May 1924 German federal election

May 1924 German federal election

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All 472 seats in the Reichstag
237 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,374,983 (Increase 6.7%)
Turnout77.4% (Decrease 1.8pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Oskar Hergt.jpg
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Leader Hermann Müller
Otto Wels
Arthur Crispien
Oskar Hergt Constantin Fehrenbach
Party SPD DnVp Centre
Last election 21.9%, 103 seats 15.1%, 71 seats 13.6%, 64 seats
Seats won 100 95 65
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 24 Increase 1
Popular vote 6,008,905 5,696,475 3,914,379
Percentage 20.5% 19.5% 13.4%
Swing Decrease 1.4pp Increase 4.4pp Decrease 0.2pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow Gustav Stresemann Erich Ludendorff
Party KPD DVp NsFp
Last election 2.1%, 4 seats 13.9%, 65 seats Did not exist
Seats won 62 45 32
Seat change Increase 58 Decrease 20 New party
Popular vote 3,693,280 2,694,381 1,918,329
Percentage 12.6% 9.2% 6.5%
Swing Increase 10.5pp Decrease 4.7pp New party


Government before election

First Marx cabinet
ZDVPBVPDDP

Government after election

Second Marx cabinet
ZDVPDDP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 4 May 1924,[1] after the Reichstag had been dissolved on 13 March. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 100 of the 472 seats.[2][3] Voter turnout was 77.4%.[4]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p790
  3. ^ Ogg, Fredericx A.; Shepard, Walter James (1924). "The German Elections". American Political Science Review. 18 (3): 528–533. doi:10.2307/1944174. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1944174. S2CID 145608013.
  4. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p777

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