1924 Saar parliamentary election

1924 Saar parliamentary election
27 January 1924 (1924-01-27)
All 30 seats in the Landesrat
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Centre Party Peter Scheuer 42.77 14 −2
SPD Valentin Schäfer 18.43 6 +1
KPD 15.90 5 +3
DSVP 14.85 4 −1
VHL 4.11 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
President of the Landesrat after
Peter Scheuer
Centre Party

Elections to the consultative Regional Council (Landesrat) were held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 27 January 1924.[1] The Centre Party remained the largest faction, winning 14 of the 30 seats,[2] but lost its majority. At its first meeting on 6 March, all parties except the Communists affirmed their continued loyalty to Germany.[3] Peter Scheuer of the Centre Party was elected President of the Landesrat on 24 March.[1]

Electoral system

The election was held using the open list system, with each voter able to cast up to 30 votes.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Centre Party3,246,51142.7714–2
Social Democratic Party1,398,94918.436+1
Communist Party1,207,21115.905+3
German-Saarland People's Party1,127,25814.854–1
Association of Homeowners and Agriculture – German Economic Association311,7224.111–1
Saarland Workers' Group207,1292.730New
German National Party91,6311.210New
Total7,590,411100.00300
Valid votes254,85899.69
Invalid/blank votes8010.31
Total votes255,659100.00
Registered voters/turnout378,45967.55
Source: Gonschior.de

References

  1. ^ a b c 27. Januar 1924: Wahl zum 2. Landesrat Gonschior.de (in German)
  2. ^ "News in Brief" The Times, 30 January 1924
  3. ^ "News in Brief", The Times, 7 March 1924
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