German Election Results 1924-1933.Political parties in the German Reichstag

 

May 1924

 

Dec 1924

 

Sept 1928

 

July 1930

 

Mar 1932

 

Nov 1932

 

May 1933

Communist Party (KPD)

62

 

 

 

45

54

77

89

100

81

Social Democratic Party (SDP).

100

131

153

143

133

121

120

Centre Party (BVP)

81

 

 

 

88

78

87

97

90

93

Nationalist Party (DVNP)

95

 

 

 

103

73

41

37

52

52

Nazi Party (NSDAP)

32

 

 

 

14

12

107

230

196

288

Other parties

 

102

112

121

122

22

35

23

 

 

 

There were numerous elections in Weimar Germany between 1919-1933.  The results of these elections reflect clearly the periods of recovery and stagnation at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         The results of the German elections from

1924    - 1933 have been given.  Can you make use

of this information in order to answer the following

questions?

 

 

q      Which party had the largest number of seats in 1928?

 

 

 

q      Why did the Nazis and the Communists win relatively small numbers of seats between 1924 – 1928?

 

 

 

q      Which political party gained the greatest number of seats between 1928 – 1930?

 

 

q      How could this increase be explained?

 

 

 

q      Why would the moderate centre parties have lost seats between 1928 – 1930?