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1924 Prussian state election

{{Short description|Prussian state election}}

{{Infobox legislative election

| election_name = 1924 Prussian state election

| country = Free State of Prussia

| previous_election = 1921

| next_election = 1928

| election_date = 7 December 1924

| seats_for_election = All 450 seats in the Landtag of Prussia

| majority_seats = 226

| turnout = 78.7% ({{increase}} 1.2pp)

| ongoing = no

| first_election = no

| noleader = yes

| party1 = Social Democratic Party

| percentage1 = 24.9%

| seats1 = 114

| last_election1 = 114

| party2 = German National People's Party

| percentage2 = 23.7%

| seats2 = 109

| last_election2 = 75

| party3 = Center Party

| percentage3 = 17.6%

| seats3 = 81

| last_election3 = 81

| party4 = German People's Party

| percentage4 = 9.8%

| seats4 = 45

| last_election4 = 58

| party5 = Communist Party

| percentage5 = 9.6%

| seats5 = 44

| last_election5 = 31

| party6 = German Democratic Party

| percentage6 = 5.9%

| seats6 = 27

| last_election6 = 26

| party7 = National Socialist Freedom Movement

| percentage7 = 2.5%

| seats7 = 11

| last_election7 = New

| party8 = Economic Party

| percentage8 = 2.5%

| seats8 = 11

| last_election8 = 4

| party9 = German-Hanoverian Party

| percentage9 = 1.4%

| seats9 = 6

| last_election9 = 11

| map = 375px

| map_caption = Results by electoral constituency

| title = Minister-President

| before_election = Second Braun cabinet

| before_party = SPD–Z–DVP–DDP

| after_election = Marx cabinet

| after_party = SPD–Z–DDP

}}

State elections were held in the Free State of Prussia on 7 December 1924 to elect all 450 members of the Landtag of Prussia.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}} 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.

Results

class=wikitable style=text-align:right

| colspan=7 align=center| 350px

colspan=2| Party

! Votes

! %

! Swing

! Seats

! +/–

bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left| Social Democratic Party (SPD)

| 4,575,645

24.89–1.371140
bgcolor={{party color|German National People's Party}}|

| align=left| German National People's Party (DNVP)

| 4,355,674

23.70+5.62109+34
bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}}|

| align=left| Centre Party (Zentrum)

| 3,229,740

17.57+0.33810
bgcolor={{party color|German People's Party}}|

| align=left| German People's Party (DVP)

| 1,797,589

9.78–4.4045–13
bgcolor={{party color|Communist Party of Germany}}|

| align=left| List of Communists (KPD)

| 1,767,932

9.62+2.2144+13
bgcolor={{party color|German Democratic Party}}|

| align=left| German Democratic Party (DDP)

| 1,083,523

5.90–0.0727+1
bgcolor={{party color|Nazi Party}}|

| align=left| National Socialist Freedom Party (NSFP)

| 454,886

2.47New11New
bgcolor=#000000|

| align=left| Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (WP)
{{small|Economic Party of the German Middle Classes (WP)}}
{{small|Farmers and Creative Professions}}

| 454,409
{{small|440,212}}
{{small|14,674}}

| 2.47
{{small|2.40}}
{{small|0.08}}

| +1.29
{{small|+1.22}}
{{small|New}}

| 11
{{small|11}}
{{small|0}}

| +7
{{small|+7}}
{{small|New}}

bgcolor={{party color|German-Hanoverian Party}}|

| align=left| German-Hanoverian Party
{{small|German-Hanoverian Party (DHP)}}
{{small|Greater German-Hessian League}}

| 259,506
{{small|258,198}}
{{small|1,308}}

| 1.41
{{small|1.40}}
{{small|0.01}}

| –1.27
{{small|–1.11}}
{{small|New}}

| 6
{{small|6}}
{{small|0}}

| –5
{{small|–5}}
{{small|New}}

| align=left| German Social Party and Reichsbund for Revaluation

| 111,939

0.61New0New
| align=left| National Minorities of Germany (NMD)
{{small|Poland Party}}
{{small|Schleswiger Association}}
{{small|Wendish Party}}
{{small|Masurian Association}}

