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Election

Germany · Politics / Centre Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1870–1932Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1870

Ludwig Windhorst1870

Politics / Centre Party

The Catholic based Centre Party wins 57 seats. The Catholic based Centre Party wins 53 seats

1932

Franz von Papen31 July 1932

Politics / Catholic Centre Party

The general elections yield major gains for the KPD and the Nazis, who win 37.2% of the vote, supplanting the Social Democrats as the largest party in the Reichstag. Supports Hindenburg during the Presidential elections rather than his own party

Names involved

Franz von PapenLudwig Windhorst

Provenance

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