1919 German Federal Election
First with women's suffrage19 January 1919 · The Weimar Republic · 423 seats, 212 for a majority
Federal elections were held in Germany on 19 January 1919 to elect a national constituent assembly that would write a new constitution for Germany following the collapse of the German Empire at the end of World War I.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920). Conflicts →
Chancellor before
Friedrich Ebert
SPD
Chancellor after
Philipp Scheidemann
SPD
Largest force
SPD
165 of 423 seats
Turnout
83.0%
The result
SPD
Friedrich Ebert & · 37.9% of votes
165
seats
Social Democratic Party
37.9% of votes
163
seats
CVP
19.7% of votes
91
seats
Christian People's Party
19.7% of votes
91
seats
DDP
18.6% of votes
75
seats
German Democratic Party
18.6% of votes
75
seats
DNVP
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner · 10.3% of votes
44
seats
German National People's Party
10.3% of votes
44
seats
USPD
Hugo Haase · 7.6% of votes
22
seats
Independent Social Democratic Party
7.6% of votes
22
seats
DVP
Rudolf Heinze · 4.4% of votes
19
seats