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1933 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election

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1933 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election
← 1930 28 May 1933 1935 →
All 72 members of the Volkstag
Turnout92%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Albert Forster Arthur Brill
Party NSDAP Social Democratic Centre
Seats won 38 13 10
Seat change Increase28 Decrease6 Decrease1
Popular vote 107,331 37,882 31,336
Percentage 50.12% 17.69% 14.63%
Swing Increase33.72% Decrease7.56% Decrease0.65%
Senate President before election

Ernst Ziehm
DNVP

Elected Senate President

Hermann Rauschning
NSDAP

Parliamentary elections were held in the Free City of Danzig on 28 May 1933. The National Socialist German Workers Party emerged as the largest party, receiving 50% of the vote and winning 38 of the 72 seats in the Volkstag, the first time any party had won a majority of seats in the legislature.[1] Voter turnout was 92%.[2]

The elections were held under violent circumstances, with the NSDAP attacking the electoral events of the opposition. The campaign was heavily influenced by the Great Depression as well as the Nazi seizure of power in Germany. After the victory, the NSDAP enacted dictatorial measures that violated the constitution. The next election would be held under mass repression and fraud, making the 1933 election the last with a free choice.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Socialist German Workers Party 107,331 50.12 38 +26
Social Democratic Party 37,882 17.69 13 –6
Centre Party 31,336 14.63 10 –1
Communist Party 14,566 6.80 5 –2
German National People's Party 13,596 6.35 4 –6
Poles 4,358 2.04 1 –1
Dr Moczynski Polish List 2,385 1.11 1 New
Young Germans' Movement 1,698 0.79 0 New
German Danziger Houseowners' Party 976 0.46 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 1,213 – – –
Total 215,341 100 72 0
Registered voters/turnout 233,842 92.09 – –
Source: Gonschior.de

References

  1. ^ Die Freie Stadt Danzig: Wahlen 1919–1935 Gonschior.de
  2. ^ Die Freie Stadt Danzig Volkstagswahl 1933 Gonschior.de
  3. ^ Schenk, Dieter (2013). Danzig 1930–1945. Das Ende einer Freien Stadt. Berlin: Ch. Links. ISBN 978-3-86153-737-3.
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