Germany 1933 federal election
Final results from ParlGov, read : National Socialist German Workers' Party won 288 of 647 seats with 43.9% of the vote; 88.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
- Germany
- Held
Result
- National Socialist German Workers' Party288
- Social Democratic Party of Germany120
- Communist Party of Germany81
- Centre Party73
- German National People's Party52
- Bavarian People's Party19
- German Democratic Party5
- Christian Social People's Service4
- Bavarian Peasants' League2
- German People's Party2
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association1
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | % | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Socialist German Workers' Party | 288 | 43.9 | 17,277,328 |
| Social Democratic Party of Germany | 120 | 18.3 | 7,181,273 |
| Communist Party of Germany | 81 | 12.3 | 4,847,939 |
| Centre Party | 73 | 11.1 | 4,365,000 |
| German National People's Party | 52 | 8.0 | 3,136,979 |
| Bavarian People's Party | 19 | 2.9 | 1,133,551 |
| German People's Party | 2 | 1.1 | 432,255 |
| Christian Social People's Service | 4 | 1.0 | 383,970 |
| German Democratic Party | 5 | 0.8 | 334,315 |
| Bavarian Peasants' League | 2 | 0.3 | 101,499 |
| Farmers and Wine Growers Association | 1 | 0.2 | 83,839 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 0 | 0.1 | 47,743 |
Votes by party
- National Socialist German Workers' Party 17,277,328
- Social Democratic Party of Germany 7,181,273
- Communist Party of Germany 4,847,939
- Centre Party 4,365,000
- German National People's Party 3,136,979
- Bavarian People's Party 1,133,551
- German People's Party 432,255
- Christian Social People's Service 383,970
- German Democratic Party 334,315
- Bavarian Peasants' League 101,499
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association 83,839
- German-Hanoverian Party 47,743
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
88.8% of the 44,664,825 registered voters cast a ballot (39,658,310 ballots). 39,343,302 of them were valid votes. How turnout is counted.
Votes and seats
- National Socialist German Workers' Party43.9% of votes44.5% of seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany18.3% of votes18.5% of seats
- Communist Party of Germany12.3% of votes12.5% of seats
- Centre Party11.1% of votes11.3% of seats
- German National People's Party8.0% of votes8.0% of seats
- Bavarian People's Party2.9% of votes2.9% of seats
- German Democratic Party0.8% of votes0.8% of seats
- Christian Social People's Service1.0% of votes0.6% of seats
- German People's Party1.1% of votes0.3% of seats
- Bavarian Peasants' League0.3% of votes0.3% of seats
- Farmers and Wine Growers Association0.2% of votes0.2% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 0.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.8 by votes and 3.7 by seats; National Socialist German Workers' Party led Social Democratic Party of Germany by 25.7 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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