| 87,891
{{small|80,751}}
{{small|5,404}}
{{small|1,255}}
{{small|481}}

| 0.48
{{small|0.44}}
{{small|0.03}}
{{small|0.01}}
{{small|0.00}}

| +0.38
{{small|+0.37}}
{{small|0.00}}
{{small|New}}
{{small|New}}

| 2
{{small|2}}
{{small|0}}
{{small|0}}
{{small|0}}

| +2
{{small|+2}}
{{small|0}}
{{small|New}}
{{small|New}}

bgcolor={{party color|Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|

| align=left| Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD)

| 67,871{{efn|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.}}

0.37–6.210–28
| align=left| German Revaluation and Construction Party

| 41,280

0.22New0New
| align=left| Christian Social National Community of Germany

| 37,679

0.20New0New
| align=left| Party for People's Welfare (Tenant Protection and Land Rights)

| 27,582

0.15New0New
| align=left| Revaluation and Reconstruction Party

| 13,616

0.07New0New
| align=left| Free Economic Union F.F.F. (Freiland-Freigeld)

| 13,523

0.07New0New
colspan=2 align=left| Invalid/blank votes

| 337,562

1.80–––
colspan=2 align=left| Total

| 18,380,285

100–450+22
colspan=2 align=left| Registered voters/turnout

| 23,819,471

78.58+1.18––
align=left colspan=7| [http://www.gonschior.de/weimar/Preussen/LT2.html Gonschior.de]

{{bar box

| title=Popular Vote

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|24.89}}

{{bar percent|DNVP|{{party color|German National People's Party}}|23.70}}

{{bar percent|Zentrum|{{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}}|17.57}}

{{bar percent|DVP|{{party color|German People's Party}}|9.78}}

{{bar percent|KPD|{{party color|Communist Party of Germany}}|9.62}}

{{bar percent|DDP|{{party color|German Democratic Party}}|5.90}}

{{bar percent|NSFP|{{party color|Nazi Party}}|2.47}}

{{bar percent|WP|#000000|2.47}}

{{bar percent|DHP|{{party color|German-Hanoverian Party}}|1.41}}

{{bar percent|NMD|#FFCD82|0.48}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.71}}

}}

{{bar box

| title=Landtag seats

| titlebar=#ddd

| width=600px

| barwidth=410px

| bars=

{{bar percent|SPD|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|25.33}}

{{bar percent|DNVP|{{party color|German National People's Party}}|24.22}}

{{bar percent|Zentrum|{{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}}|18.00}}

{{bar percent|DVP|{{party color|German People's Party}}|10.00}}

{{bar percent|KPD|{{party color|Communist Party of Germany}}|9.78}}

{{bar percent|DDP|{{party color|German Democratic Party}}|6.00}}

{{bar percent|NSFP|{{party color|Nazi Party}}|2.44}}

{{bar percent|WP|#000000|2.44}}

{{bar percent|DHP|{{party color|German-Hanoverian Party}}|1.33}}

{{bar percent|NMD|#FFCD82|0.44}}

}}

=Results by constituency=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
style="height:42px; text-align:center; background-color:#E9E9E9;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:220px;"| Constituency

! style="width:40px;"| SPD

! style="width:40px;"| DNVP

! style="width:40px;"| Z

! style="width:40px;"| DVP

! style="width:40px;"| KPD

! style="width:40px;"| DDP

! style="width:40px;"| NSFP

! style="width:40px;"| WP

! style="width:40px;"| DHP

! style="width:40px;"| NMD

data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|German National People's Party}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|German People's Party}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|Communist Party of Germany}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|German Democratic Party}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|Nazi Party}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|Economic Party (Germany)}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:{{party color|German-Hanoverian Party}};"|

