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][3] Voter turnout was 77.4%.[4]

May 1924 German federal election
4 May 1924 (1924-05-04)
All 472 seats in the Reichstag
237 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,374,983 6.7%
Turnout29,709,380 (77.4%) 1.8pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hermann Müller
Otto Wels
Arthur Crispien		 Oskar Hergt Constantin Fehrenbach
Party SPD DNVP Centre
Leader since 1919 1919 1923
Last election 21.9%, 103 seats 15.1%, 71 seats 13.6%, 64 seats
Seats won 100 95 65
Seat change 3 24 1
Popular vote 6,008,905 5,696,475 3,914,379
Percentage 20.5% 19.5% 13.4%
Swing 1.4pp 4.4pp 0.2pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow Gustav Stresemann Erich Ludendorff
Party KPD DVP NSFP
Leader since 1924 1919 1924
Last election 2.1%, 4 seats 13.9%, 65 seats Did not exist
Seats won 62 45 32
Seat change 58 20 New party
Popular vote 3,693,280 2,694,381 1,918,329
Percentage 12.6% 9.2% 6.5%
Swing 10.5pp 4.7pp New party
Electoral results by constituencies
Chancellor before election

Wilhelm Marx
Centre

 Chancellor after election

Wilhelm Marx
Centre

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Results
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party6,008,90520.52−1.40100−3
German National People's Party5,696,47519.45+4.3895+24
Centre Party3,914,37913.37−0.2765+1
Communist Party of Germany3,693,28012.61+10.5262+58
German People's Party2,694,3819.20−4.7045−20
National Socialist Freedom Movement1,918,3296.55New32New
German Democratic Party1,655,1295.65−2.6328−11
Bavarian People's Party946,6483.23−0.9316−4
Agricultural League574,9391.96New10New
Economic Party of the German Middle Class500,8201.71New7New
German Social Party333,4271.14+1.064+4
German-Hanoverian Party319,7921.09−0.0450
Independent Social Democratic Party235,1450.80−16.830−83
Bavarian Peasants' League192,7860.66−0.123−1
Christian Social People's Community124,4510.43New0New
Polish People's Party100,2600.34New0New
National Freedom Party62,0710.21New0New
Geusen League59,2220.20New0New
Party of Tenants45,9200.16New0New
Republican Party of Germany45,7220.16New0New
German Workers' Party36,2910.12New0New
Free Economy Union F.F.F.36,0130.12New0New
Socialist League26,4180.09New0New
Haeusser Alliance24,4510.08New0New
Wendish People's Party10,8270.04+0.0100
National Block9,5610.03New0New
Schleswig Club7,6200.03+0.0100
Bavarian Middle Class League – Southern Region5,6590.02New0New
Independent Economic Group1,8480.01New0New
Masurian Union1,0290.00New0New
Total29,281,798100.00–472+13
Valid votes29,281,79898.56
Invalid/blank votes427,5821.44
Total votes29,709,380100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,374,98377.42
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. 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.
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p777
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