German federal election, 1874

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German federal election, 1874
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 61.2%

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt
Party NLP Centre DFP
Leader since18671870
Last election125 seats63 seats46 seats
Seats won1559149
Seat changeIncrease2.svg30Increase2.svg28Increase2.svg3
Popular vote1,542,5001,446,000447,500
Percentage29.7%27.9%8.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.4%Increase2.svg9.3%Decrease2.svg0.2%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader August Bebel
& Wilhelm Liebknecht
Party DRP KP SDAP
Leader since1869 (both)
Last election37 seats57 seats2 seats
Seats won33229
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg35Increase2.svg7
Popular vote375,500360,000352,000
Percentage7.2%7.0%6.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.7%Decrease2.svg7.1%Increase2.svg3.6%
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874. [1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 155 of the 397 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 61.2%. [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 [a] %Seats+/–
National Liberal Party 1,542,50029.7155+30
Centre Party 1,446,00027.991+30
German Progress Party 447,5008.649+3
German Reich Party 375,5007.233−4
German Conservative Party 360,0007.022−35
Social Democratic Worker's Party 352,0006.89+7
Alsace-Lorraine Party 234,5004.515New
Polish Party 198,4003.814+1
German-Hanoverian Party 73,0001.44−2
Imperial Liberal Party 53,9001.03−27
Danish Party 34,0000.710
German People's Party 22,0000.410
Others51,0001.000
Invalid/blank votes29,600–––
Total5,219,900100397+15
Registered voters/turnout8,523,40061.2––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

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a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100. [1]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
 
30.22%
NLP
 
29.72%
DFP
 
8.62%
DRP
 
7.12%
KP
 
6.94%
PP
 
3.82%
ADAV
 
3.46%
SDAP
 
3.31%
Other
 
6.80%
Reichstag seats
NLP
 
39.04%
Zentrum
 
22.92%
DFP
 
12.34%
DRP
 
8.31%
KP
 
5.54%
PP
 
3.53%
SDAP
 
1.76%
ADAV
 
0.50%
Other
 
6.05%

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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, p788
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p772
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