1877 German federal election

Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 128 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.6%.[3]

1877 German federal election

10 January 1877 (1877-01-10)

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Registered8,943,000
Turnout61.6% 0.4 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff
Party NLP Centre KP
Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876
Last election 155 seats 91 seats 22 seats
Seats won 128 93 40
Seat change 27 2 18
Popular vote 1,470,000 1,341,300 526,000
Percentage 27.2% 24.8% 9.8%
Swing 2.5% 3.1% 1.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Eduard Lasker
Party DRP DFP LV
Leader since 1877
Last election 33 seats 49 seats New
Seats won 38 35 13
Seat change 5 14 New
Popular vote 426,600 417,800 135,000
Percentage 7.9% 7.8% 2.5%
Swing 0.7% 0.8%

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

Elected President of the Reichstag

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

Results

1874 German Parliament
Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
National Liberal Party1,470,00027.2128−27
Centre Party1,341,30024.893+2
German Conservative Party526,0009.840+18
Socialist Workers' Party493,3009.112+3
German Reich Party426,6007.938+5
German Progress Party417,8007.835−14
Polish Party216,2004.0140
Alsace-Lorraine Party200,0003.7150
Liberal Union135,0002.513New
German-Hanoverian Party85,0001.640
German People's Party44,9000.84+3
Danish Party23,0000.410
Others22,0000.400
Invalid/blank votes21,600
Total5,422,6001003970
Registered voters/turnout8,943,00061.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100.[1]

Popular Vote
NLP
27.21%
Zentrum
26.01%
DKP
9.74%
SAP
9.13%
DRP
7.90%
DFP
7.74%
PP
4.00%
Other
8.28%
Reichstag seats
NLP
32.24%
Zentrum
23.43%
DKP
10.08%
DRP
9.57%
DFP
8.81%
PP
3.53%
SAP
3.02%
Other
9.32%

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, p773
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