1928 German federal election|
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Registered | 41,224,678 ( 5.7%) |
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Turnout | 75.6% ( 3.2pp) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Hermann Müller Otto Wels Arthur Crispien
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Kuno von Westarp
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Wilhelm Marx
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Party
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SPD
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DNVP
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Centre
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Last election
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26.0%, 131 seats
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20.5%, 103 seats
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13.6%, 69 seats
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Seats won
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153
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73
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61
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Seat change
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22
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30
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8
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Popular vote
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9,152,979
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4,381,563
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3,712,152
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Percentage
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29.8%
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14.3%
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12.1%
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Swing
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3.8pp
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6.2pp
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1.5pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Ernst Thälmann & Philipp Dengel
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Gustav Stresemann
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Erich Koch-Weser
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Party
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KPD
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DVP
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DDP
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Last election
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8.9%, 45 seats
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10.1%, 51 seats
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6.3%, 32 seats
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Seats won
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54
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45
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25
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Seat change
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9
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6
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7
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Popular vote
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3,264,793
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2,679,703
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1,479,374
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Percentage
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10.6%
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8.7%
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4.8%
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Swing
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1.7pp
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1.4pp
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1.5pp
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Results by electoral constituency
Results for each party |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 20 May 1928.[1] The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 153 of the 491 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 75.6%.[4]