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Germany 1930 federal election

What was the result of the 1930 federal election in Germany?

Social Democratic Party of Germany won 143 of 577 seats with 24.5% of the vote. 82.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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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 143 of 577 seats with 24.5% of the vote; 82.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 143 24.5%
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party 107 18.3%
  • Communist Party of Germany 77 13.1%
  • Centre Party 68 11.6%
  • German National People's Party 41 7.0%
  • German People's Party 30 4.9%
  • Economic Party 23 3.9%
  • German Democratic Party 20 3.4%
  • Bavarian People's Party 19 3.2%
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party 19 2.8%
  • Christian Social People's Service 14 2.5%
  • Conservative Peoples' Party 4 0.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany143
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party107
  • Communist Party of Germany77
  • Centre Party68
  • German National People's Party41
  • German People's Party30
  • Economic Party23
  • German Democratic Party20
  • Bavarian People's Party19
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party19
  • Christian Social People's Service14
  • Bavarian Peasants' League5
  • Conservative Peoples' Party4
  • Farmers and Wine Growers Association3
  • German-Hanoverian Party3
  • German Farmers' Party1
289 of 577 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 24.5%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party of Germany

    Social Democratic Party of Germany won 143 of 577 seats. A majority needs 289.

  2. 82.0%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Social Democratic Party of Germany14324.58,577,738
National Socialist German Workers' Party10718.36,383,107
Communist Party of Germany7713.14,592,090
Centre Party6811.64,067,910
German National People's Party417.02,458,246
German People's Party304.91,698,236
Economic Party233.91,362,353
German Democratic Party203.41,202,385
Bavarian People's Party193.21,119,141
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party192.8985,649
Christian Social People's Service142.5868,807
Conservative Peoples' Party40.8290,604
The other parties and groups
PartySeats%Votes
Bavarian Peasants' League50.8281,995
Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation00.8271,291
Farmers and Wine Growers Association30.5180,919
German-Hanoverian Party30.5166,573
German Farmers' Party10.257,572
Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party of Germany 8,577,738
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party 6,383,107
  • Communist Party of Germany 4,592,090
  • Centre Party 4,067,910
  • German National People's Party 2,458,246
  • German People's Party 1,698,236
  • Economic Party 1,362,353
  • German Democratic Party 1,202,385
  • Bavarian People's Party 1,119,141
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party 985,649
  • Christian Social People's Service 868,807
  • Conservative Peoples' Party 290,604
  • Bavarian Peasants' League 281,995
  • Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation 271,291
  • Farmers and Wine Growers Association 180,919
  • German-Hanoverian Party 166,573
  • German Farmers' Party 57,572

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?

82.0% of the 42,957,675 registered voters cast a ballot (35,225,758 ballots). 34,970,857 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party of Germany24.5% of votes24.8% of seats
  • National Socialist German Workers' Party18.3% of votes18.5% of seats
  • Communist Party of Germany13.1% of votes13.3% of seats
  • Centre Party11.6% of votes11.8% of seats
  • German National People's Party7.0% of votes7.1% of seats
  • German People's Party4.9% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Economic Party3.9% of votes4.0% of seats
  • German Democratic Party3.4% of votes3.5% of seats
  • Bavarian People's Party3.2% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party2.8% of votes3.3% of seats
  • Christian Social People's Service2.5% of votes2.4% of seats
  • Bavarian Peasants' League0.8% of votes0.9% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.3 by votes and 7.1 by seats; Social Democratic Party of Germany led National Socialist German Workers' Party by 6.3 points of the vote.

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