German federal election, 1920

German federal election, 1920

← 1919 6 June 1920 (1920-06-06) May 1924 →
All 459 seats in the Reichstag 230 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.2%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hermann Müller Arthur Crispien Oskar Hergt Party SPD USPD DNVP Leader since 1919 1919 1920 Last election 165 seats 22 seats 44 seats Seats won 102 84 71 Seat change 63 62 27 Popular vote 6,104,398 5,046,813 4,249,100 Percentage 21.7% 17.9% 15.1% Swing 16.2% 10.3% 4.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Gustav Stresemann  ? Party DVP Centre DDP Leader since 1919 1919  ? Last election 19 seats 91 seats 75 seats Seats won 65 64 39 Seat change 46 27 36 Popular vote 3,919,446 3,845,001 2,333,741 Percentage 13.9% 13.6% 8.3% Swing 9.5% 6.1% 10.3%
Electoral map (in German)
Chancellor before election Hermann Müller SPD Resulting Chancellor Constantin Fehrenbach Centre

Hermann Müller
SPD

Constantin Fehrenbach
Centre

Federal elections were held in Germany on 6 June 1920. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, although it lost over a third of its seats. Voter turnout was 79.2%.