German election, May 1924

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The 3rd German parliamentary federal elections in the Weimar Republic took place in May 1924. They chose members for the republic's 2nd Reichstag.

[edit] Results

Party Vote precentage (change) Seats (change)
Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) 20.5% -1.2% 100 -2
German National People's Party (DNVP) 19.5% +4.4% 95 +24
Centre Party (Z) 13.4% -0.2% 65 +1
Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 12.6% +10.5% 62 +58
German People's Party (DVP) 9.2% -4.7% 45 -20
National Socialist Freedom Movement (NSFP) (Combined DFVP - NSDAP list) 6.5% - 32 -
German Democratic Party (DDP) 5.7% -2.6% 28 -11
Bavarian People's Party (BVP) 3.2% -1.2% 16 -5
Agricultural League 2.0% - 10 -
German Social Party (DSP) 1.1% - 4 -
German-Hanoverian Party (DHP) 1.1% +0.0% 5 +/-0
Wirtschaftspartei/Bavarian Peasants' League (BB) 2.4% +1.6% 10 +6
Other 2.8% +1.7% 0 +/-0
Total 100.0%   472 +21

[edit] References

  • Kolb, Eberhard. The Weimar Republic, p. 224. Routledge, 2004, ISBN 0415344417.