- German election, November 1932
Infobox Election
election_name = German election, November 1932
country = Germany
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
previous_election = German election, July 1932
previous_year = July 1932
next_election = German election, 1933
next_year = 1933
seats_for_election = All seats in the Reichstag
election_date =6 November 1932
leader1 =Adolf Hitler
leader_since1 =28 July 1921
party1 = Nazi Party
last_election1 = 230 seats, 37.8%
seats1 = 196
seat_change1 = -34
popular_vote1 = 11,737,399
percentage1 = 33.1%
swing1 = -4.2%
leader2 =Otto Wels
leader_since2 =1919
party2 = Social Democratic Party of Germany
last_election2 = 133 seats, 21.9%
seats2 = 121
seat_change2 = -12
popular_vote2 = 7,251,690
percentage2 = 20.4%
swing2 = -1.2%
leader3 =Ernst Thälmann
leader_since3 =October 1925
party3 = Communist Party of Germany
last_election3 = 89 seats, 14.6%
seats3 = 100
seat_change3 = -19
popular_vote3 = 5,980,614
percentage3 = 16.9%
swing3 = -4.6%
leader4 =Ludwig Kaas
leader_since4 =September 1928
party4 = Centre Party (Germany)
last_election4 = 75 seats, 12.3%
seats4 = 70
seat_change4 = -5
popular_vote4 = 4,230,545
percentage4 = 11.9%
swing4 = -0.5%
leader5 =Alfred Hugenberg
leader_since5 =1928
party5 = German National People's Party
last_election5 = 37 seats, 6.1%
seats5 = 52
seat_change5 = +15
popular_vote5 = 3,792,563
percentage5 = 8.5%
swing5 = +2.6%
leader6 =Heinrich Held
leader_since6 =27 June 1924
party6 = Bavarian People's Party
last_election6 = 22 seats, 3.6%
seats6 = 20
seat_change6 = -2
popular_vote6 = 1,206,247
percentage6 = 3.1%
swing6 = -0.1%title = Chancellor
before_election =Franz von Papen
before_party = Independent (politics)
after_election =Kurt von Schleicher
after_party = MilitaryPolitics of GermanyThe 8th German federal election of November 1932 (
Weimar Republic ) saw support for theNazi Party dip slightly due to increased support for the KPD and DNVP, but remained the most popular party to date. With the nation clearly divided into two extremes, Hitler would be appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg almost three months later, on January 30th, 1933.
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