Zwickau Reichstag constituency

The Zwickau Reichstag constituency was constituency No. 18 in the Kingdom of Saxony which returned a deputy to the German Reichstag. It was based upon the town of Zwickau.

Following the North German Confederation Treaty the Kingdom of Saxon entered the North German Confederation in 1866.[1] As a consequence, the Kingdom returned Deputies to the Reichstag. After the founding of the German Empire on 18 January 1871, the deputies were returned to the Reichstag of the German Empire.[2] Following this Saxony participated in Reichstag elections from February 1867. Zwickau Reichstag constituency returned a series of Reichstag Deputies until 1919 when the existing constituencies were scrapped.

References
  1. Headlam, J. W. "Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by J. W. Headlam". www.heritage-history.com. Heritage History. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. J. W., Headlam. "Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by J. W. Headlam". www.heritage-history.com. Heritage History. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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