1898 German federal election

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1898 German federal election
Flag of the German Empire.svg
  1893 16 June 1898 (1898-06-16) 1903  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,441,054 Increase2.svg 7.65%
Turnout7,786,714 (68.06%) Decrease2.svg 4.41pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Franz-Graf-Ballestrem.jpg Singer Bebel Composite.jpg Otto von Manteuffel.jpg
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Paul Singer &
August Bebel
Otto von Manteuffel
Party Centre SPD DKP
Last election19.14%, 96 seats23.28%, 44 seats12.93%, 69 seats
Seats won1025653
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 16
Popular vote1,454,0422,107,076830,341
Percentage18.76%27.18%10.71%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.38 pp Increase2.svg 3.90 pp Decrease2.svg 2.22 pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Portrait of Ernst Bassermann.jpg Eugen Richter.jpg
DRP
Leader Ernst Bassermann  [ de ] Eugen Richter
Party NlP FVP DRP
Last election12.29%, 51 seats8.67%, 24 seats5.71%, 28 seats
Seats won482922
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 6
Popular vote997,147558,314337,601
Percentage12.86%7.20%4.35%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.57 pp Decrease2.svg 1.47 pp Decrease2.svg 1.36 pp

Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1898.svg
Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Rudolf von Buol-Berenberg
Centre

President of the Reichstag after election

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898. [1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving the most votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56. [2] Voter turnout was 68%. [3]

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Results

56
8
29
12
4
1
1
14
11
48
5
102
9
6
22
3
53
1
2
10
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 2,107,07627.18+3.9056+12
Centre Party 1,454,04218.76−0.38102+6
National Liberal Party 997,14712.86+0.5748−3
German Conservative Party 830,34110.71−2.2253−16
Free-minded People's Party 558,3147.20−1.4729+5
German Reich Party 337,6014.35−1.3622−6
Social Reform Party 215,8912.78−0.5110−6
Free-minded Union 195,6822.52−0.8712−1
Independent Polish169,0372.18−0.078−6
Bavarian Peasants' League 130,7241.69+1.134+2
Alsace-Lorraine parties 118,0721.52−0.2511+2
German People's Party 106,3961.37−0.808−3
German-Hanoverian Party 105,1611.36+0.039+2
German Agrarian League 103,4891.33New6New
Christian Social Party 48,9140.63−0.611−1
Polish Court Party67,4240.87+0.176+1
Independent liberals46,7310.60−0.133+1
Independent conservatives28,8460.37−0.103+1
National-Social Group 27,2080.35New0New
Independent anti-semites22,9890.30+0.152+2
Alsatian liberals16,8870.22+0.1410
Danish Party 15,4390.20+0.0110
Other agrarians9,0190.12−0.2210
Lithuanian Party8,1420.11+0.061+1
Polish People's Party 7,6670.10New0New
Other conservatives4,4730.06−0.190−1
Middle Class parties3,1620.04New0New
Alsace Liberal Group2,1320.03New0New
Others14,0750.180.0000
Unknown6120.01+0.0100
Total7,752,693100.003970
Valid votes7,752,69399.56
Invalid/blank votes34,0210.44
Total votes7,786,714100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,441,05468.06
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Alsace-Lorraine Land Party 67,17129.34New6New
Social Democratic Party 51,99022.71+3.411−1
Lorraine independent conservatives 25,65811.21+7.073+2
Alsatian Liberals16,8877.38+4.6810
Clericals 14,1256.17−30.931−5
Independent conservatives13,4835.89+0.1610
German Reich Party 9,3814.10−1.9610
Alsace-Lorraine protesters 6,2372.72−1.8610
Alsatian autonomists 4,8812.13−2.7600
National Liberal Party 8,1443.56+0.9000
Independent liberals6,9003.01+1.2900
Alsace Liberal Group2,1320.93New0New
German Social Party 8600.38−1.0400
Free-minded Union 3210.14New0New
Others7430.32+0.1800
Total228,913100.00150
Valid votes228,91397.95
Invalid/blank votes4,7832.05
Total votes233,696100.00
Registered voters/turnout233,696100.00
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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