1919 German Federal Election (German Heritage)

Federal elections were held in on 7 July 1919. They were the first held after and was also the first German election held using  and with. It is also reckoned as the first truly free and fair all-German election, as it was the first to be held after the scrapping of the old constituencies that over-represented rural areas. The voting age was lowered to 20, down from 25 which it had been in the.

The Election saw the SPD take the largest portion of the popular vote and seats. However, a Coalition made up of the DNVP, the NLP, and the Bavarian Peasants was created, with as Reichskanzler.