German federal election, 1920
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All 459 seats in the Reichstag
230 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
79.2% |
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First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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 |
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| Leader |
Hermann Müller |
Arthur Crispien |
Oskar Hergt |
| Party |
SPD |
USPD |
DNVP |
| Leader since |
1919 |
1919 |
1920 |
| Last election |
165 seats |
22 seats |
44 seats |
| Seats won |
102 |
84 |
71 |
| Seat change |
 63 |
 62 |
27 |
| Popular vote |
6,104,398 |
5,046,813 |
4,249,100 |
| Percentage |
21.7% |
17.9% |
15.1% |
| Swing |
16.2% |
10.3% |
4.8% |
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Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Leader |
Gustav Stresemann |
Karl Trimborn |
? |
| Party |
DVP |
Centre |
DDP |
| Leader since |
1919 |
1919 |
? |
| Last election |
19 seats |
91 seats |
75 seats |
| Seats won |
65 |
64 |
39 |
| Seat change |
46 |
27 |
36 |
| Popular vote |
3,919,446 |
3,845,001 |
2,333,741 |
| Percentage |
13.9% |
13.6% |
8.3% |
| Swing |
9.5% |
6.1% |
10.3% |
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Seventh party |
Eighth party |
Ninth party |
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| Leader |
? |
? |
Paul Levi |
| Party |
BVP |
DHP |
KPD |
| Leader since |
? |
? |
1919 |
| Last election |
new party |
1 seat |
new party |
| Seats won |
20 |
5 |
4 |
| Seat change |
20 |
4 |
4 |
| Popular vote |
1,173,344 |
391,108 |
589,454 |
| Percentage |
4.2% |
1.13% |
2.1% |
| Swing |
4.2% |
0.88% |
2.1% |
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Electoral map (in German)
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Seats in the 1st German Reichstag
Federal elections were held in Germany on 6 June 1920.[1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, although it lost over a third of its seats.[2] Voter turnout was 79.2%.[3]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Social Democratic Party |
6,104,398 |
21.7 |
102 |
−63 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany |
5,046,813 |
17.9 |
84 |
+62 |
| German National People's Party |
4,249,100 |
15.1 |
71 |
+27 |
| German People's Party |
3,919,446 |
13.9 |
65 |
+46 |
| Centre Party |
3,845,001 |
13.6 |
64 |
−27 |
| German Democratic Party |
2,333,741 |
8.3 |
39 |
−36 |
| Bavarian People's Party |
1,173,344 |
4.2 |
20 |
New |
| Communist Party of Germany |
589,454 |
2.1 |
4 |
New |
| German-Hanoverian Party |
319,108 |
1.1 |
5 |
+4 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League |
218,596 |
0.8 |
4 |
0 |
| Poland Party |
89,228 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| German Economic League for City and Country |
88,800 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Christian People's Party |
65,260 |
0.3 |
1 |
New |
| Polish Catholic Party of Upper Silesia |
51,437 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Schleswig-Holstein State Party |
25,907 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| German Social Party |
22,958 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| German Middle Class Party |
21,255 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Lusatian People's Party |
8,050 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| German Socialist Party |
7,186 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Reform Group |
6,832 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Schleswig Club |
4,966 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| National Democratic People's Party |
4,015 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Christian Social People's Party |
1,219 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Independent Party |
169 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| German Economy and Labour Party |
43 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Upper Silesian Catholic People's Party |
6 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
267,249 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
28,463,581 |
100 |
459 |
+36 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
35,949,774 |
79.2 |
– |
– |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Gonschior.de |
| Popular Vote |
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| SPD |
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21.65% |
| USPD |
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17.90% |
| DNVP |
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15.07% |
| DVP |
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13.90% |
| Zentrum |
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13.64% |
| DDP |
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8.28% |
| BVP |
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4.16% |
| KPD |
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2.09% |
| Other |
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3.31% |
| Reichstag seats |
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| SPD |
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22.22% |
| USPD |
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18.30% |
| DNVP |
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15.47% |
| DVP |
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14.16% |
| Zentrum |
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13.94% |
| DDP |
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8.50% |
| BVP |
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4.36% |
| KPD |
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0.87% |
| Other |
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2.18% |
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