German federal election, November 1932

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The German federal election of November 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic parliamentary election marked by severe political instability and the continued rise of extremist parties, especially the Nazis, shortly before Hitler’s appointment as chancellor.

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German federal election, November 1932 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Weimar Republic election ⓘ
federal election ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ
associatedWith Chancellorship of Franz von Papen ⓘ
Chancellorship of Kurt von Schleicher ⓘ
context Great Depression in Germany ⓘ
linked to: Great Depression

rise of extremist parties ⓘ
severe political instability in the Weimar Republic ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
date 6 November 1932 ⓘ
electoralBody German electorate ⓘ
followedByGovernment Schleicher cabinet ⓘ
follows German federal election, July 1932 ⓘ
governmentFormed no stable majority coalition government ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the last free nationwide elections in Germany before Nazi dictatorship ⓘ
took place shortly before Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany ⓘ
impact contributed to the decision of President Paul von Hindenburg to appoint Adolf Hitler as chancellor ⓘ
KPDVoteShare approximately 16.9% ⓘ
language German ⓘ
largestPartyInReichstag National Socialist German Workers' Party ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Party
legislatureElected 8th Reichstag of the Weimar Republic ⓘ
location Weimar Republic ⓘ
majorParty Bavarian People's Party ⓘ
Centre Party ⓘ
Communist Party of Germany ⓘ
German National People's Party ⓘ
German People's Party ⓘ
German State Party ⓘ
National Socialist German Workers' Party ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Party

Social Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
notableFeature decline in vote share for the National Socialist German Workers' Party compared to July 1932 ⓘ
failure to form a stable parliamentary majority ⓘ
peak electoral strength of the Communist Party of Germany in the Weimar period ⓘ
NSDAPSeatChangeFromJuly1932 loss of seats ⓘ
NSDAPSeats 196 ⓘ
NSDAPVoteShare approximately 33.1% ⓘ
parliament Reichstag ⓘ
partOf Weimar Republic political history ⓘ
precededByGovernment Papen cabinet ⓘ
precedes German federal election, March 1933 ⓘ
result continued parliamentary deadlock ⓘ
further weakening of moderate parties ⓘ
no party obtained an absolute majority ⓘ
SPDVoteShare approximately 20.4% ⓘ
suffrage universal adult suffrage for men and women ⓘ
totalSeats 584 ⓘ
turnout over 80% of eligible voters ⓘ
votingSystem proportional representation ⓘ
winnerByVotes National Socialist German Workers' Party ⓘ
linked to: Nazi Party
year 1932 ⓘ

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Reichstag of the Weimar Republic → notableElection → German federal election, November 1932 ⓘ
German federal election, July 1932 → nextElection → German federal election, November 1932 ⓘ
Reichstag elections of the Weimar Republic → hasPart → German federal election, November 1932 ⓘ
Cabinet of Franz von Papen → electionHeldDuringTerm → German federal election, November 1932 ⓘ