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	100.00	30	0

Valid votes		254,858	99.69
Invalid/blank votes		801	0.31
Total votes		255,659	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		378,459	67.55
Source: Gonschior.de