1881 German federal election

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1881 German federal election
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered9,090,386
Turnout56.30% (Decrease2.svg 6.03pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Ludwig Windthorst JS (cropped).jpg Eugen Richter.jpg Otto von Helldorff.jpg
Leader Ludwig Windthorst Eugen Richter Otto von Helldorff
Party Centre DFP DKP
Leader since26 May 18747 June 1876
Last election22.84%, 94 seats6.86%, 26 seats12.79%, 59 seats
Seats won1005850
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 32Decrease2.svg 9
Popular vote1,177,033645,851776,436
Percentage23.09%12.67%15.23%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.25ppIncrease2.svg 5.81ppIncrease2.svg 2.44pp
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Die Gartenlaube (1873) b 132 (cropped).jpg Die Gartenlaube (1874) b 093 (cropped).jpg Victor Herzog von Ratibor (cropped).jpg
Leader Eduard Lasker Rudolf von Bennigsen Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
Party LV NLP DRP
Leader since18771867
Last electionDid not exist22.41%, 97 seats13.64%, 57 seats
Seats won484527
Seat changeNew partyDecrease2.svg 52Decrease2.svg 30
Popular vote450,166617,752382,149
Percentage8.83%12.12%7.50%
SwingNew partyDecrease2.svg 10.29ppDecrease2.svg 6.14pp
Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1881.svg
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election

Gustav von Goßler
DKP

President of the Reichstag after election

Albert von Levetzow
DKP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 27 October 1881. [1] The Centre Party became the largest party in the Reichstag, with 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, which had previously been the largest party, was reduced to 45 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 56.3%. [3]

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Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Centre Party 1,177,03323.09+0.25100+6
German Conservative Party 776,43615.23+2.4450−9
German Progress Party 645,85112.67+5.8158+32
National Liberal Party 617,75212.12−10.2945−52
Liberal Union 450,1668.83New48New
German Reich Party 382,1497.50−6.1427−30
Social Democratic Party 311,9616.12−1.4713+4
Polish Party 200,7343.94+0.1918+4
Alsace-Lorraine parties 156,7073.07−0.04150
German People's Party 103,6652.03+0.839+6
Independent liberals92,5391.82+0.091−6
German-Hanoverian Party 86,7041.70−0.15100
Schauss-Völk group 22,2380.44New1New
Independent conservatives19,5170.38+0.2100
Christian Social Party 17,6280.35+0.2900
Danish Party 14,3980.280.002+1
Independent anti-semites7,2550.14New0New
Others14,3590.28+0.1000
Unknown6680.010.0000
Total5,097,760100.00–3970
Valid votes5,097,76099.60
Invalid/blank votes20,5720.40
Total votes5,118,332100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,090,38656.30
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Protesters 100,32161.18+26.6610+4
Clericals 34,39620.98−8.384−1
Autonomists 21,99013.41−10.281−3
National Liberal Party 3,1861.94New0New
German Reich Party 1,2650.77−11.1900
German Conservative Party 8720.53+0.3600
Social Democratic Party 5830.36+0.2900
Independent liberals2550.16New0New
Others1,0570.64+0.4100
Unknown510.03+0.0300
Total163,976100.00–150
Valid votes163,97697.26
Invalid/blank votes4,6182.74
Total votes168,594100.00
Registered voters/turnout311,00154.21
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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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, p789
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p773
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