1935 Free City of Danzig parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Free City of Danzig on 7 April 1935. The Nazi Party emerged as the largest party, receiving 59% of the vote and winning 43 of the 72 seats in the Volkstag. Voter turnout was reportedly over 99%. Campaign Hermann Rauschning, the Nazi President of the Senate of Danzig, was removed from his position by Albert Forster and replaced by Arthur Greiser in November 1934. Rauschning appealed to the public not to vote for the Nazis in the 1935 elections. Political opposition to the Nazis was repressed, with several politicians being imprisoned and murdered. Results Aftermath At the opening session of Danzig’s parliament on 30 April 1935, the representatives of the democratic parties declared that its composition did not reflect the will of the people and that an examination of the election should take place. The fastest way to new elections would have been the self-dissolution of the Volkstag but this was rejected by the majority of its members. Directly after the election, the democratic parties submitted a series of appeals against the election result with Danzig’s Supreme Court. On 30 October 1935, a hearing was held before the First Civil Senate of the Danzig