Germany 1920 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Germany won 113 of 466 seats with 21.6% of the vote; 80.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Germany
- Held
Result
- Social Democratic Party of Germany113
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany81
- Centre Party67
- German People's Party62
- German National People's Party60
- German Democratic Party44
- Bavarian People's Party20
- German-Hanoverian Party5
- Bavarian Peasants' League4
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association3
- Rural Federation Thuringia3
- Communist Party of Germany2
- Unnamed party with one seat2
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 113 | 21.6 | 5,617,687 |
| Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany | 81 | 18.8 | 4,897,401 |
| German People's Party | 62 | 13.9 | 3,611,286 |
| Centre Party | 67 | 13.6 | 3,542,759 |
| German National People's Party | 60 | 12.9 | 3,368,297 |
| German Democratic Party | 44 | 8.5 | 2,202,944 |
| Bavarian People's Party | 20 | 4.5 | 1,173,344 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 2 | 1.7 | 442,045 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 5 | 1.2 | 319,108 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 4 | 0.8 | 218,596 |
| Farmers and Wine Growers Association | 3 | 0.7 | 195,777 |
| Rural Federation Thuringia | 3 | 0.6 | 176,546 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.3 | 88,800 |
| Unnamed party with one seat | 2 | 0.3 | 65,260 |
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 5,617,687
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 4,897,401
- German People's Party 3,611,286
- Centre Party 3,542,759
- German National People's Party 3,368,297
- German Democratic Party 2,202,944
- Bavarian People's Party 1,173,344
- Communist Party of Germany 442,045
- German-Hanoverian Party 319,108
- Bavarian Peasants' League 218,596
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association 195,777
- Rural Federation Thuringia 176,546
- Largest party without seats 88,800
- Unnamed party with one seat 65,260
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
Share of the vote
Turnout
80.1% of the 32,727,888 registered voters cast a ballot (26,229,829 ballots). 26,035,838 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany21.6% of votes24.2% of seats
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany18.8% of votes17.4% of seats
- Centre Party13.6% of votes14.4% of seats
- German People's Party13.9% of votes13.3% of seats
- German National People's Party12.9% of votes12.9% of seats
- German Democratic Party8.5% of votes9.4% of seats
- Bavarian People's Party4.5% of votes4.3% of seats
- German-Hanoverian Party1.2% of votes1.1% of seats
- Bavarian Peasants' League0.8% of votes0.9% of seats
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association0.7% of votes0.6% of seats
- Rural Federation Thuringia0.6% of votes0.6% of seats
- Communist Party of Germany1.7% of votes0.4% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.8 by votes and 6.5 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Germany led Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany by 2.8 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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