1907 German federal election

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1907 German federal election
Flag of the German Empire.svg
  1903 25 January 1907 (1907-01-25) 1912  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered13,352,880 Increase2.svg 6.56%
Turnout11,303,537 (84.65%) Increase2.svg 8.57pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Franz-Graf-Ballestrem.jpg Otto von Manteuffel.jpg Portrait of Ernst Bassermann.jpg
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Otto von Manteuffel Ernst Bassermann
Party Centre DKP NlP
Last election19.75%, 100 seats9.49%, 52 seats13.71%, 50 seats
Seats won1015956
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 7Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote2,116,2461,060,2091,666,705
Percentage18.79%9.41%14.80%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.96ppDecrease2.svg 0.08ppIncrease2.svg 1.10pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  August Bebel c1900.jpg Hermann Muller (Sagan) 02.jpg
DRP
Leader Paul Singer &
August Bebel
Hermann
Müller-Sagan
Party SPD FVP DRP
Last election31.71%, 81 seats5.65%, 21 seats3.54%, 21 seats
Seats won432924
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 38Increase2.svg 8Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote3,259,029737,220471,863
Percentage28.94%6.55%4.19%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.77ppIncrease2.svg 0.90ppIncrease2.svg 0.65pp

Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1907 (1).svg
Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

President of the Reichstag after election

Udo zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Independent

Federal elections were held in Germany on 25 January 1907. [1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, they were hampered by the unequal constituency sizes that favoured rural seats. [2] As a result, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 101 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 43. [3] Voter turnout was 84.7%. [4]

Contents

This election was known as the " Hottentot Election" due to the scandal over the ongoing genocide of the Khoisan people in German South West Africa. [5]

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 3,259,02928.94−2.7743−38
Centre Party 2,116,24618.79−0.96101+1
National Liberal Party 1,666,70514.80+1.1056+6
German Conservative Party 1,060,2099.41−0.0859+7
Free-minded People's Party 737,2206.55+0.9029+8
German Reich Party 471,8634.19+0.6524+3
Free-minded Union 338,6393.01+0.5514+6
Independent Polish240,2872.13+0.4010+2
German People's Party 123,7311.100.247+2
Agrarian League 131,6881.17−0.367+2
German Reform Party 114,8071.02−0.4460
Alsace-Lorraine parties 149,0551.32−0.01110
German-Hanoverian Party 92,8110.82−0.242−5
Polish People's Party 88,6280.79−0.314−1
German Social Party 88,3440.78−0.168+5
Independent liberals85,8990.76+0.6630
Middle Class parties74,8110.66+0.592+2
Christian Social Party 61,5550.55+0.123+1
Other liberals53,5050.48+0.1100
Polish Catholic Party49,8010.44New3New
Independent conservatives48,6200.43+0.190−1
Bavarian Peasants' League 41,1370.37−0.320−2
Polish Court Party39,3930.35−0.0120
Polish National Party35,4990.32−0.1510
Other agrarians30,4650.27−0.2110
Independent anti-semites15,5630.14+0.0700
Danish Party 15,4250.14−0.0210
Other left-liberals14,5990.13−0.2200
Lithuanian Party4,2210.04−0.0200
Other conservatives4,0680.04+0.0300
Others8,2680.07−0.0400
Unknown7380.010.0000
Total11,262,829100.003970
Valid votes11,262,82999.64
Invalid/blank votes40,7080.36
Total votes11,303,537100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,352,88084.65
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Alsace-Lorraine Center Party 92,66826.97+2.537+1
Social Democratic Party 81,58923.75−0.422+2
Independent Lorraine Party 48,50414.12−1.693−1
Centre Party 43,34812.62+5.531+1
Lorraine Land Party22,3116.49New0New
Alsatian Liberals16,3184.75−4.340−2
Alsace Liberal Group14,8764.33+1.080−1
German Reich Party 9,4692.76−0.7410
Alsace-Lorraine protesters 7,8832.29−0.6010
Free-minded Union 5,6381.64−0.9700
Others7380.21−0.1300
Unknown2150.06+0.0600
Total343,557100.00150
Valid votes343,55799.12
Invalid/blank votes3,0540.88
Total votes346,611100.00
Registered voters/turnout397,25587.25
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p747
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p775
  5. "Hottentot election [German Empire federal elections of 1907]". dict.cc. TU Chemnitz. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

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