1920 German Federal Election

6 June 1920 · The Weimar Republic · 459 seats, 230 for a majority

Federal elections were held in Germany on 6 June 1920 to elect the first Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. It succeeded the Weimar National Assembly elected in January 1919, which had drafted and ratified the Weimar Constitution.

Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920). Conflicts →

Chancellor before

Hermann Müller

SPD

Chancellor after

Konstantin Fehrenbach

Centre

Largest force

SPD

103 of 459 seats

Turnout

79.2%

The result

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SPD

21.9% of votes · -62 seats

103

seats

Social Democratic Party

14.8% of votes · +5 seats

103

seats

USPD

17.6% of votes · +61 seats

seats

DNVP

15.1% of votes · +27 seats

seats

DVP

Gustav Stresemann · 13.9% of votes · +46 seats

seats

German National People's Party

13.8% of votes · 0 seats

seats

German People's Party

7.2% of votes · 0 seats

seats

Centre Party

Karl Trimborn · 40.1% of votes · +4 seats

seats

DDP

Carl Wilhelm Petersen · 8.3% of votes · -36 seats

seats

German Democratic Party

2.3% of votes · +1 seats

seats

Communist Party

7.3% of votes · 0 seats

seats


SPD	—	103	-62	6.179.991	21.9%	-16.0
Social Democratic Party	—	103	+5	75.593	14.8%	—
USPD	—	83	+61	4.971.220	17.6%	+10.0
DNVP	—	71	+27	4.249.100	15.1%	+4.8
DVP	Gustav Stresemann	65	+46	3.919.446	13.9%	+9.5
German National People's Party	—	65	0	70.841	13.8%	—
German People's Party	—	65	0	36.560	7.2%	—
Centre Party	Karl Trimborn	64	+4	205.237	40.1%	-6.1
DDP	Carl Wilhelm Petersen	39	-36	2.333.741	8.3%	-10.3
German Democratic Party	—	39	+1	11.874	2.3%	—
Communist Party	—	4	0	37.120	7.3%	—