Parliamentary elections were held in the
Free City of Danzig on 28 May 1933. The
Nazi Party
The Nazi Party, officially the National Socialist German Workers' Party (german: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP), was a far-right political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that created and supported t ...
emerged as the largest party, receiving 50% of the vote and winning 38 of the 72 seats in the
Volkstag
The Volkstag (English: ''People's Diet'') was the parliament of the Free City of Danzig between 1919 and 1939.
After World War I Danzig (Gdańsk) became a Free City under the protection of the League of Nations. The first elections to a const ...
, the first time any party had won a majority of seats in the legislature.
Voter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Univ ...
was 92%.
The elections were held under violent circumstances, with the Nazis attacking the electoral events of the opposition. The campaign was heavily influenced by the
Great Depression as well as the
Nazi seizure of power in Germany. After the victory, the Nazis enacted dictatorial measures that violated the constitution. The next election would be held under mass repression and fraud, making the 1933 election the last with a free choice.
Results
References
{{Free City of Danzig elections
Elections in the Free City of Danzig
Danzig