1924 Saar parliamentary election

Saar LON 1922 yes 1924 01 27 1928 All 30 seats in the Landesrat Centre Party Peter Scheuer 16 42.77 14 Social Democratic Party of Germany Valentin Schäfer 18.43 6 5 Communist Party of Germany 15.90 5 2 DSVP 14.85 4 5 VHL 4.11 1 2 President of the Landesrat Peter Scheuer Centre Party Elections to the consultative Regional Council (Landesrat) were held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 27 January 1924. The Centre Party remained the largest faction, winning 14 of the 30 seats,"News in Brief" The Times, 30 January 1924 but lost its majority. At its first meeting on 6 March, all parties except the Communists affirmed their continued loyalty to Germany."News in Brief", The Times, 7 March 1924 Peter Scheuer of the Centre Party was elected President of the Landesrat on 24 March. Electoral system The election was held using the open list system, with each voter able to cast up to 30 votes.27. Januar 1924: Wahl zum 2. Landesrat Gonschior.de de Results Centre Party 3246511 14 –2 Social Democratic Party 1398949 6 +1 Communist Party 1207211 5 +3 German-Saarland People's Party 1127258 4 –1 Association of Homeowners and Agriculture – German Economic Association 311722 1 –1 Saarland Workers' Group 207129 0 New German National Party 91631 0 New 254858 801 0 378459 Gonschior.de References Saar Category:Elections in Saarland Parliamentary election Saar