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German federal election, 1920

German federal election, 1920
Weimar Republic
← 1919 6 June 1920 (1920-06-06) May 1924 →

All 459 seats in the Reichstag
230 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 79.2%
  First party Second party Third party
  Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-122-28A, Hermann Müller (cropped).jpg Arthur Crispien on the street.jpg Oskar Hergt.jpg
Leader Hermann Müller Arthur Crispien Oskar Hergt
Party SPD USPD DNVP
Leader since 1919 1919 1920
Last election 165 seats 22 seats 44 seats
Seats won 102 84 71
Seat change Decrease63 Increase62 Increase27
Popular vote 6,104,398 5,046,813 4,249,100
Percentage 21.7% 17.9% 15.1%
Swing Decrease16.2% Increase10.3% Increase4.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-040-27, Gustav Stresemann.jpg
Leader Gustav Stresemann  ?
Party DVP Centre DDP
Leader since 1919 1919  ?
Last election 19 seats 91 seats 75 seats
Seats won 65 64 39
Seat change Increase46 Decrease27 Decrease36
Popular vote 3,919,446 3,845,001 2,333,741
Percentage 13.9% 13.6% 8.3%
Swing Increase9.5% Decrease6.1% Decrease10.3%

Reichstagswahl 1920.png
Electoral map (in German)

Chancellor before election

Hermann Müller
SPD

Resulting Chancellor

Constantin Fehrenbach
Centre


Hermann Müller
SPD

Constantin Fehrenbach
Centre

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


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