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Germany 1919 federal election

What was the result of the 1919 federal election in Germany?

Social Democratic Party of Germany won 165 of 423 seats with 37.9% of the vote.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Germany won 165 of 423 seats with 37.9% of the vote.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 165 37.9%
  • German Democratic Party 74 18.3%
  • Centre Party 73 15.4%
  • German National People's Party 41 10.3%
  • Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 22 7.6%
  • German People's Party 23 4.7%
  • Bavarian People's Party 16 3.8%
  • Bavarian Peasants' League 4 0.9%
  • German-Hanoverian Party 3 0.7%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany165
  • German Democratic Party74
  • Centre Party73
  • German National People's Party41
  • German People's Party23
  • Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany22
  • Bavarian People's Party16
  • Bavarian Peasants' League4
  • German-Hanoverian Party3
  • Unnamed party with one seat2
212 of 423 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 37.9%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Germany

    Social Democratic Party of Germany won 165 of 423 seats. A majority needs 212.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Germany16537.911,516,852
German Democratic Party7418.35,572,455
Centre Party7315.44,699,675
German National People's Party4110.33,121,541
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany227.62,319,235
German People's Party234.71,416,763
Bavarian People's Party163.81,145,198
Bavarian Peasants' League40.9275,127
German-Hanoverian Party30.7212,612
Unnamed party with one seat20.4114,771
Largest party without seats00.010,891
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 11,516,852
  • German Democratic Party 5,572,455
  • Centre Party 4,699,675
  • German National People's Party 3,121,541
  • Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany 2,319,235
  • German People's Party 1,416,763
  • Bavarian People's Party 1,145,198
  • Bavarian Peasants' League 275,127
  • German-Hanoverian Party 212,612
  • Unnamed party with one seat 114,771
  • Largest party without seats 10,891

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.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

30,524,848 ballots were cast. 30,413,342 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany37.9% of votes39.0% of seats
  • German Democratic Party18.3% of votes17.5% of seats
  • Centre Party15.4% of votes17.3% of seats
  • German National People's Party10.3% of votes9.7% of seats
  • German People's Party4.7% of votes5.4% of seats
  • Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany7.6% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Bavarian People's Party3.8% of votes3.8% of seats
  • Bavarian Peasants' League0.9% of votes0.9% of seats
  • German-Hanoverian Party0.7% of votes0.7% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 4.4 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Germany led German Democratic Party by 19.6 points of the vote.

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