1924 Prussian state election

State elections were held in the Free State of Prussia on 7 December 1924 to elect all 450 members of the Landtag of Prussia.[1] The governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party, Centre Party, and German Democratic Party made minimal gains or losses, with most change happening amongst the opposition. The German National People's Party made significant gains, nearly surpassing the SPD as the largest party, while the Independent Social Democratic Party collapsed. The German People's Party also lost a portion of the gains it had made in the previous election. The National Socialist Freedom Party, a branch of the Nazi Party formed after the Beer Hall Putsch, won 2.5% of the vote and 11 seats.

1924 Prussian state election
Kingdom of Prussia
← 1921 7 December 1924 1928 →

All 450 seats in the Landtag of Prussia
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.7% (Increase 1.2pp)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party

24.9% 114 0
German National People's Party

23.7% 109 +34
Center Party

17.6% 81 0
German People's Party

9.8% 45 −13
Communist Party

9.6% 44 +13
German Democratic Party

5.9% 27 +1
National Socialist Freedom Movement

2.5% 11 New
Economic Party

2.5% 11 +7
German-Hanoverian Party

1.4% 6 −5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral constituency
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Results

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Party Votes % Swing Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 4,575,645 24.89 –1.37 114 0
German National People's Party (DNVP) 4,355,674 23.70 +5.62 109 +34
Centre Party (Zentrum) 3,229,740 17.57 +0.33 81 0
German People's Party (DVP) 1,797,589 9.78 –4.40 45 –13
List of Communists (KPD) 1,767,932 9.62 +2.21 44 +13
German Democratic Party (DDP) 1,083,523 5.90 –0.07 27 +1
National Socialist Freedom Party (NSFP) 454,886 2.47 New 11 New
Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (WP)
Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (WP)
Farmers and Creative Professions
454,409
440,212
14,674
2.47
2.40
0.08
+1.29
+1.22
New
11
11
0
+7
+7
New
German-Hanoverian Party
German-Hanoverian Party (DHP)
Greater German-Hessian League
259,506
258,198
1,308
1.41
1.40
0.01
–1.27
–1.11
New
6
6
0
–5
–5
New
German Social Party and Reichsbund for Revaluation 111,939 0.61 New 0 New
National Minorities of Germany (NMD)
Poland Party
Schleswiger Association
Wendish Party
Masurian Association
87,891
80,751
5,404
1,255
481
0.48
0.44
0.03
0.01
0.00
+0.38
+0.37
0.00
New
New
2
2
0
0
0
+2
+2
0
New
New
Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD) 67,871[a] 0.37 –6.21 0 –28
German Revaluation and Construction Party 41,280 0.22 New 0 New
Christian Social National Community of Germany 37,679 0.20 New 0 New
Party for People's Welfare (Tenant Protection and Land Rights) 27,582 0.15 New 0 New
Revaluation and Reconstruction Party 13,616 0.07 New 0 New
Free Economic Union F.F.F. (Freiland-Freigeld) 13,523 0.07 New 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 337,562 1.80
Total 18,380,285 100 450 +22
Registered voters/turnout 23,819,471 78.58 +1.18
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Popular Vote
SPD
24.89%
DNVP
23.70%
Zentrum
17.57%
DVP
9.78%
KPD
9.62%
DDP
5.90%
NSFP
2.47%
WP
2.47%
DHP
1.41%
NMD
0.48%
Other
1.71%
Landtag seats
SPD
25.33%
DNVP
24.22%
Zentrum
18.00%
DVP
10.00%
KPD
9.78%
DDP
6.00%
NSFP
2.44%
WP
2.44%
DHP
1.33%
NMD
0.44%

Results by constituency

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Constituency SPD DNVP Z DVP KPD DDP NSFP WP DHP NMD
1. East Prussia 20.8 39.1 8.0 9.0 8.1 4.0 6.2 1.0 0.6
2. Berlin 32.5 21.9 4.1 4.9 19.3 10.1 1.6 3.4 0.3
3. Potsdam II 26.7 27.7 3.5 8.5 11.6 12.5 2.9 3.8 0.1
4. Potsdam I 30.4 31.3 2.5 7.8 12.2 6.2 2.8 5.1 0.1
5. Frankfurt an der Oder 27.9 38.2 6.3 10.9 4.4 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
6. Pomerania 24.6 49.1 1.0 6.5 5.8 3.8 4.2 3.9 0.1
7. Breslau 31.9 28.8 19.2 7.7 3.1 4.6 1.4 1.4 0.1
8. Liegnitz 32.8 28.9 9.0 8.3 3.3 8.0 1.4 5.0 0.3
9. Oppeln 6.7 21.7 40.9 2.8 12.1 2.3 1.5 3.0 7.8
10. Magdeburg 38.6 25.1 2.1 13.4 5.2 7.2 3.1 4.8 0.0
11. Merseburg 18.7 29.6 1.4 12.1 22.9 6.9 4.4 3.5
12. Erfurt 21.7 22.1 13.9 12.3 13.4 5.2 5.2 6.3
13. Schleswig-Holstein 30.5 33.6 15.1 6.9 9.0 2.7 0.6 0.7
14. Weser-Ems 30.5 16.4 28.4 14.5 3.0 6.2 4.7 4.4
15. Hanover East 28.2 20.9 1.4 11.5 4.5 4.2 4.3 24.7 0.1
16. Hanover South 34.9 15.9 6.6 13.4 4.7 4.7 3.0 16.4 0.1
17. Westphalia North 20.3 15.3 41.7 8.8 6.7 3.0 1.1 1.0 0.4
18. Westphalia South 24.6 12.5 27.3 12.1 12.2 6.0 1.1 1.7 0.7
19. Hesse-Nassau 31.9 18.6 17.5 12.6 5.6 8.5 2.4 2.3
20. Köln-Aachen 15.4 7.1 51.2 7.9 8.8 3.6 0.6 4.9 0.0
21. Koblenz-Trier 10.6 9.9 60.8 7.7 4.2 3.3 0.5 3.0
22. Düsseldorf East 15.4 15.3 24.5 11.6 20.9 4.5 1.6 4.3 0.2
23. Düsseldorf West 13.9 11.3 43.1 9.5 12.5 3.4 0.9 3.9 0.5

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The list "Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany" in constituency 13 (Schleswig-Holstein) won 3,655 votes, but was not affiliated with the state party list.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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