May 1924 German federal election

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] Voter turnout was 77.4%.[3]

May 1924 German federal election

4 May 1924
All 472 seats in the Reichstag 237 seats needed for a majority
Registered	38,374,983 6.7%
Turnout	29,709,380 (77.4%) 1.8 pp
Leader Hermann Müller Otto Wels Arthur Crispien 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%   Leader Ruth Fischer and Arkadi Maslow Gustav Stresemann Erich Ludendorff Party KPD DVP NSFP Leader since 1924 1919 1924 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%
Electoral results by districts
Chancellor before election Wilhelm Marx Centre Resulting Chancellor Wilhelm Marx Centre

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 Economy 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

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p790
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p777