May 1924 German Federal Election

4 May 1924 · The Weimar Republic · 472 seats, 237 for a majority

A federal election for the second Reichstag of the Weimar Republic was held in Germany on 4 May 1924. It took place following a series of national crises in 1923, most notably the occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops and the resulting period of hyperinflation.

Chancellor before

Wilhelm Marx

Centre

Chancellor (continued)

Wilhelm Marx

Centre

Largest force

SPD

100 of 472 seats

Turnout

77.4%

The result

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SPD

Hermann Müller · 20.5% of votes · -3 seats

100

seats

DNVP

19.5% of votes · +24 seats

seats

Centre

13.4% of votes · +1 seats

seats

KPD

Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow · 12.6% of votes · +58 seats

seats

DVP

Gustav Stresemann · 9.2% of votes · -20 seats

seats

NSFP

Erich Ludendorff · 6.5% of votes

seats


SPD	Hermann Müller	100	-3	6.008.905	20.5%	-1.4
DNVP	—	95	+24	5.696.475	19.5%	+4.4
Centre	—	65	+1	3.914.379	13.4%	-0.2
KPD	Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow	62	+58	3.693.280	12.6%	+10.5
DVP	Gustav Stresemann	45	-20	2.694.381	9.2%	-4.7
NSFP	Erich Ludendorff	32	—	1.918.329	6.5%	—

73 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.