1924 Rhenish general election

General elections were held in the Rhenish Republic on 9 November 1924. They were the first elections held in that country since its establishment in 1922, replacing the provisional advisory parliament established by the occupying Entente powers with a unicameral House of Representatives (German: Abgeordnetenhaus).
The Christian People's Party emerged as the largest party, having been formed in 1921 out of a split in the Rhenish branch of the German Centre Party. Led by the Mayor of Cologne Konrad Adenauer, the party successfully captured a majority of the Catholic voting base, holding off opposition from the remainder of the Centre Party. Although no majority of seats was attained by Adenauer, the liberal bloc of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Democratic Party of Germany likewise failed to achieve a majority. The election was a first test for Rhenish nationalist parties, which had coalesced themselves into the United Rhenish Movement. The coalition achieved a meager 2.68% of the vote and 4 seats, coming in last.
Adenauer initially sought to create a governing coalition with the Democratic Party, but failed to come to terms in negotiations, eventually leading to a minority government between the Christian People's Party, the Centre Party and the United Rhenish Movement, with himself as State Chancellor.
==Parties and leaders==
Party	Party 	Ideology 	Leader
 	Christian People's Party (CVP) 	Christian democracy 	Konrad Adenauer
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)	Social democracy 	Otto Wels
 	Democratic Party of Germany (DPD) 	Liberalism 	Bernhard Falk
 	German Conservative Party (DKP) 	Right-wing populism, national conservatism	Max Wallraf
 	German Centre Party (Zentrum) 	Political Catholicism, social conservatism	Rudolf Amelunxen
 	United Rhenish Movement (VRB) 	Rhenish nationalism 	Hans Adam Dorten
==Results==
 	 	 	 	
Party 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	Christian People's Party 	891,787 	41.63	63
 	Social Democratic Party of Germany	521,068 	24.32	37
 	Democratic Party of Germany 	335,740 	15.67	23
 	German Conservative Party 	226,234 	10.56	16
 	German Centre Party 	110,086 	5.14 	7
 	United Rhenish Movement 	57,464 	2.68 	4
Valid votes 	Valid votes 	2,142,379	99.27	–
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	15,753 	0.73 	–
Total 	Total 	2,158,132	100 	150
Registered voters/turnout	Registered voters/turnout 	3,007,098	71.77	–
Category:General elections in the Rhenish Republic