1920 German federal election

German federal election, 1920

6 June 1920 (1920-06-06)
All 459 seats in the Reichstag 230 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.2%
First party Second party Third party   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 63 62 27 Popular vote 6,104,398 5,046,813 4,249,100 Percentage 21.7% 17.9% 15.1% Swing 16.2% 10.3% 4.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gustav Stresemann Karl Trimborn ? Party DVP Centre DDP Leader since 1919 1919 ? Last election 19 seats 91 seats 75 seats Seats won 65 64 39 Seat change 46 27 36 Popular vote 3,919,446 3,845,001 2,333,741 Percentage 13.9% 13.6% 8.3% Swing 9.5% 6.1% 10.3%
Electoral map (in German)
Chancellor before election Hermann Müller SPD Resulting Chancellor Constantin Fehrenbach Centre

Seats in the 1st German Reichstag

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%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Social Democratic Party	6,104,398	21.7	102	−63
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany	5,046,813	17.9	84	+62
German National People's Party	4,249,100	15.1	71	+27
German People's Party	3,919,446	13.9	65	+46
Centre Party	3,845,001	13.6	64	−27
German Democratic Party	2,333,741	8.3	39	−36
Bavarian People's Party	1,173,344	4.2	20	New
Communist Party of Germany	589,454	2.1	4	New
German-Hanoverian Party	319,108	1.1	5	+4
Bavarian Peasants' League	218,596	0.8	4	0
Poland Party	89,228	0.3	0	New
German Economic League for City and Country	88,800	0.3	0	New
Christian People's Party	65,260	0.3	1	New
Polish Catholic Party of Upper Silesia	51,437	0.2	0	New
Schleswig-Holstein State Party	25,907	0.1	0	New
German Social Party	22,958	0.1	0	New
German Middle Class Party	21,255	0.1	0	New
Lusatian People's Party	8,050	0.0	0	New
German Socialist Party	7,186	0.0	0	New
Reform Group	6,832	0.0	0	New
Schleswig Club	4,966	0.0	0	New
National Democratic People's Party	4,015	0.0	0	New
Christian Social People's Party	1,219	0.0	0	New
Independent Party	169	0.0	0	New
German Economy and Labour Party	43	0.0	0	New
Upper Silesian Catholic People's Party	6	0.0	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	267,249	–	–	–
Total	28,463,581	100	459	+36
Registered voters/turnout	35,949,774	79.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, Gonschior.de

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%