1874 German federal election

1874 German federal election
All 397 seats in the Reichstag ; 199 seats needed for a majority
Registered	8,523,446 11.33%
Turnout	5,219,830 (61.24%) 10.23pp
	Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election; Eduard von Simson ; Independent	President of the Reichstag after election; Max von Forckenbeck ; NLP

Last updated January 10, 2024

Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874.^[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 147 of the 397 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 61.2%.^[3]

Campaign

The Kulturkampf policies to suppress the political power of Catholicism in Germany were launched in 1873. However, the Catholic Centre Party saw its support double from the previous election.^[4]

Results


10 1 48 4 1 14 15 147 8 91 4 32 1 21
Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Centre Party	1,438,792	27.72	+9.51	91	+33
	National Liberal Party	1,394,250	26.86	−2.11	147	+30
	German Progress Party	458,133	8.83	−0.21	48	+3
	German Reich Party	388,840	7.49	−1.34	32	−5
	Conservative Party	352,050	6.78	−6.73	21	−35
	Alsace-Lorraine parties	234,545	4.52	New	15	New
	Polish Party	208,797	4.02	−0.52	14	+1
	General German Workers' Association	179,250	3.45	+2.01	3	+3
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	171,873	3.31	+2.25	7	+6
	Imperial Liberal Party	98,072	1.89	−5.16	8	−25
	German-Hanoverian Party	73,436	1.41	−1.48	4	−3
	Independent liberals	69,905	1.35	−0.58	4	−1
	German People's Party	39,110	0.75	−0.01	1	0
	Independent conservatives	21,546	0.42	+0.04	1	0
	Danish Party	19,856	0.38	−0.16	1	0
	Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals	13,945	0.27	+0.09	0	−2
	Old Liberals	8,937	0.17	−0.47	0	−2
	Others	18,806	0.36	+0.21	0	0
	Unknown	111	0.00	−0.02	0	0
Total		5,190,254	100.00	–	397	+15

Valid votes		5,190,254	99.43
Invalid/blank votes		29,576	0.57
Total votes		5,219,830	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		8,523,446	61.24
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Clericals	106,106	43.86	9	New
	Protesters	83,082	34.35	6	New
	Autonomists	45,357	18.75	0	New
	National Liberal Party	5,072	2.10	0	0
	Social Democratic Workers' Party	680	0.28	0	0
	Others	1,605	0.66	0	0
Total		241,902	100.00	15	New

Valid votes		241,902	99.08
Invalid/blank votes		2,252	0.92
Total votes		244,154	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		319,477	76.42
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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References

↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p772
↑ Childers 1983, p. 24-25.

Works cited

Childers, Thomas (1983). The Nazi Voter: The Social Foundations of Fascism in Germany, 1919-1933. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807815705.

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[NS-1] 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, p772

[FOOTNOTEChilders198324-25-4] Childers 1983, p. 24-25.

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