1871 German federal election

The first federal elections were held in Germany on 3 March 1871.[1] The National Liberal Party emerged as the largest party in the Reichstag, with 125 of the 382 seats.[2] Voter turnout was just 52.0%.[3]

1871 German federal election

3 March 1871 (1871-03-03)

All 382 seats in the Reichstag
192 seats needed for a majority
Turnout52.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt
Party NLP Centre Conservatives
Leader since 1867 1870
Last election 97 seats 33 seats 66 seats
Seats won 125 63 57
Seat change 28 30 9
Popular vote 1,171,000 724,000 549,000
Percentage 30.1% 18.6% 14.1%
Swing 6.8% 9.0% 0.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Party DFP DRP LRP
Leader since 1871
Last election 31 seats 37 seats 17 seats
Seats won 46 37 30
Seat change 15 13
Popular vote 342,000 346,000 281,000
Percentage 8.8% 8.9% 7.2%
Swing 0.1% 2.2% 3.6%

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Zollparlament before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Reichstag

Eduard von Simson
Independent

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Liberal Party1,171,00030.1125
Centre Party724,00018.663
Conservative Party549,00014.157
German Reich Party346,0008.937
German Progress Party342,0008.846
Imperial Liberal Party281,0007.230
Polish Party176,0004.613
Social Democratic Workers' Party124,0003.22
German-Hanoverian Party52,0001.46
Danish Party25,0000.71
German People's Party19,0000.51
Others79,0002.01
Invalid/blank votes275,500
Total4,163,500100382
Registered voters/turnout7,656,20052.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB
Popular Vote
NLP
30.30%
Zentrum
18.09%
KP
14.16%
DFP
8.99%
DRP
8.93%
LRP
6.97%
PP
4.34%
ADAV
1.48%
SDAP
1.22%
Other
5.52%
Reichstag seats
NLP
32.72%
Zentrum
16.49%
KP
14.92%
DFP
12.04%
DRP
9.69%
LRP
7.85%
PP
3.40%
SDAP
0.52%
Other
2.36%

References

  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
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