German election, 1928
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The 5th German federal election of May 20, 1928, under the Weimar Republic. As with the previous election in 1924, the SDP gained a plurality of the seats but failed to gain a majority. Their number did, however, increase.
| Party | Vote percentage (change) | Seats (change) | ||
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| Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) | 29.8% | +3.8% | 153 | +22 |
| German National People's Party (DNVP) | 14.3% | -6.2% | 73 | -30 |
| Centre Party (Z) | 12.1% | -1.5% | 61 | -8 |
| Communist Party of Germany (KPD) | 10.6% | +1.7% | 54 | +9 |
| German People's Party (DVP) | 8.7% | -1.4% | 45 | -6 |
| German Democratic Party (DDP) | 4.8% | -1.5% | 25 | -7 |
| Business Party of the German Middle Classes | 4.5% | +2.2% | 23 | +11 |
| Bavarian People's Party (BVP) | 3.1% | -0.6% | 17 | -2 |
| National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) | 2.6% | -0.4% | 12 | -2 |
| Christian-National Farmers and Country Party | 1.9% | - | 9 | - |
| Right-Wing People's Party | 1.6% | - | 2 | - |
| German Farmers Party (DBP) | 1.6% | - | 8 | - |
| League of Farmers | 0.7% | -0.9% | 3 | -1 |
| German-Hannoveranian Party (DHP) | 0.6% | -0.3% | 4 | +/-0 |
| Saxonian Country | 0.4% | - | 2 | - |
| Other | 2.7% | -0.4% | 0 | +/-0 |
| Total | 100.0% | 491 | -2 | |
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