German federal election, May 1924
German federal election, May 1924
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All 472 seats in the Reichstag
237 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
77.4% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Leader |
Otto Wels |
Oskar Hergt |
Constantin Fehrenbach |
| Party |
SPD |
DNVP |
Centre |
| Leader since |
1919 |
1919 |
1923 |
| Last election |
102 seats |
71 seats |
64 seats |
| Seats won |
100 |
95 |
65 |
| Seat change |
 2 |
 24 |
1 |
| Popular vote |
6,008,905 |
5,696,475 |
3,914,379 |
| Percentage |
20.5% |
19.5% |
13.4% |
| Swing |
1.2% |
4.4% |
0.2% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
? |
Gustav Stresemann |
? |
| Party |
KPD |
DVP |
NSFP |
| Leader since |
? |
1919 |
? |
| Last election |
4 seats |
65 seats |
new party |
| Seats won |
62 |
45 |
32 |
| Seat change |
58 |
20 |
32 |
| Popular vote |
3,693,280 |
2,694,381 |
1,918,329 |
| Percentage |
12.6% |
9.2% |
6.5% |
| Swing |
10.5% |
4.7% |
6.5% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
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| Leader |
? |
Heinrich Held |
| Party |
DDP |
BVP |
| Leader since |
? |
1918 |
| Last election |
39 seats |
20 seats |
| Seats won |
28 |
16 |
| Seat change |
11 |
4 |
| Popular vote |
1,655,129 |
946,648 |
| Percentage |
5.7% |
3.2% |
| Swing |
2.6% |
1.0% |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 4 May 1924.[1] The Reichstag had been dissolved on 13 March 1924. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 100 of the 472 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 77.4%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
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| Social Democratic Party | 6,008,905 | 20.5 | 100 | −2 |
| German National People's Party | 5,696,475 | 19.5 | 95 | +24 |
| Centre Party | 3,914,379 | 13.4 | 65 | +1 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 3,693,280 | 12.6 | 62 | +58 |
| German People's Party | 2,694,381 | 9.2 | 45 | −20 |
| National Socialist Freedom Movement | 1,918,329 | 6.5 | 32 | New |
| German Democratic Party | 1,655,129 | 5.7 | 28 | −11 |
| Bavarian People's Party | 946,648 | 3.2 | 16 | −4 |
| Agricultural League | 574,939 | 2.0 | 10 | New |
| Economic Party of the German Middle Class | 500,820 | 1.7 | 7 | New |
| German Social Party | 333,427 | 1.1 | 4 | +4 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 319,792 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party | 235,145 | 0.8 | 0 | −84 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 192,786 | 0.7 | 3 | −1 |
| Christian Social People's Community | 124,451 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| Polish People's Party | 100,260 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| National Freedom Party | 62,071 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Bund der Geusen | 59,222 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Party of Tenants | 45,920 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Republican Party of Germany | 45,722 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| German Workers' Party | 36,291 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Free Econony Union FFF | 36,013 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Socialist League | 26,418 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Haeusserbund | 24,451 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Wendish People's Party | 10,827 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Völkischer Block | 9,561 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Schleswig Club | 7,620 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bavarian Middle Class League – Südgau | 5,659 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Independent Economy Group | 1,848 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Masurian Union | 1,029 | 0.0 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 427,582 | – | – | – |
| Total | 29,709,380 | 100 | 472 | +13 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 38,374,983 | 77.42 | – | – |
| Source: Gonschior.de |
| Popular Vote |
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| SPD |
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20.52% |
| DNVP |
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19.45% |
| Zentrum |
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13.37% |
| KPD |
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12.61% |
| DVP |
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9.20% |
| NSFP |
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6.55% |
| DDP |
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5.65% |
| BVP |
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3.23% |
| Landliste |
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1.96% |
| WP |
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1.69% |
| Other |
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5.75% |
| Reichstag seats |
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| SPD |
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21.19% |
| DNVP |
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20.13% |
| Zentrum |
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13.77% |
| KPD |
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13.14% |
| DVP |
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9.53% |
| NSFP |
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6.78% |
| DDP |
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5.93% |
| BVP |
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3.39% |
| Landliste |
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2.19% |
| WP |
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1.48% |
| Other |
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6.80% |
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p790
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p777
