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Germany 1928 federal election

What was the result of the 1928 federal election in Germany?

Social Democratic Party of Germany won 153 of 491 seats with 29.8% of the vote. 75.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party of Germany won 153 of 491 seats with 29.8% of the vote; 75.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 153 29.8%
  • German National People's Party 73 14.3%
  • Centre Party 61 11.9%
  • Communist Party of Germany 54 10.6%
  • German People's Party 45 8.7%
  • German Democratic Party 25 4.8%
  • Economic Party 23 4.5%
  • Bavarian People's Party 17 3.3%
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party 12 2.6%
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party 9 1.9%
  • Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation 2 1.6%
  • Bavarian Peasants' League 7 1.2%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany153
  • German National People's Party73
  • Centre Party61
  • Communist Party of Germany54
  • German People's Party45
  • German Democratic Party25
  • Economic Party23
  • Bavarian People's Party17
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party12
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party9
  • Bavarian Peasants' League7
  • German-Hanoverian Party4
  • Farmers and Wine Growers Association3
  • Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation2
  • Saxon Peasants2
  • German Farmers' Party1
246 of 491 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Germany

    Social Democratic Party of Germany won 153 of 491 seats. A majority needs 246.

  2. 75.6%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Germany15329.89,152,979
German National People's Party7314.34,381,563
Centre Party6111.93,652,152
Communist Party of Germany5410.63,264,793
German People's Party458.72,679,703
German Democratic Party254.81,479,374
Economic Party234.51,387,602
Bavarian People's Party173.31,005,644
National Socialist German Workers' Party122.6810,127
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party91.9571,891
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation21.6509,471
Bavarian Peasants' League71.2361,571
The other parties and groups
PartySeats%Votes
Largest party without seats00.9266,370
Farmers and Wine Growers Association30.7199,548
German-Hanoverian Party40.6195,555
Saxon Peasants20.4127,700
German Farmers' Party10.4119,683
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 9,152,979
  • German National People's Party 4,381,563
  • Centre Party 3,652,152
  • Communist Party of Germany 3,264,793
  • German People's Party 2,679,703
  • German Democratic Party 1,479,374
  • Economic Party 1,387,602
  • Bavarian People's Party 1,005,644
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party 810,127
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party 571,891
  • Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation 509,471
  • Bavarian Peasants' League 361,571
  • Largest party without seats 266,370
  • Farmers and Wine Growers Association 199,548
  • German-Hanoverian Party 195,555
  • Saxon Peasants 127,700
  • German Farmers' Party 119,683

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?

75.6% of the 41,224,678 registered voters cast a ballot (31,165,789 ballots). 30,753,247 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany29.8% of votes31.2% of seats
  • German National People's Party14.3% of votes14.9% of seats
  • Centre Party11.9% of votes12.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Germany10.6% of votes11.0% of seats
  • German People's Party8.7% of votes9.2% of seats
  • German Democratic Party4.8% of votes5.1% of seats
  • Economic Party4.5% of votes4.7% of seats
  • Bavarian People's Party3.3% of votes3.5% of seats
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party2.6% of votes2.4% of seats
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party1.9% of votes1.8% of seats
  • Bavarian Peasants' League1.2% of votes1.4% of seats
  • German-Hanoverian Party0.6% of votes0.8% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 1.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.7 by votes and 6.2 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Germany led German National People's Party by 15.5 points of the vote.

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