German federal election, 1887

German federal election, 1887
All 397 seats in the Reichstag ; 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.5%
	Reichstag after the 1887 elections.

Last updated April 03, 2019

Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887.^[1] The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 99 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 77.5%.^[3]

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

Results

Party	Votes^[a]	%	Seats	+/–
National Liberal Party	1,678,000	22.3	99	+48
Centre Party	1,516,200	20.1	98	−1
German Conservative Party	1,147,200	15.2	80	+2
German Free-minded Party	973,100	12.9	32	−35
Social Democratic Party	763,100	10.1	11	−13
German Reich Party	736,400	9.8	41	+13
Alsace-Lorraine Party	233,700	3.1	15	0
Polish Party	220,000	2.9	13	−3
German-Hanoverian Party	112,800	1.5	4	−7
German People's Party	88,800	1.2	0	−7
Danish Party	12,000	0.2	1	0
Anti-Semites	11,600	0.2	1	+1
Others	47,600	0.6	2	+2
Invalid/blank votes	29,800	–	–	–
Total	7,570,700	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	9,769,800	77.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.^[1]

Popular Vote

Zentrum			21.98%
NLP			20.11%
DKP			15.21%
DFP			12.29%
SAP			10.12%
DRP			9.77%
PP			2.92%
Other			7.61%

Reichstag seats

NLP			24.94%
Zentrum			24.69%
DKP			20.15%
DRP			10.33%
DFP			8.06%
PP			3.27%
SAP			2.77%
Other			5.79%

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References

1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p774

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[NS-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, p774

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