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Election

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

2Records
1919–1933Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1919

Hugo Haase19 January 1919

Politics / Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany (USPD)

The Haase-led USPD only achieve 7% of the vote for the National Assembly

1933

Otto Braun5 March 1933

Politics / Social Democratic Party

Following the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor by President Hindenburg, the SPD receives 18.25% of the votes during the last free elections gaining 120 seats

Names involved

Hugo HaaseOtto Braun

Provenance

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