German federal election, 1878

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German federal election, 1878
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  1877 30 July 1878 (1878-07-30) 1881  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 63.4%

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff
Party NLP Centre KP
Leader since186726 May 18747 June 1876
Last election128 seats93 seats40 seats
Seats won999459
Seat changeDecrease2.svg29Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg19
Popular vote1,331,0001,328,100749,500
Percentage23.1%23.1%13.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.1%Decrease2.svg1.7%Increase2.svg3.2%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Eduard Lasker
Party DRP DFP LV
Leader since1877
Last election38 seats35 seats13 seats
Seats won572610
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg3
Popular vote785,800385,100156,000
Percentage13.6%6.7%2.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.7%Decrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg0.2%

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878. [1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 63.4%. [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 1,331,00023.199−29
Centre Party 1,328,10023.194+1
German Reich Party 785,80013.657+19
German Conservative Party 749,50013.059+19
Socialist Workers' Party 437,1007.69−3
German Progress Party 385,1006.726−9
Polish Party 210,1003.6140
Alsace-Lorraine Party 178,9003.1150
Liberal Union 156,0002.710−3
German-Hanoverian Party 100,0001.710+6
German People's Party 66,1001.13−1
Danish Party 18,0000.310
Others14,7000.300
Invalid/blank votes20,000
Total5,780,9001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,128,30063.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded. [1]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
24.09%
NLP
23.10%
DRP
13.64%
DKP
13.01%
SAP
7.59%
DFP
6.69%
PP
3.65%
Other
8.24%
Reichstag seats
NLP
24.94%
Zentrum
23.68%
DKP
14.86%
DRP
14.36%
DFP
6.55%
PP
3.53%
SAP
2.27%
Other
9.82%

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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, p773