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
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.