German federal election, 1884

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German federal election, 1884
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  1881 28 October 1884 (1884-10-28) 1887  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 60.5%

 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Rudolf Virchow
Party Centre KP DFP
Leader since26 May 18747 June 18765 March 1884
Last election100 seats50 seats106 seats [1]
Seats won997867
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg28Decrease2.svg39
Popular vote1,282,000861,100997,000
Percentage22.6%15.2%17.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.6%Decrease2.svg1.1%Decrease2.svg3.5%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Banned
Party NLP DRP SPD
Leader since1867
Last election47 seats28 seats12 seats
Seats won512824
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Steady2.svg0Increase2.svg12
Popular vote997,000387,700550,000
Percentage17.6%6.8%9.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.0%Decrease2.svg0.6%Increase2.svg3.6%

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German Reichstag 1884
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884. [2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. [3] Voter turnout was 60.5%. [4]

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.

Results

PartyVotes [a] %Seats+/–
Centre Party 1,282,00022.699−1
German Free-minded Party 997,00017.667−39
National Liberal Party 997,00017.651+4
German Conservative Party 861,10015.278+28
Social Democratic Party 550,0009.724+12
German Reich Party 387,7006.8280
Polish Party 203,2003.616−2
Alsace-Lorraine Party 165,6002.9150
German-Hanoverian Party 96,4001.711+1
German People's Party 95,9001.77−2
Danish Party 14,0000.31−1
Others12,7000.200
Invalid/blank votes18,700
Total5,681,7001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,383,10060.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded. [2]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
22.61%
DFP
17.44%
NLP
17.42%
DKP
15.15%
SAP
9.70%
DRP
6.84%
PP
3.58%
Other
7.26%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
24.94%
DKP
19.65%
DFP
16.88%
NLP
12.85%
DRP
7.05%
SAP
6.05%
PP
4.03%
Other
8.56%

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References

  1. Merger of the German Progress Party (60 seats) and Liberal Union (46).
  2. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p773