Germany July 1932 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : National Socialist German Workers' Party won 230 of 608 seats with 37.3% of the vote; 84.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Germany
- Held
Result
- National Socialist German Workers' Party230
- Social Democratic Party of Germany133
- Communist Party of Germany89
- Centre Party75
- German National People's Party37
- Bavarian People's Party22
- German People's Party7
- German Democratic Party4
- Christian Social People's Service3
- Bavarian Peasants' League2
- Economic Party2
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association2
- Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation1
- Rural Federation Thuringia1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Socialist German Workers' Party | 230 | 37.3 | 13,745,680 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 133 | 21.6 | 7,959,712 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 89 | 14.3 | 5,282,636 |
| Centre Party | 75 | 12.3 | 4,529,430 |
| German National People's Party | 37 | 5.9 | 2,177,414 |
| Bavarian People's Party | 22 | 3.4 | 1,252,684 |
| German People's Party | 7 | 1.2 | 436,002 |
| German Democratic Party | 4 | 1.0 | 371,800 |
| Christian Social People's Service | 3 | 1.0 | 364,543 |
| Economic Party | 2 | 0.4 | 146,876 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 2 | 0.4 | 134,508 |
| Farmers and Wine Growers Association | 2 | 0.3 | 96,851 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.2 | 72,630 |
| Rural Federation Thuringia | 1 | 0.1 | 54,885 |
| Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation | 1 | 0.1 | 40,825 |
Votes by party
- National Socialist German Workers' Party 13,745,680
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 7,959,712
- Communist Party of Germany 5,282,636
- Centre Party 4,529,430
- German National People's Party 2,177,414
- Bavarian People's Party 1,252,684
- German People's Party 436,002
- German Democratic Party 371,800
- Christian Social People's Service 364,543
- Economic Party 146,876
- Bavarian Peasants' League 134,508
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association 96,851
- Largest party without seats 72,630
- Rural Federation Thuringia 54,885
- Reich Party for Civil Rights and Deflation 40,825
ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.
ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.
Share of the vote
Turnout
84.1% of the 44,211,216 registered voters cast a ballot (37,162,081 ballots). 36,882,354 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- National Socialist German Workers' Party37.3% of votes37.8% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany21.6% of votes21.9% of seats
- Communist Party of Germany14.3% of votes14.6% of seats
- Centre Party12.3% of votes12.3% of seats
- German National People's Party5.9% of votes6.1% of seats
- Bavarian People's Party3.4% of votes3.6% of seats
- German People's Party1.2% of votes1.2% of seats
- German Democratic Party1.0% of votes0.7% of seats
- Christian Social People's Service1.0% of votes0.5% of seats
- Economic Party0.4% of votes0.3% of seats
- Bavarian Peasants' League0.4% of votes0.3% of seats
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association0.3% of votes0.3% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.4 by votes and 4.3 by seats; National Socialist German Workers' Party led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 15.7 points of the vote. How these are computed.
Sources and licence
Sources and licence
- ParlGov 2024 Release (Döring and Manow), Harvard Dataverse (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
- Wikidata, party colours (P465) (source). Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal
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