1932 East Besmenian federal election

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1932 East Besmenian federal election
East Besmenian flag3.png
← 1928 4 September 1932 1936 →

211 seats
106 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-008A-07, Hans Luther.jpg File:Peter Gruber.png File:Anton Zimmermann.png
Candidate Heinz Dimmler Peter Gruber Anton Zimmermann
Party BVP SDU LBB
Percentage 50,2% 20,1% 12,1%

  Fourth party Fifth party
  File:Ernst Kenner.png File:Paul Sobotka.png
Candidate Ernst Kenner Paul Sobotka
Party BKP KPB
Percentage 8,6% 6,8%

EastBesmenia1932electionmap.png
Strongest party by state

Premier before election

Heinz Dimmler
BVP

Elected Premier

Heinz Dimmler
BVP

Federal elections were held in East Besmenia on 4 September 1932 to elect the 211 members of the Federal Chamber.

The Besmenian People's Party under Prime Minister Heinz Dimmler became the strongest party again and achieved an absolute majority in parliament with 50.2% of the votes. It was the first time and to date the only time in the elections to the Federal Chamber that a party achieved an absolute majority.

Background

Results

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Party Votes % Seats
Besmenian People's Party 50,2 110
Social Democratic Union 20,1 43
Liberal Citizen's Party of Besmenia 12,1 26
Besmenian Conservative Party 8,6 20
Communist Party of Besmenia 6,8 11
Other parties 2,2 0
Invalid/blank votes - -
Total 48,646,317 100 211
Registered voters 87,44%
Popular vote
BVP
50.2%
SDU
20.1%
FBBP
12.1%
BKP
8.6%
KPB
6.8%
Other parties
2.2%