Election In Germany 1933
Parliamentary elections in germany took place on 12 november 1933.
Election in germany 1933. The map above shows where national socialist german workers party nazi support was the highest in the election of march 3rd 1933. When hitler finally became chancellor on january 30 1933 it was not on the crest of a wave of popular support but as the result of backroom political intrigue by schleicher papen and the president s son oskar von hindenburg. With 43 9 of the votes the nsdap did not have a majority.
Legislative election in germany 1933 march the 1933 reichstag election is the 9th parliamentary election in the weimar republic held on march 5 1933. 12 march hindenburg bans the flag of the republic and orders the imperial and nazi flag to fly side by side. It would turn out to be the last somewhat free multi party german election held across all of germany until december 2nd 1990 after german reunification.
Even so hitler s electoral results were enough to pass the notorious enabling act of 1933 german. The 1933 election and enabling act on 5 march 1933 the nazi party won 44 per cent of the vote which gave them 288 seats in the reichstag. 1933 parliamentary election in germany 1933 election in germany although adolf hitler had the support of certain sections of the german population he never gained an elected majority.
This soon led to the abolishment of democracy and the introduction of the nazi dictatorship. The best the national socialist german workers party nsdap could do in a election was 37 3 per cent of the vote they gained in july 1932. 5 march german federal election march 1933.
Nevertheless the great victory hoped for by the nazis did not materialise. Only hitler they believed could bring together a coalition with hugenberg s dnvp and possibly the centre party. They were the first since the nazi party seized complete power with the passage of the enabling act in march.
Federal elections were held in germany on 5 march 1933 after the nazi seizure of power on 30 january and just six days after the reichstag fire. In this atmosphere of intimidation new elections were held on 5 march 1933. Germany germany the third reich 1933 45.