Germany November 1932 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : National Socialist German Workers' Party won 196 of 584 seats with 33.1% of the vote; 80.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Germany
- Held
Result
- National Socialist German Workers' Party196
- Social Democratic Party of Germany121
- Communist Party of Germany100
- Centre Party70
- German National People's Party51
- Bavarian People's Party20
- German People's Party11
- Christian Social People's Service5
- Bavarian Peasants' League3
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association2
- German Democratic Party2
- Economic Party1
- German-Hanoverian Party1
- Rural Federation Thuringia1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Socialist German Workers' Party | 196 | 33.1 | 11,737,021 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 121 | 20.4 | 7,247,901 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 100 | 16.9 | 5,980,239 |
| Centre Party | 70 | 11.8 | 4,170,545 |
| German National People's Party | 51 | 8.3 | 2,959,053 |
| Bavarian People's Party | 20 | 3.3 | 1,154,597 |
| German People's Party | 11 | 1.9 | 660,889 |
| Christian Social People's Service | 5 | 1.1 | 403,666 |
| German Democratic Party | 2 | 0.9 | 336,447 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 3 | 0.4 | 142,627 |
| Economic Party | 1 | 0.3 | 110,309 |
| Farmers and Wine Growers Association | 2 | 0.3 | 105,220 |
The other parties and groups
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| German-Hanoverian Party | 1 | 0.2 | 63,966 |
| Largest party without seats | 0 | 0.2 | 60,246 |
| Rural Federation Thuringia | 1 | 0.2 | 60,062 |
Votes by party
- National Socialist German Workers' Party 11,737,021
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 7,247,901
- Communist Party of Germany 5,980,239
- Centre Party 4,170,545
- German National People's Party 2,959,053
- Bavarian People's Party 1,154,597
- German People's Party 660,889
- Christian Social People's Service 403,666
- German Democratic Party 336,447
- Bavarian Peasants' League 142,627
- Economic Party 110,309
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association 105,220
- German-Hanoverian Party 63,966
- Largest party without seats 60,246
- Rural Federation Thuringia 60,062
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
80.6% of the 44,374,085 registered voters cast a ballot (35,758,259 ballots). 35,470,788 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- National Socialist German Workers' Party33.1% of votes33.6% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany20.4% of votes20.7% of seats
- Communist Party of Germany16.9% of votes17.1% of seats
- Centre Party11.8% of votes12.0% of seats
- German National People's Party8.3% of votes8.7% of seats
- Bavarian People's Party3.3% of votes3.4% of seats
- German People's Party1.9% of votes1.9% of seats
- Christian Social People's Service1.1% of votes0.9% of seats
- Bavarian Peasants' League0.4% of votes0.5% of seats
- German Democratic Party0.9% of votes0.3% of seats
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association0.3% of votes0.3% of seats
- Economic Party0.3% of votes0.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.9 by votes and 4.8 by seats; National Socialist German Workers' Party led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 12.7 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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