1928 German Federal Election

20 May 1928 · The Weimar Republic · 491 seats, 246 for a majority

A federal election was held in Germany on 20 May 1928 to elect the fourth Reichstag of the Weimar Republic. It resulted in a significant shift to the left, with gains for the socialists and communists and losses for the nationalists.

Chancellor before

Wilhelm Marx

Centre

Chancellor after

Hermann Müller

SPD

Largest force

SPD

153 of 491 seats

Turnout

75.6%

The result

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SPD

Hermann Müller · 29.8% of votes · +22 seats

153

seats

DNVP

14.3% of votes · -30 seats

seats

Centre

12.1% of votes · -8 seats

seats

KPD

Ernst Thälmann · 10.6% of votes · +9 seats

seats

DVP

8.7% of votes · -6 seats

seats

DDP

4.8% of votes · -7 seats

seats


SPD	Hermann Müller	153	+22	9.152.979	29.8%	+3.8
DNVP	—	73	-30	4.381.563	14.3%	-6.2
Centre	—	61	-8	3.712.152	12.1%	-1.5
KPD	Ernst Thälmann	54	+9	3.264.793	10.6%	+1.7
DVP	—	45	-6	2.679.703	8.7%	-1.4
DDP	—	25	-7	1.479.374	4.8%	-1.5

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