Free City of Danzig parliamentary election, 1933

Free City of Danzig parliamentary election, 1933
28 May 1933
All 72 members of the Volkstag
Turnout 92%

  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]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Socialist German Workers Party107,33150.1238+26
Social Democratic Party37,88217.6913–6
Centre Party31,33614.6310–1
Communist Party14,5666.805–2
German National People's Party13,5966.354–6
Poles4,3582.041–1
Dr Moczynski Polish List2,3851.111New
Young Germans' Movement1,6980.790New
German Danziger Houseowners' Party9760.460New
Invalid/blank votes1,213–––
Total215,341100720
Registered voters/turnout233,84292.09––
Source: Gonschior.de

References

  1. ↑ Die Freie Stadt Danzig: Wahlen 1919–1935 Gonschior.de
  2. ↑ Die Freie Stadt Danzig Volkstagswahl 1933 Gonschior.de
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