German federal election, June 1920

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The German federal election of June 1920 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election that significantly weakened the pro-democratic coalition and strengthened more radical parties on both the left and right.

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instanceOf Weimar Republic election
federal election
parliamentary election
chancellorAfterElection Constantin Fehrenbach
chancellorBeforeElection Hermann Müller
country Germany
date 6 June 1920
electoralSystem proportional representation
governmentFormedAfterElection minority government led by Centre Party
historicalSignificance contributed to political fragmentation in Weimar Republic
marked end of stable Weimar Coalition majority
isPartOf Weimar Republic political history
languageOfOfficialDocuments German
largestPartyBySeats Social Democratic Party of Germany
largestPartyByVotes Social Democratic Party of Germany
legislativeBodyElected Reichstag
location Weimar Republic
mainIssue aftermath of Kapp Putsch
economic hardship after World War I
reaction to Treaty of Versailles
nextElection German federal election, May 1924
numberOfSeatsContested 459
previousElection German federal election, 1919
result loss of majority for Weimar Coalition
strengthening of radical parties on left and right
seatsWonByParty Bavarian People's Party: 21
Centre Party (Germany): 64
German Democratic Party: 39
German National People's Party: 71
German People's Party: 65
German-Hanoverian Party: 4
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany: 84
Other small parties: 6
Polish Party: 3
Social Democratic Party of Germany: 102
strengthenedPartyOrBloc German National People's Party
German People's Party
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
voterTurnout 79.2%
voteShare Centre Party (Germany): about 13.6%
German Democratic Party: about 8.3%
German National People's Party: about 15.1%
German People's Party: about 13.9%
Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany: about 17.9%
Social Democratic Party of Germany: about 21.7%
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
weakenedPartyOrBloc Centre Party (Germany)
German Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany

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Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic hasPart German federal election, June 1920
German federal election, May 1924 previousElection German federal election, 1920
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German federal election, 1919 before German federal election, 1920
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