Bavaria Party facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Bavaria Party
Bayernpartei
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| Leader | Florian Weber |
| Founded | 28 October 1946 |
| Preceded by | Bavarian People's Party (not legal predecessor) |
| Headquarters | Munich, Bavaria |
| Youth wing | Young Bavarian Federation |
| Membership | 6,000 (2021) |
| Ideology | Bavarian nationalism Bavarian independence Regionalism Conservatism Christian democracy |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
| Colours | White, Blue |
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The Bavaria Party (its German name is Bayernpartei, often shortened to BP) is a political group in Bavaria, a state in Germany. This party wants Bavaria to have more control over its own decisions. It even wants Bavaria to become independent while still being part of the European Union. It's a bit like a team that wants its home region to have special rules and its own identity.
The party was started in 1946. It shares some ideas with an older party called the Bavarian People's Party. This older party existed before the Nazi takeover in Germany. The Bavaria Party is also part of a bigger group called the European Free Alliance. This group connects similar regional parties across Europe.
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History of the Bavaria Party
The Bavaria Party was quite popular when it first started. In the late 1940s and 1950s, many people voted for them.
- In 1949, they received 20.9% of the votes in Bavaria. This gave them 17 seats in the German Bundestag, which is like Germany's national parliament.
- In 1950, they got 17.9% of the votes in the Bavarian state parliament. This gave them 39 seats.
In 1954, the Bavaria Party even joined with other parties. They formed a group that ran the Bavarian state government for three years. This pushed another big party, the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU), out of power.
However, the Bavaria Party quickly lost many voters after that. This was mainly because of something called the "casino affair" in 1958. This event caused problems for the party. The Bavaria Party still exists today, but they have not been elected to the Bavarian state parliament since 1962.
Even so, in the 2008 local elections, the party won more seats. They got 50 seats in local councils, up from 32 in 2002. Most of these wins were in Upper Bavaria. They even won one seat in the City Council of Munich, the capital of Bavaria. This was the first time they had a seat there in 42 years!
Party Leader
The current leader of the Bavaria Party is Florian Weber. He is from Bad Aibling in Upper Bavaria.
Recent Election Results
The Bavaria Party tries to win seats in different elections.
- In the 2018 elections for the Bavarian Parliament, they received 1.7% of the votes.
- In 2013, they had a better result, getting 2.1% of the votes. This was their best result since 1966.
After the 2018 elections, the Bavaria Party has members in the local parliaments of three areas in Bavaria:
- Upper Bavaria: 2 seats (they had 3 seats in 2013)
- Lower Bavaria: 1 seat (they had 1 seat in 2013)
- Swabia (Bavaria): 1 seat (they had 1 seat in 2013)
Election Results Table
Here is a table showing how the Bavaria Party has done in elections since 1946:
Results from 1946
| Year | Bavarian election (Landtag) Total |
German election (Bundestag) in Bavaria |
European Parliament |
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| 2023 | 0.9% | ||
| 2021 | 0.4% | ||
| 2019 | 0.9% | ||
| 2018 | 1.7% | ||
| 2017 | 0.8% | ||
| 2014 | 1.3% | ||
| 2013 | 2.1% | 0.9% | |
| 2009 | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
| 2008 | 1.1% | ||
| 2005 | 0.5% | ||
| 2004 | 1.0% | ||
| 2003 | 0.8% | ||
| 2002 | 0.1% | ||
| 1999 | 0.4% | ||
| 1998 | 0.7% | 0.4% | |
| 1994 | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | 0.5% | |
| 1989 | 0.8% | ||
| 1987 | 0.4% | ||
| 1986 | 0.6% | ||
| 1984 | 0.6% | ||
| 1982 | 0.5% | ||
| 1978 | 0.4% | ||
| 1974 | 0.8% | ||
| 1970 | 1.3% | ||
| 1969 | 0.9% | ||
| 1966 | 3.4% | ||
| 1962 | 4.8% | ||
| 1958 | 8.1% | ||
| 1954 | 13.2% | ||
| 1953 | 9.2% | ||
| 1950 | 17.9% | ||
| 1949 | 20.9% |
Landtag of Bavaria Results
This table shows the results for the Bavarian state parliament (Landtag of Bavaria):
| Election year | # of constituency votes |
# of party list votes |
% of overall votes |
# of overall seats won |
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| 2003 | 44,572 | 32,818 | 0.8 |
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| 2008 | 60,815 | 55,649 | 1.1  |
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| 2013 | 137,323 | 110,177 | 2.1 |
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| 2018 | 122,417 | 109,513 | 1.7  |
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See also
- List of political parties in Germany
- Free Saxony - A political party in Saxony that also focuses on its region.
