December 1924 German federal election

December 1924 German federal election

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All 493 seats in the Reichstag
247 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,987,324 (Increase 1.6%)
Turnout78.8% (Increase 1.4pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
SPD 1924 leadership.jpg
Kuno von Westarp.jpg
Reichskanzler Wilhelm Marx (cropped).jpg
Leader Hermann Müller
Otto Wels
Arthur Crispien
Kuno von Westarp Wilhelm Marx
Party SPD DnVp Centre
Last election 20.5%, 100 seats 19.5%, 95 seats 13.4%, 65 seats
Seats won 131 103 69
Seat change Increase 31 Increase 8 Increase 4
Popular vote 7,881,041 6,205,802 4,118,849
Percentage 26.0% 20.5% 13.6%
Swing Increase 5.5pp Increase 1.0pp Increase 0.2pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1982-092-11, Gustav Stresemann.jpg
Fischer-Ruth-1924-Bain.jpg
Erich Koch-Weser circa 1920 (cropped).jpg
Leader Gustav Stresemann Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow Erich Koch-Weser
Party DVp KPD DDP
Last election 9.2%, 45 seats 12.6%, 62 seats 5.7%, 28 seats
Seats won 51 45 32
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 17 Increase 4
Popular vote 3,049,064 2,709,086 1,919,829
Percentage 10.1% 8.9% 6.3%
Swing Increase 0.9pp Decrease 3.7pp Increase 0.6pp


Government before election

Second Marx cabinet
ZDVPDDP

Government after election

First Luther cabinet
DVPDNVPZDDPBVP

Snap federal elections were held in Germany on 7 December 1924,[1][2] the second that year after the Reichstag had been dissolved on 20 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, receiving an increased share of the vote and winning 131 of the 493 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 78.8%.[4]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Graper, Elmer D. (1925). "The Reichstag Elections". American Political Science Review. 19 (2): 362–370. doi:10.2307/2938928. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 2938928. S2CID 147108053.
  3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p790
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p777

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