November 1933 German parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Germany on 12 November 1933. They were the first since the Nazi Party seized complete power with the enactment of the Enabling Act in March. All opposition parties had been banned by the Law Against the Formation of Parties (14 July 1933), and voters were presented with a single list containing Nazis and 22 non-party "guests" (Gäste) of the Nazi Party. These "guests", who included the likes of Alfred Hugenberg, still fully supported the regime of Adolf Hitler in any event. This election set the tone for all future elections and referendums held during the Nazi era. Official results indicated that 92 percent of voters approved the Nazi list, with a recorded turnout of 96 percent. However, the vote was conducted under far-from-secret circumstances; many citizens feared that voting "no" would be detected and severely punished. By this point, with the Gleichschaltung in full swing and totalitarianism tightening its grip, voters in certain communities faced...
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