December 1924 German federal election
Snap federal elections were held in Germany on 7 December 1924, the second that year after the Reichstag had been dissolved on 20 October. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, receiving an increased share of the vote and winning 131 of the 493 seats. Voter turnout was 78.8%.
Image: SPD 1924 leadership
Image: Reichskanzler Wilhelm Marx (cropped)
Image: Bundesarchiv Bild 146 1982 092 11, Gustav Stresemann
Image: Fischer and Maslow
Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The Reichstag of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) was the lower house of Germany's parliament; the upper house was the Reichsrat, which represented the states. The Reichstag convened for the first time on 24 June 1920, taking over from the Weimar National Assembly, which had served as an interim parliament following the collapse of the German Empire in November 1918.
Reichstag (Weimar Republic)
The hall where the Reichstag met
Opening ceremony of the Reichstag on 30 August 1932, with Nazi members (to the left in the photograph) in uniform.