Germany General Election 1933
Goering added that the nsdap would need a considerable amount of of money to ensure victory.
Germany general election 1933. The nazis take control of the german police system. Parliamentary elections in germany took place on 12 november 1933. Hitler formed a coalition with the national party 8.
The last multiparty general election for the reichstag draws 88 8 of the eligible voters to the polls. They were the first since the nazi party seized complete power with the passage of the enabling act in march. Although this does not give the nazis a majority it does give them.
All opposition parties had been banned by this time and voters were presented with a single list containing nazis and 22 non party guests of the nazi party. On 5 march 1933 the nazi party won 44 per cent of the vote which gave them 288 seats in the reichstag. Nazi stormtroopers had unleashed a widespread campaign of violence against the communist party kpd left wingers trade unionists the social democratic party of germany and the centre party.
The combat front coalition formed by the nsdap and hugenberg s german national peoples party wins a 51 9 majority but falls just short of the 2 3rds majority needed to amend the constitution. Soon after adolf hitler became chancellor he announced new elections. Nazi stormtroopers had unleashed a campaign of violence against.
When hitler became chancellor in january 1933 the nazis only had a third of the seats in the reichstag. The 1933 election and enabling act. Hermann goering called a meeting of important industrialists where he told them that the 1933 general election could be the last in germany for a very long time.