German federal election, 1893

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German federal election, 1893
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  1890 15 June 1893 (1893-06-15) 1898  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 72.4%

 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image.svg Otto von Manteuffel.jpg R. v. Bennigsen.jpg
LeaderOtto Karl von Manteuffel Rudolf von Bennigsen
Party Centre KP NLP
Leader since18921867
Last election106 seats73 seats42 seats
Seats won967253
Seat changeDecrease2.svg10Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg11
Popular vote1,468,5001,038,300997,000
Percentage19.1%13.5%13.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.5%Increase2.svg1.1%Decrease2.svg3.3%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  August Bebel c1900.jpg No image.svg Eugen Richter.jpg
Leader Paul Singer
& August Bebel
Eugen Richter
Party SPD DRP FVp
Leader since18 March 1890
& 21 November 1892
7 May 1893
Last election35 seats20 seatsnew party
Seats won442824
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Increase2.svg8Increase2.svg24
Popular vote1,786,700438,400666,400
Percentage23.3%5.7%8.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.6%Decrease2.svg1.0%Increase2.svg8.7%

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Election results by the election districts
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 15 June 1893. [1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a plurality of votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 96 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 44. [2] Voter turnout was 72.4%. [3]

Social Democratic Party of Germany political party in Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany.

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+/–
Social Democratic Party 1,786,70023.344+9
Centre Party 1,468,50019.196−10
German Conservative Party 1,038,30013.572−1
National Liberal Party 997,00013.053+11
Free-minded People's Party 666,4008.724New
German Reich Party 438,4005.728+8
Anti-Semites263,9003.416+11
German Free-minded Party 258,5003.413−53
Polish Party 229,5003.019+3
German People's Party 166,8002.211+1
Alsace-Lorraine Party 114,7001.58−2
German-Hanoverian Party 101,8001.37−4
Bavarian Peasants' League 66,3000.94New
Danish Party 14,0000.210
Others62,8000.81−1
Invalid/blank votes28,300
Total7,702,3001003970
Registered voters/turnout10,628,30072.4
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, GHDI

a Figures for votes are rounded. [1] Reichstag 1893 Fixed.svg

Popular Vote
SPD
23.28%
Zentrum
19.14%
DKP
13.48%
NLP
12.60%
FVP
8.67%
DRP
5.50%
Anti-Semites
3.47%
FV
3.37%
PP
2.99%
DtVP
2.17%
Other
5.32%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
24.18%
DKP
18.14%
NLP
13.35%
SPD
11.08%
DRP
7.05%
FVP
6.05%
PP
4.79%
Anti-Semites
4.03%
FV
3.27%
DtVP
2.77%
Other
5.29%

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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, p789
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p774