! data-sort-type="number" style="height:1px; background:#FFCD82;"|

align="left"| 1. East Prussia

| 20.8

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 39.1

| 8.0

| 9.0

| 8.1

| 4.0

| 6.2

| 1.0

| –

| 0.6

align="left"| 2. Berlin

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 32.5

| 21.9

| 4.1

| 4.9

| 19.3

| 10.1

| 1.6

| 3.4

| –

| 0.3

align="left"| 3. Potsdam II

| 26.7

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 27.7

| 3.5

| 8.5

| 11.6

| 12.5

| 2.9

| 3.8

| –

| 0.1

align="left"| 4. Potsdam I

| 30.4

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 31.3

| 2.5

| 7.8

| 12.2

| 6.2

| 2.8

| 5.1

| –

| 0.1

align="left"| 5. Frankfurt an der Oder

| 27.9

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 38.2

| 6.3

| 10.9

| 4.4

| 4.7

| 3.2

| 2.2

| –

| 0.7

align="left"| 6. Pomerania

| 24.6

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 49.1

| 1.0

| 6.5

| 5.8

| 3.8

| 4.2

| 3.9

| –

| 0.1

align="left"| 7. Breslau

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 31.9

| 28.8

| 19.2

| 7.7

| 3.1

| 4.6

| 1.4

| 1.4

| –

| 0.1

align="left"| 8. Liegnitz

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 32.8

| 28.9

| 9.0

| 8.3

| 3.3

| 8.0

| 1.4

| 5.0

| –

| 0.3

align="left"| 9. Oppeln

| 6.7

| 21.7

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 40.9

| 2.8

| 12.1

| 2.3

| 1.5

| 3.0

| –

| 7.8

align="left"| 10. Magdeburg

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 38.6

| 25.1

| 2.1

| 13.4

| 5.2

| 7.2

| 3.1

| 4.8

| –

| 0.0

align="left"| 11. Merseburg

| 18.7

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 29.6

| 1.4

| 12.1

| 22.9

| 6.9

| 4.4

| 3.5

| –

| –

align="left"| 12. Erfurt

| 21.7

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 22.1

| 13.9

| 12.3

| 13.4

| 5.2

| 5.2

| 6.3

| –

| –

align="left"| 13. Schleswig-Holstein

| 30.5

| style="background:#B3DCFF"| 33.6

| –

| 15.1

| 6.9

| 9.0

| 2.7

| 0.6

| –

| 0.7

align="left"| 14. Weser-Ems

| 30.5

| 16.4

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 28.4

| 14.5

| 3.0

| 6.2

| 4.7

| –

| 4.4

| –

align="left"| 15. Hanover East

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 28.2

| 20.9

| 1.4

| 11.5

| 4.5

| 4.2

| 4.3

| –

| 24.7

| 0.1

align="left"| 16. Hanover South

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 34.9

| 15.9

| 6.6

| 13.4

| 4.7

| 4.7

| 3.0

| –

| 16.4

| 0.1

align="left"| 17. Westphalia North

| 20.3

| 15.3

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 41.7

| 8.8

| 6.7

| 3.0

| 1.1

| 1.0

| –

| 0.4

align="left"| 18. Westphalia South

| 24.6

| 12.5

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 27.3

| 12.1

| 12.2

| 6.0

| 1.1

| 1.7

| –

| 0.7

align="left"| 19. Hesse-Nassau

| style="background:#FFCCCC"| 31.9

| 18.6

| 17.5

| 12.6

| 5.6

| 8.5

| 2.4

| 2.3

| –

| –

align="left"| 20. Köln-Aachen

| 15.4

| 7.1

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 51.2

| 7.9

| 8.8

| 3.6

| 0.6

| 4.9

| –

| 0.0

align="left"| 21. Koblenz-Trier

| 10.6

| 9.9

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 60.8

| 7.7

| 4.2

| 3.3

| 0.5

| 3.0

| –

| –

align="left"| 22. Düsseldorf East

| 15.4

| 15.3

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 24.5

| 11.6

| 20.9

| 4.5

| 1.6

| 4.3

| –

| 0.2

align="left"| 23. Düsseldorf West

| 13.9

| 11.3

| style="background:#D9D9D9"| 43.1

| 9.5

| 12.5

| 3.4

| 0.9

| 3.9

| –

| 0.5

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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