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 |
+/– |
| 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 |
|
20.52% |
| DNVP |
|
19.45% |
| Zentrum |
|
13.37% |
| KPD |
|
12.61% |
| DVP |
|
9.20% |
| NSFP |
|
6.55% |
| DDP |
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5.65% |
| BVP |
|
3.23% |
| Landliste |
|
1.96% |
| WP |
|
1.69% |
| Other |
|
5.75% |
| Reichstag seats |
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| SPD |
|
21.19% |
| DNVP |
|
20.13% |
| Zentrum |
|
13.77% |
| KPD |
|
13.14% |
| DVP |
|
9.53% |
| NSFP |
|
6.78% |
| DDP |
|
5.93% |
| BVP |
|
3.39% |
| Landliste |
|
2.19% |
| WP |
|
1.48% |
| Other |
|
6.80% |
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