Free City of Danzig parliamentary election, 1933

Parliamentary elections were held in the Free City of Danzig on 28 May 1933. The National Socialist German Workers Party emerged as the largest party, receiving 50% of the vote and winning 38 of the 72 seats in the Volkstag, the first time any party had won a majority of seats in the legislature.^[1] Voter turnout was 92%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Socialist German Workers Party	107,331	50.12	38	+26
Social Democratic Party	37,882	17.69	13	–6
Centre Party	31,336	14.63	10	–1
Communist Party	14,566	6.80	5	–2
German National People's Party	13,596	6.35	4	–6
Poles	4,358	2.04	1	–1
Dr Moczynski Polish List	2,385	.11	1	New
Young Germans' Movement	1,698	0.79	0	New
German Danziger Houseowners' Party	976	0.46	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	1,213	–	–	–
Total	215,341	100	72	0
Registered voters/turnout	233,842	92.09	–	–
Source: Gonschior.de

Elections and referendums in the Free City of Danzig

Parliamentary elections	1920 1923 1927 1930 1933 1935

Referendums	1928

See also: Elections and referendums in Germany Elections and referendums in Poland

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