1928 Prussian state election
1928 Prussian state election All 450 seats in the Landtag of Prussia 226 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 76.4% ( 2.2pp )
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral constituency
State elections were held in the Free State of Prussia on 20 May 1928 to elect all 450 members of the Landtag of Prussia .[1] The governing coalition of the Social Democratic Party , Centre Party , and German Democratic Party retained its majority. The SPD recorded its best result since 1919 while the opposition German National People's Party suffered significant losses. The Centre Party, German People's Party , and DDP took modest losses; the Communist Party and Economic Party made modest gains.
Results
Party
Votes
%
Swing
Seats
+/–
Social Democratic Party (SPD)
5,464,767
29.00
+4.11
137
+23
German National People's Party (DNVP)
3,274,897
17.38
–6.32
82
–27
Centre Party (Zentrum)
2,737,859
14.53
–3.04
68
–13
Communist Party of Germany (KPD)
2,237,160
11.87
+2.25
56
+12
German People's Party (DVP)
1,602,070
8.50
–1.28
40
–5
Reich Party of the German Middle Class (WP)Reich Party of the German Middle Class (WP)Pastor Greber Party
850,391 840,661 9,730
4.51 4.46 0.05
+2.04 +2.06 New
21 21 0
+10 +10 New
German Democratic Party (DDP)German Democratic Party (DDP)People's Justice Party (Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation)
839,530 829,859 9,671
4.46 4.40 0.05
–1.44 –1.50 New
21 21 0
–6 –6 New
Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party (CNBL)Christian-National Peasants' and Farmers' Party (CNBL)German-Hanoverian Party (DHP)
463,929 276,788 187,141
2.46 1.47 0.99
+1.05 New –0.42
12 8 4
+6 New –2
National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP)
346,771
1.84
–0.63
6
–5
People's Justice Party (VRP)
235,750
1.25
New
2
New
Völkisch National Bloc (VNB)
205,789
1.09
New
2
New
Centre Party of Lower Saxony
132,424
0.70
New
3
New
German Farmers' Party (DBP)
88,534
0.47
New
0
New
National Minorities of Germany (NMD) Poland Party Schleswiger Association Lithuanian People's Party Wendish People's Party Masurian People's Party "Friesland"
75,717 71,757 2,466 432 382 369 311
0.40 0.38 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
–0.08 –0.06 –0.02 New 0.00 0.00 New
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
–2 –2 0 New 0 0 New
Christian Social Reichs Party
72,734
0.39
New
0
New
Left Communists
55,509
0.29
New
0
New
German Social Party
38,633
0.21
New
0
New
People's Bloc of Inflation Victims People's Bloc of Inflation Victims German Revaluation and Reconstruction Party (Cultural and Justice State Party etc.)
24,218 22,812 1,406
0.13 0.12 0.01
–0.09 New –0.21
0 0 0
0 New 0
Old Social Democratic Party of Germany (ASPD)
18,852
0.10
New
0
New
Protestant National Community
15,978
0.08
New
0
New
Independent Social Democratic Party (USPD)
12,129
0.06
–0.31
0
0
German Home and Landowners' Party
11,600
0.06
New
0
New
Protestant People's Service
10,290
0.05
New
0
New
Reichs Party for Craft, Commerce and Trade
6,173
0.03
New
0
New
Non-Political List of War Victims etc.
5,960
0.03
New
0
New
German Reichs Bloc of the Injured
5,797
0.03
New
0
New
Christian National Middle-Class Party
4,793
0.03
New
0
New
Party for Justice and Tenant Protection
2,375
0.01
New
0
New
Revaluation and Reconstruction Party
1,022
0.01
–0.06
0
0
People's Justice Party (Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation)
872
0.00
New
0
New
Invalid/blank votes
370,531
1.93
–
–
–
Total
18,842,523
100
–
450
0
Registered voters/turnout
25,152,711
76.39
–2.19
–
–
Gonschior.de
Popular Vote
SPD
29.00%
DNVP
17.38%
Zentrum
14.53%
KPD
11.87%
DVP
8.50%
WP
4.51%
DDP
4.46%
CNBL
2.46%
NSDAP
1.84%
VRP
1.25%
VNB
1.09%
ZNS
0.70%
Other
2.41%
Landtag seats
SPD
30.44%
DNVP
18.22%
Zentrum
15.11%
KPD
12.44%
DVP
8.89%
WP
4.67%
DDP
4.67%
CNBL
1.78%
NSDAP
1.33%
DHP
0.89%
ZNS
0.67%
VRP
0.44%
VNB
0.44%
Results by constituency
See also
Notes
^ a b c Including results for both the CNBL and DHP , which ran on separate but affiliated lists.
References
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