German election (Bundestag)
in Bavaria
European Parliament
20230.9%  
2021 0.4% 
2019  0.9%
20181.7%  
2017 0.8% 
2014  1.3%
20132.1%0.9% 
2009 0.7%1.0%
20081.1%  
2005  0.5% 
2004  1.0%
2003 0.8%  
2002  0.1% 
1999  0.4%
19980.7%0.4% 
19941.0%0.6%1.6%
19900.8%0.5% 
1989  0.8%
1987 0.4% 
19860.6%  
1984  0.6%
19820.5%  
19780.4%  
19740.8%  
19701.3%  
1969 0.9% 
19663.4%  
19624.8%  
19588.1%  
195413.2%  
1953 9.2% 
195017.9%  
1949 20.9% 

Landtag of Bavaria

Election year
  1. of
    constituency votes
  1. of
    party list votes
% of
overall votes
  1. of
    overall seats won
+/–
200344,57232,8180.8
200860,81555,6491.1
2013137,323110,1772.1
2018122,417109,5131.7
202372,32557,1550.9

See also

Notes and References

  1. The Semantics of Political Integration: Public Debates about the Term 'Expellees' in Post-War Western Germany . Nachum . Iris . Schaefer . Sagi . 14 December 2017 . Contemporary European History . 27 . 42–58 . 10.1017/S096077731700042X . 31 October 2021. free .
  2. Web site: Bayernpartei (BP) - bpb. Bundeszentrale für politische. Bildung. 2 September 2021 . bpb.de.
  3. Book: Jason Sorens. Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. 2012. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. 978-0-7735-3896-2. 180.
  4. Book: Daniele Caramani. The Nationalization of Politics: The Formation of National Electorates and Party Systems in Western Europe. 2004. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-53520-5. 303.
  5. Web site: Member Parties. e-f-a.org.
  6. http://e-f-a.org/party.php?id=41 European Free Allianz, Bavaria Party local election
  7. Web site: Landtagswahl 2013 - Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung . Landtagswahl2013.bayern.de . 2002-07-01 . 2013-12-20.
  8. Web site: Bezirk Oberbayern - Wahlteam . Bezirkstagswahl Oberbayern . Bezirkstagswahl-oberbayern.de . 2013-12-20.
  9. Web site: Bezirkswahl in Niederbayern: Fotos der neuen Bezirksräte . Pnp.de . 2013-12-20.
  10. Web site: Bezirkstagswahl: BP vervielfacht Mandate Bayernpartei . Landesverband.bayernpartei.de . 2013-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131220070725/http://landesverband.bayernpartei.de/2013/bezirkstagswahl-bp-vervielfacht-mandate/ . 2013-12-20 . dead .