1893 German federal election

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1893 German federal election
Flag of the German Empire.svg
  1890 15 June 1893 (1893-06-15) 1898  

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered10,628,292 Increase2.svg 4.76%
Turnout7,702,265 (72.47%) Increase2.svg 0.89pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Franz-Graf-Ballestrem.jpg Otto von Manteuffel.jpg R. v. Bennigsen.jpg
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Otto von Manteuffel Rudolf von Bennigsen
Party Centre DKP NLP
Leader since189018921867
Last election18.55%, 107 seats12.21%, 71 seats15.64%, 38 seats
Seats won966951
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 11Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 13
Popular vote1,468,501992,412942,410
Percentage19.14%12.93%12.29%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.59ppIncrease2.svg 0.72ppDecrease2.svg 3.35pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  August Bebel c1900.jpg
DRP
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 election19.75%, 35 seats6.38%, 19 seats15.89%, 67 seats
Seats won442824
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 9Decrease2.svg 43
Popular vote1,786,738437,972665,427
Percentage23.28%5.71%8.67%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.53ppDecrease2.svg 0.67ppDecrease2.svg 7.22pp

Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1893.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 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]

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Results

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11
24
13
3
1
19
9
51
3
96
7
28
3
69
2
14
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Social Democratic Party 1,786,73823.28+3.5344+9
Centre Party 1,468,50119.14+0.5996–11
German Conservative Party 992,41212.93+0.7269−2
National Liberal Party 943,41012.29−3.3551+13
Free-minded People's Party 665,4278.67−7.2224−43
German Reich Party 437,9725.71−0.6728+9
Free-minded Union 260,3643.39New13New
Independent Polish172,4822.25−0.3214+3
German People's Party 166,7572.17+0.1311+1
German Reform Party 141,6501.85+1.5514+11
Alsace-Lorraine parties 135,5461.77−0.369−5
German Social Party 110,4511.44+1.162+2
German-Hanoverian Party 101,8101.33−0.237−4
Independent liberals56,3720.73−0.362−2
Polish Court Party53,9730.70−0.1550
Bavarian Peasants' League 43,1280.56New2New
Independent conservatives35,8160.47+0.172+2
Other agrarians25,9090.34New1New
Other conservatives19,5540.25New1New
Danish Party 14,3630.190.0010
Independent anti-semites11,7600.15+0.080−1
Alsatian Liberals6,4690.08New1New
Lithuanian Party4,0990.05New0New
Polish People's Party 3,1240.04New0New
Christian Social Party 1,8290.02+0.0200
Others13,9720.18−0.2800
Unknown850.000.0000
Total7,673,973100.003970
Valid votes7,673,97399.63
Invalid/blank votes28,2920.37
Total votes7,702,265100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,628,29272.47
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

Alsace-Lorraine

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Clericals 88,76237.10−8.866−3
Social Democratic Party 46,18619.30+8.572+1
Alsatian autonomists 25,94010.84−18.691−3
German Reich Party 14,4946.06+5.421+1
Independent conservatives13,6995.73New1New
Alsace-Lorraine protesters 10,9494.58−5.8610
Lorraine Bloc 9,8954.14+4.141+1
Conservative Party 7,5683.16+2.571+1
Alsatian Liberals6,4692.70New1New
Free-minded People's Party 4,4301.85NewNew
Independent liberals4,1071.72NewNew
Social Party 3,4071.42NewNew
National Liberal Party 2,1420.90−0.1300
Others1,2070.50−0.5500
Total239,255100.00150
Valid votes239,25596.28
Invalid/blank votes9,2363.72
Total votes248,491100.00
Registered voters/turnout325,48276.35
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland

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