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