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 Landtag election

7 December 1924
All 450 seats in the Landtag of Prussia 226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	18,380,285 (78.58%) 1.18
First party Second party Third party   Party SPD DNVP Centre Last election 26.3%, 114 seats 18.1%, 75 seats 17.2%, 81 seats Seats won 114 109 81 Seat change 0 34 0 Popular vote 4,575,645 4,355,674 3,229,740 Percentage 24.89% 23.70% 17.57% Swing 1.37 5.62 0.33   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party DVP KPD DDP Last election 14.2%, 58 seats 7.4%, 31 seats 6.2%, 26 seats Seats won 45 44 27 Seat change 13 13 1 Popular vote 1,797,589 1,767,932 1,083,523 Percentage 9.78% 9.62% 5.90% Swing 4.40 2.21 0.07   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   Party NSFP WP DHP Last election Did not exist 1.2%, 4 seats 2.7%, 11 seats Seats won 11 11 6 Seat change New 7 5 Popular vote 454,886 454,409 259,506 Percentage 2.47% 2.47% 1.41% Swing New 1.29 1.27
Top: results by constituency. Bottom: winning party in each constituency.
Minister-President before election Otto Braun SPD Elected Minister-President Otto Braun SPD

Results

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

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

• Elections in the Free State of Prussia
• Weimar Republic

Notes

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

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