German federal election, December 1924

German federal election, December 1924

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All 493 seats in the Reichstag 247 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	78.8%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Otto Wels Kuno von Westarp Wilhelm Marx Party SPD DNVP Centre Leader since 1919 1924 1923 Last election 100 seats 95 seats 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 5.5% 1.0% 0.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gustav Stresemann  ? Erich Koch-Weser Party DVP KPD DDP Leader since 1919  ? 1924 Last election 45 seats 62 seats 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% 9.0% 6.3% Swing 0.9% 3.6% 0.6%   Seventh party Eighth party   Leader Heinrich Held Party BVP NSFP Leader since 1924 Last election 16 seats 32 seats Seats won 19 14 Seat change 3 18 Popular vote 1,134,035 907,242 Percentage 3.7% 3.0% Swing 0.5% 3.5%
Chancellor before election Wilhelm Marx Centre Resulting Chancellor Wilhelm Marx Centre

Wilhelm Marx
Centre

Wilhelm Marx
Centre

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

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