December 1924 German federal election

Snap federal elections were held in Germany on 7 December 1924, the second that year after the Reichstag had been dissolved on 20 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, receiving an increased share of the vote and winning 131 of the 493 seats. Voter turnout was 78.8%.

December 1924 German federal election

7 December 1924 (1924-12-07)

All 493 seats in the Reichstag
247 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,987,324 ( 1.6%)
Turnout78.8% ( 1.4pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hermann Müller
Otto Wels
Arthur Crispien
Kuno von Westarp Wilhelm Marx
Party SPD DnVp Centre
Last election 20.5%, 100 seats 19.5%, 95 seats 13.4%, 65 seats
Seats won 131 103 69
Seat change 31 8 4
Popular vote 7,881,041 6,205,802 4,118,849
Percentage 26.0% 20.5% 13.6%
Swing 5.5pp 1.0pp 0.2pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Gustav Stresemann Ruth Fischer & Arkadi Maslow Erich Koch-Weser
Party DVP KPD DDP
Last election 9.2%, 45 seats 12.6%, 62 seats 5.7%, 28 seats
Seats won 51 45 32
Seat change 6 17 4
Popular vote 3,049,064 2,709,086 1,919,829
Percentage 10.1% 8.9% 6.3%
Swing 0.9pp 3.7pp 0.6pp


Government before election

Second Marx cabinet
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Government after election

First Luther cabinet
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