1884 German federal election

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1884 German federal election
Flag of the German Empire.svg
  1881 28 October 1884 (1884-10-28) 1887  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered9,383,074 Increase2.svg 3.22%
Turnout5,681,628 (60.55%) Increase2.svg 4.25pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Ludwig Windthorst JS (cropped).jpg Otto von Helldorff.jpg Rudolf Virchow NLM4 (cropped).jpg
Leader Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Rudolf Virchow
Party Centre DKP DFP
Leader since26 May 18747 June 18765 March 1884
Last election23.09%, 100 seats15.23%, 50 seats21.50%, 106 seats [1]
Seats won997866
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 28Decrease2.svg 40
Popular vote1,275,369858,589978,436
Percentage22.52%15.16%17.28%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.57ppDecrease2.svg 0.07ppDecrease2.svg 4.22pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Die Gartenlaube (1874) b 093 (cropped).jpg Victor Herzog von Ratibor (cropped).jpg
SPD
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor Banned
Party NLP DRP SPD
Leader since1867
Last election12.12%, 45 seats7.50%, 27 seats6.12%, 13 seats
Seats won502824
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 11
Popular vote987,355387,637549,990
Percentage17.44%6.85%9.71%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.32ppDecrease2.svg 0.65ppIncrease2.svg 3.59pp

Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1884.svg
Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Albert von Levetzow
DKP

President of the Reichstag after election

Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
DKP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884. [2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. [3] Voter turnout was 60.5%. [4]

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Results

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66
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78
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Centre Party 1,275,36922.52−0.5799−1
National Liberal Party 987,35517.44+5.3250+5
German Free-minded Party 978,43617.28−4.2266−40
German Conservative Party 858,58915.16−0.0778+28
Social Democratic Party 549,9909.71+3.5924+11
German Reich Party 387,6376.85−0.6528+1
Polish Party 209,8253.71−0.2316−2
Alsace-Lorraine parties 165,5712.92−0.15150
German-Hanoverian Party 96,3881.700.0011+1
German People's Party 95,8911.69−0.347−2
Independent liberals28,2960.50−1.322+1
Danish Party 14,4470.26−0.021−1
Independent conservatives2,4740.04−0.3400
Swabian Farmers' Association5910.01New0New
Others11,9220.21−0.1900
Unknown1760.00−0.0100
Total5,662,957100.003970
Valid votes5,662,95799.67
Invalid/blank votes18,6710.33
Total votes5,681,628100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,383,07460.55
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Protesters 96,11955.65−5.539−1
Clericals 54,40031.50+10.525+1
Autonomists 15,0528.71−4.7010
Social Democratic Party 3,1111.80+1.4400
German Reich Party 2,5591.48+0.7100
Others1,4430.84+0.2000
Unknown310.02−0.0100
Total172,715100.00150
Valid votes172,71598.26
Invalid/blank votes3,0661.74
Total votes175,781100.00
Registered voters/turnout304,82357.67
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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References

  1. Merger of the German Progress Party (12.67%, 58 seats) and the Liberal Union (8.83%, 48 seats).
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p773