The 1919 Hamburg state election was held on 16 March 1919 to elect the 160 members of the
Hamburg Parliament.[1] Despite the
SPD winning an absolute majority, they still formed a coalition with the former members of the
senate as well as the
DDP in parliament, the SPD even allowed the incumbent
independentmayor,
Werner von Melle, to stay in office. This election is regarded as the first fully democratic election in
Hamburg since everyone,
including women, were allowed to vote.[2][3]