1890 German federal election

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1890 German federal election
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  1887 20 February 1890 (1890-02-20) 1893  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered10,145,402
Turnout71.58% (Decrease2.svg 5.91pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Ludwig Windthorst JS (cropped).jpg Otto von Helldorff.jpg Rudolf Virchow NLM4.jpg
Leader Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Rudolf Virchow
Party Centre DKP DFP
Leader since26 May 18747 June 18765 March 1884
Last election19.91%, 98 seats15.21%, 80 seats12.62%, 32 seats
Seats won1077167
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 35
Popular vote1,340,688882,8201,148,468
Percentage18.55%12.21%15.89%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.36ppDecrease2.svg 3.00ppIncrease2.svg 3.27pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  R. v. Bennigsen.jpg
SPD
Victor Herzog von Ratibor (cropped).jpg
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Paul Singer
Alwin Gerisch
Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor
Party NLP SPD DRP
Leader since186718 March 1890 (both)
Last election21.90%, 98 seats10.12%, 11 seats9.77%, 41 seats
Seats won383519
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 60Increase2.svg 24Decrease2.svg 22
Popular vote1,130,8421,427,323461,307
Percentage15.64%19.75%6.38%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.26ppIncrease2.svg 9.63ppDecrease2.svg 3.39pp

Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1890.svg
Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Albert von Levetzow
DKP

President of the Reichstag after election

Albert von Levetzow
DKP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 20 February 1890. [1] [2] The Centre Party regained its position as the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 107 of the 397 seats, whilst the National Liberal Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 38 seats.

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Contemporaries remarked on the striking increase in the vote share of the Social Democratic Party. [2] However, despite receiving the most votes, the Social Democratic Party won only 35 seats. [3] Voter turnout was 71.5%. [4]

Results

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10
67
4
1
16
14
38
107
11
19
71
4
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 1,427,32319.75+9.6335+24
Centre Party 1,340,68818.55−1.36107+9
German Free-minded Party 1,148,46815.89+3.2767+35
National Liberal Party 1,130,84215.64−6.2638−60
German Conservative Party 882,82012.21−3.0071−9
German Reich Party 461,3076.38−3.3919−22
Independent Polish185,4172.57New11New
Alsace-Lorraine parties 153,6672.13−0.9714−1
German People's Party 147,5702.04+0.8610+10
German-Hanoverian Party 112,6751.56−0.0211+7
Independent liberals78,7621.09+0.124+1
Polish Court Party61,3560.85New5New
German Reform Party 21,9180.30New3New
Independent conservatives21,4130.30−0.1200
German Social Party 20,5730.28New0New
Danish Party 13,6720.19+0.0310
Independent anti-semites5,0450.07−0.0810
Others14,8450.21+0.0900
Unknown2090.000.0000
Total7,228,570100.003970
Valid votes7,228,57099.54
Invalid/blank votes33,1270.46
Total votes7,261,697100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,145,40271.58
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Clericals 82,16445.96+23.229+4
Alsatian autonomists 52,79129.53+19.554+4
Social Democratic Party 19,18210.73+10.461+1
Alsace-Lorraine protesters 18,66310.44−49.021−9
National Liberal Party 1,8501.03+0.3000
German Reich Party 1,1480.64−6.0100
German Conservative Party 1,0550.59New00
Others1,8751.05+0.8700
Unknown560.03+0.0300
Total178,784100.00150
Valid votes178,78493.33
Invalid/blank votes12,7716.67
Total votes191,555100.00
Registered voters/turnout316,89460.45
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. 1 2 Dunning, Wm. A. (1890). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 5 (2): 380–381. doi:10.2307/2139573. ISSN   0032-3195. JSTOR   2139573.
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p774