July 1932 German Federal Election
NSDAP becomes largest party31 July 1932 · The Weimar Republic · 608 seats, 305 for a majority
Federal elections were held in Germany on 31 July 1932, following the premature dissolution of the Reichstag. The Nazi Party made significant gains and became the largest party in the Reichstag for the first time, although they failed to win a majority.
Chancellor before
Franz von Papen
Independent
Chancellor (continued)
Franz von Papen
Independent
Largest force
NSDAP
230 of 608 seats
Turnout
84.1%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSDAP | Adolf Hitler | 230 | +123 | 13.745.680 | 37.3% | +19.0 | |
| SPD | Otto Wels | 133 | -10 | 7.959.712 | 21.6% | -2.9 | |
| KPD | — | 89 | +12 | 5.282.636 | 14.3% | +1.2 | |
| Centre | Ludwig Kaas | 75 | +7 | 4.589.430 | 12.4% | +0.6 | |
| DNVP | Alfred Hugenberg | 37 | -4 | 2.178.024 | 5.9% | -1.1 | |
| BVP | Heinrich Held | 22 | +3 | 1.192.684 | 3.2% | +0.2 |
22 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.