German federal election, 1920

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German federal election, 1920

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All 459 seats in the Reichstag
230 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 79.2%

 First partySecond partyThird party
  Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-122-28A, Hermann Muller (cropped).jpg Arthur Crispien on the street.jpg Oskar Hergt.jpg
Leader Hermann Müller Arthur Crispien Oskar Hergt
Party SPD USPD DNVP
Leader since191919191920
Last election165 seats22 seats44 seats
Seats won1028471
Seat changeDecrease2.svg63Increase2.svg62Increase2.svg27
Popular vote6,104,3985,046,8134,249,100
Percentage21.7%17.9%15.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg16.2%Increase2.svg10.3%Increase2.svg4.8%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-040-27, Gustav Stresemann.jpg Karl Trimborn circa 1915.jpg
Leader Gustav Stresemann Karl Trimborn Carl Wilhelm Petersen
Party DVP Centre DDP
Leader since191919191919
Last election19 seats91 seats75 seats
Seats won656439
Seat changeIncrease2.svg46Decrease2.svg27Decrease2.svg36
Popular vote3,919,4463,845,0012,333,741
Percentage13.9%13.6%8.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg9.5%Decrease2.svg6.1%Decrease2.svg10.3%

German Reichstag seating after 1920 election.svg

Composition of the Reichstag after the 1920 election.
Chancellor before election

Hermann Müller
SPD

Resulting Chancellor

Constantin Fehrenbach
Centre

Federal elections were held in Germany on 6 June 1920. [1] The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, although it lost over a third of its seats. [2] Voter turnout was 79.2%. [3]

Social Democratic Party of Germany political party in Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany.

Reichstag (Weimar Republic) legislative body of Weimar Germany

The Reichstag was the Lower house of the Weimar Republic's Legislature. It originated in the creation of the Weimar Constitution in 1919. After the end of the Weimar Republic in 1933, the Reichtag continued to operate, albeit sporadically, as the nominal Legislature of Nazi Germany.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party (SPD)6,104,39821.7102−63
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD)5,046,81317.984+62
German National People's Party (DNVP)4,249,10015.171+27
German People's Party (DVP)3,919,44613.965+46
Centre Party 3,845,00113.664−27
German Democratic Party (DDP)2,333,7418.339−36
Bavarian People's Party (BVP)1,173,3444.220New
Communist Party of Germany (KPD)589,4542.14New
German-Hanoverian Party (DHP)319,1081.15+4
Bavarian Peasants' League (BB)218,5960.840
Poland Party89,2280.30New
German Economic League for City and Country88,8000.30New
Christian People's Party 65,2600.31New
Polish Catholic Party of Upper Silesia51,4370.20New
Schleswig-Holstein State Party 25,9070.10New
German Social Party 22,9580.10New
German Middle Class Party21,2550.10New
Lusatian People's Party 8,0500.00New
German Socialist Party 7,1860.00New
Reform Group6,8320.00New
Schleswig Club4,9660.00New
National Democratic People's Party4,0150.00New
Christian Social People's Party1,2190.00New
Independent Party1690.00New
German Economy and Labour Party430.00New
Upper Silesian Catholic People's Party60.00New
Invalid/blank votes267,249–––
Total28,463,581100459+36
Registered voters/turnout35,949,77479.2––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Gonschior.de
Electoral map (in German) Reichstagswahl 1920.png
Electoral map (in German)
Popular Vote
SPD
 
21.65%
USPD
 
17.90%
DNVP
 
15.07%
DVP
 
13.90%
Zentrum
 
13.64%
DDP
 
8.28%
BVP
 
4.16%
KPD
 
2.09%
Other
 
3.31%
Reichstag seats
SPD
 
22.22%
USPD
 
18.30%
DNVP
 
15.47%
DVP
 
14.16%
Zentrum
 
13.94%
DDP
 
8.50%
BVP
 
4.36%
KPD
 
0.87%
Other
 
2.18%

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References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p790
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p776
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