1933 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election

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All 72 members of the Volkstag
Turnout| 92.09%
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| NSDAP | Albert Forster | 50.12  | 38  | +26
| SPFSD | Arthur Brill | 17.69  | 13  | −6
| Centre |  | 14.63  | 10  | −1
| KP |  | 6.80  | 5  | −2
| DNVP |  | 6.35  | 4  | −6
| Poles |  | 2.04  | 1  | −1
| PLDM |  | 1.11  | 1  | New

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Senate President before | Senate President after

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Ernst Ziehm
DNVP | Hermann Rauschning
NSDAP

Parliamentary elections were held in the Free City of Danzig on 28 May 1933. The Nazi 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 Nazis 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 Nazis 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

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Nazi 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
Total| 214,128| 100.00| 72| 0
Valid votes| 214,128| 99.44|
Invalid/blank votes| 1,213| 0.56|
Total votes| 215,341| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 233,842| 92.09|
Source: Gonschior.de

## References

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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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Elections and referendums in the Free City of Danzig

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* 1928

* See also: Elections and referendums in Germany
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