German federal election, 1881

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German federal election, 1881
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 56.3%

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Ludwig Windthorst Eugen Richter Otto von Helldorff
Party Centre DFP KP
Leader since26 May 18747 June 1876
Last election94 seats26 seats59 seats
Seats won1006050
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Increase2.svg34Decrease2.svg9
Popular vote1,182,900649,300830,800
Percentage23.2%12.7%16.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.1%Increase2.svg6.0%Increase2.svg3.3%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Eduard Lasker
Party NLP LV DRP
Leader since18671877
Last election99 seats10 seats57 seats
Seats won474628
Seat changeDecrease2.svg52Increase2.svg36Decrease2.svg29
Popular vote746,600429,200379,300
Percentage14.6%8.4%7.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.5%Increase2.svg5.7%Decrease2.svg6.2%
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 October 1881. [1] The Centre Party became the largest party in the Reichstag, with 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, which had previously been the largest party, was reduced to 47 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 56.3%. [3]

Centre Party (Germany) Catholic political party in Germany

The German Centre Party is a lay Catholic political party in Germany, primarily influential during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. In English it is often called the Catholic Centre Party. Formed in 1870, it successfully battled the Kulturkampf which Chancellor Otto von Bismarck launched in Prussia to reduce the power of the Catholic Church. It soon won a quarter of the seats in the Reichstag, and its middle position on most issues allowed it to play a decisive role in the formation of majorities.

Reichstag (German Empire) parliament of Germany from 1871 to 1918

The Reichstag was the Parliament of Germany from 1871 to 1918. Legislation was shared between the Reichstag and the Bundesrat, which was the Imperial Council of the reigning princes of the German States.

The National Liberal Party was a liberal party of the North German Confederation and the German Empire which flourished between 1867 and 1918.

Results

PartyVotes [a] %Seats+/–
Centre Party 1,182,90023.2100+6
German Conservative Party 830,80016.350−9
National Liberal Party 746,60014.647−52
German Progress Party 649,30012.760+34
Liberal Union 429,2008.446+36
German Reich Party 379,3007.428−29
Social Democratic Party 312,0006.112+3
Polish Party 194,9003.818+4
Alsace-Lorraine Party 153,0003.0150
German People's Party 103,4002.09+6
German-Hanoverian Party 86,7001.7100
Danish Party 14,0000.32+1
Others15,3000.300
Invalid/blank votes20,600–––
Total5,118,4001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,088,80056.3––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded. [1]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
 
23.20%
DKP
 
16.30%
DFP
 
12.74%
NLP
 
12.61%
LV
 
8.10%
DRP
 
7.44%
SAP
 
6.12%
PP
 
3.82%
Other
 
9.68%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
 
25.19%
DFP
 
15.11%
DKP
 
12.59%
NLP
 
11.84%
LV
 
11.59%
DRP
 
7.05%
PP
 
4.53%
SAP
 
3.02%
Other
 
9.32%

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p773
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