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1928 Prussian state election

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1928 Prussian state election
Kingdom of Prussia
← 1924 20 May 1928 1932 →

All 450 seats in the Landtag of Prussia
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.4% (Decrease 2.2pp)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party

29.0% 137 +23
German National People's Party

17.4% 82 −27
Centre Party

14.5% 68 −13
Communist Party

11.9% 56 +12
German People's Party

8.5% 40 −5
Economic Party

4.5% 21 +10
German Democratic Party

4.5% 21 −6
Christian-National Farmers' Party

2.5% 12 +6
Nazi Party

1.8% 6 −5
People's Justice Party

1.3% 2 New
Völkisch National Bloc

1.1% 2 New
Centre Party (Lower Saxony)

0.7% 3 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral constituency
Government before Government after
Third Braun cabinet
SPDZDDP
Third Braun cabinet
SPDZDDP

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

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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
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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

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Constituency SPD DNVP Z KPD DVP WP DDP CNBL NSDAP Other
1. East Prussia 26.8 31.3 7.4 9.5 9.8 2.1 3.8 0.8 8.5
2. Berlin 34.0 15.7 3.4 29.6 4.2 2.4 6.5 1.4 2.8
3. Potsdam II 30.6 21.5 3.1 17.5 9.1 3.2 9.5 1.7 3.8
4. Potsdam I 34.7 22.9 2.2 17.1 6.5 5.1 5.2 0.2 1.6 4.5
5. Frankfurt an der Oder 33.1 29.4 6.1 6.0 8.4 3.9 4.4 2.3 1.0 5.4
6. Pomerania 30.2 41.5 1.0 6.1 5.5 5.0 4.0 0.3 1.5 4.9
7. Breslau 37.8 22.9 15.8 4.5 6.0 3.7 3.0 0.4 0.9 5.0
8. Liegnitz 37.8 24.4 7.9 4.2 6.5 7.1 6.4 0.1 1.2 4.4
9. Oppeln 12.5 16.9 39.9 12.7 2.7 1.3 1.6 1.1 1.0 10.3
10. Magdeburg 43.0 16.8 1.8 7.2 12.7 5.1 5.3 0.3 1.6 6.2
11. Merseburg 23.8 21.4 1.4 24.6 10.2 6.0 4.6 0.3 2.7 5.0
12. Erfurt 28.8 15.8 12.9 11.2 11.3 7.7 4.1 0.8 3.5 3.9
13. Schleswig-Holstein 35.2 22.8 1.1 8.0 13.9 5.5 5.6 0.3 4.0 3.6
14. Weser-Ems 22.8 9.5 24.5 3.5 10.4 2.8 4.5 8.8[a] 5.1 8.1
15. Hanover East 32.7 10.5 1.3 5.8 10.5 4.0 3.6 25.4[a] 2.6 3.6
16. Hanover South 44.0 9.0 5.5 3.5 11.9 3.6 3.9 12.5[a] 3.4 2.7
17. Westphalia North 22.8 8.4 34.5 9.4 7.6 6.0 2.2 3.4 0.9 4.8
18. Westphalia South 29.5 8.6 23.3 11.9 10.6 4.7 4.2 1.3 1.6 4.3
19. Hesse-Nassau 32.4 10.0 15.1 8.1 9.9 4.2 5.7 7.2 3.6 3.8
20. Köln-Aachen 18.5 7.3 42.0 10.4 8.4 4.4 3.2 1.1 4.7
21. Koblenz-Trier 11.8 6.7 52.1 4.7 5.8 4.2 1.9 5.8 2.0 5.0
22. Düsseldorf East 19.0 11.9 21.0 22.5 8.9 6.1 3.2 1.8 5.6
23. Düsseldorf West 17.2 10.7 35.6 14.7 8.4 6.0 2.5 0.2 1.2 3.5

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Including results for both the CNBL and DHP, which ran on separate but affiliated lists.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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