March 1933 German Federal Election
Held under Nazi terror5 March 1933 · The destruction of democracy · 647 seats, 324 for a majority
Federal elections were held in Germany on 5 March 1933, after the Nazi seizure of power on 30 January and just six days after the Reichstag fire.
This vote was held under state terror, with opposition parties suppressed, and was only partially free. It is recorded here as history, not as a normal election.
Chancellor before
Adolf Hitler
NSDAP
Chancellor (continued)
Adolf Hitler
NSDAP
Largest force
NSDAP
288 of 647 seats
Turnout
88.7%
The result
| Share of the chamber | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSDAP | Adolf Hitler | 288 | +92 | 17.277.180 | 43.9% | +10.8 | |
| SPD | Otto Wels | 120 | -1 | 7.181.629 | 18.3% | -2.1 | |
| KPD | — | 81 | -19 | 4.848.058 | 12.3% | -4.6 | |
| Centre | Ludwig Kaas | 73 | +3 | 4.424.905 | 11.3% | -0.6 | |
| DNVP | Alfred Hugenberg | 52 | +1 | 3.136.760 | 8.0% | -0.3 | |
| BVP | Heinrich Held | 19 | -1 | 1.073.552 | 2.7% | -0.4 |
14 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.