German election, 1930

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The 6th German federal election occurred on 14 September 1930 during the Weimar Republic. The number of seats increased from the last election in 1928 (491) to 577 seats, however, the SDP, who remained the largest party saw their share decrease. The Nazi Party on the other hand increased their seats from 12 to 107.

Party Vote percentage (change) Seats (change)
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 24.5% -5.3% 143 -10
National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) 18.3% +15.7% 107 +95
Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 13.1% +2.5% 77 +23
Centre Party (Z) 11.8% -0.3% 68 +7
German National People's Party (DNVP) 7.0% -7.3% 41 -32
German People's Party (DVP) 4.5% -4.2% 30 -15
Reich Party of the German Middle Class (WP) 3.9% -0.6% 23 +/-0
German Democratic Party (DStP) 3.8% -1.0% 20 -5
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party 3.1% +1.2% 19 +10
Bavarian People's Party (BVP) 3.0% -0.1% 19 +2
Christian Social People's Service (CSVD) 2.5% - 14 -
German Farmers' Party (DBP) 1.0% -0.6% 6 -2
Conservative People's Party (KVP) 0.8% - 4 -
Right-Wing People's Party 0.8% -0.8% 0 -2
Agricultural League 0.6% -0.1% 3 +/- 0
German-Hanoverian Party (DHP) 0.4% -0.2% 3 -1
Other 0.9% -0.8% 0 +/-0
Total 100.0%   577 +86