1924 Saar parliamentary election

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

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Centre Party	3,246,511	42.77	14	–2
Social Democratic Party	1,398,949	18.43	6	+1
Communist Party	1,207,211	15.90	5	+3
German-Saarland People's Party	1,127,258	14.85	4	–1
Association of Homeowners and Agriculture – German Economic Association	311,722	4.11	1	–1
Saarland Workers' Group	207,129	2.73	0	New
German National Party	91,631	1.21	0	New
Total	7,590,411	100	30
Valid votes	254,858	99.69
Invalid/blank votes	801	0.31
Total	255,659	100
Registered voters/turnout	378,459	58.05
Source: Gonschior.de

References

1. 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