German federal election, 1871

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German federal election, 1871
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  1868 3 March 1871 (1871-03-03) 1874  

All 382 seats in the Reichstag
192 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 52.0%

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt
Party NLP Centre KP
Leader since18671870
Last election97 seats33 seats66 seats
Seats won1256357
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 28Increase2.svg 30Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote1,171,000724,000549,000
Percentage30.1%18.6%14.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.8%Increase2.svg 9.0%Decrease2.svg 0.7%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Party DFP DRP LRP
Leader since1871
Last election31 seats37 seats17 seats
Seats won463730
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 13
Popular vote342,000346,000281,000
Percentage8.8%8.9%7.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 2.2%Increase2.svg 3.6%

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Composition of the Reichstag after the 1871 election.

President of the Zollparlament before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Reichstag

Eduard von Simson
Independent

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The first Federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871. [1] The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 125 of the 382 seats. [2] Voter turnout was just 52.0%. [3]

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

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.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
National Liberal Party 1,171,00030.1125
Centre Party 724,00018.663
German Conservative Party 549,00014.157
German Reich Party 346,0008.937
German Progress Party 342,0008.846
Imperial Liberal Party 281,0007.230
Polish Party 176,0004.613
Social Democratic Party 124,0003.22
German-Hanoverian Party 52,0001.46
Danish Party 25,0000.71
German People's Party 19,0000.51
Others79,0002.01
Invalid/blank votes275,500
Total4,163,500100382
Registered voters/turnout7,656,20052.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB
Popular Vote
NLP
30.30%
Zentrum
18.09%
KP
14.16%
DFP
8.99%
DRP
8.93%
LRP
6.97%
PP
4.34%
ADAV
1.48%
SDAP
1.22%
Other
5.52%
Reichstag seats
NLP
32.72%
Zentrum
16.49%
KP
14.92%
DFP
12.04%
DRP
9.69%
LRP
7.85%
PP
3.40%
SDAP
0.52%
Other
2.36%

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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, p788
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p772