German federal election, 1907

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German federal election, 1907
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  1903 25 January 1907 (1907-01-25) 1912  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 84.7%

 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image.svg Otto von Manteuffel.jpg Ernst Bassermann.jpg
LeaderOtto Karl von ManteuffelErnst Bassermann
Party Centre KP NLP
Leader since18921898
Last election100 seats54 seats51 seats
Seats won1056054
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Increase2.svg6Increase2.svg3
Popular vote2,179,8001,060,2001,630,600
Percentage19.4%9.4%14.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.4%Decrease2.svg0.6%Increase2.svg0.6%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  August Bebel c1910.jpg Hermann Muller (Sagan) 02.jpg No image.svg
Leader Paul Singer
& August Bebel
Hermann Müller-Sagan
Party SPD FVp DRP
Leader since18 March 1890
& 21 November 1892
1906
Last election81 seats21 seats21 seats
Seats won432824
Seat changeDecrease2.svg38Increase2.svg7Increase2.svg3
Popular vote3,259,000736,000471,900
Percentage29.0%6.5%4.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.7%Increase2.svg0.8%Increase2.svg0.7%
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 25 January 1907. [1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, they were hampered by the unequal constituency sizes that favoured rural seats. [2] As a result, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 105 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 43. [3] Voter turnout was 84.7%. [4]

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 3,259,00029.043–38
Centre Party 2,179,80019.4105+5
National Liberal Party 1,630,60014.554+3
German Conservative Party 1,060,2009.460+6
Free-minded People's Party 736,0006.528+7
German Reich Party 471,9004.224+3
Polish Party 453,9003.920+4
Free-minded Union 359,3003.214+5
Anti-Semites248,5002.216+5
German People's Party 138,6001.27+1
German Agrarian League 119,4001.18+4
Economic Union 104,6000.95New
Alsace-Lorraine Party 103,6000.97–2
German-Hanoverian Party 78,2000.71–5
Bavarian Peasants' League 75,3000.71–3
Danish Party 15,0000.110
Others219,1001.930
Invalid/blank votes50,100
Total11,303,5001003970
Registered voters/turnout13,352,90084.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded. [4]

Popular Vote
SPD
28.94%
Zentrum
19.35%
NLP
14.51%
DKP
9.41%
FVP
6.53%
DRP
4.19%
PP
4.03%
FV
3.19%
Anti-Semites
3.30%
DtVP
1.23%
Other
5.32%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
26.45%
DKP
15.11%
NLP
13.60%
SPD
10.83%
FVP
7.05%
DRP
6.05%
PP
5.04%
Anti-Semites
4.03%
FV
3.53%
DtVP
1.76%
Other
6.55%

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p747
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. 1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p775