1884 German federal election

Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884.[2] The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 60.5%.[4]

1884 German federal election

28 October 1884 (1884-10-28)

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.5% 4.2 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff Rudolf Virchow
Party Centre KP DFP
Leader since 26 May 1874 7 June 1876 5 March 1884
Last election 100 seats 50 seats 106 seats[1]
Seats won 99 78 67
Seat change 1 28 39
Popular vote 1,282,000 861,100 997,000
Percentage 22.6% 15.2% 17.6%
Swing 0.6% 1.1% 3.5%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
DRP
SPD
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Banned
Party NLP DRP SPD
Leader since 1867
Last election 47 seats 28 seats 12 seats
Seats won 51 28 24
Seat change 4 0 12
Popular vote 997,000 387,700 550,000
Percentage 17.6% 6.8% 9.7%
Swing 3.0% 0.6% 3.6%

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Albert von Levetzow
KP

Elected President of the Reichstag

Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
KP

Results

1874 German Parliament
Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
Centre Party1,282,00022.699−1
German Free-minded Party997,00017.667−39
National Liberal Party997,00017.651+4
German Conservative Party861,10015.278+28
Socialists550,0009.724+12
German Reich Party387,7006.8280
Polish Party203,2003.616−2
Alsace-Lorraine Party165,6002.9150
German-Hanoverian Party96,4001.711+1
German People's Party95,9001.77−2
Danish Party14,0000.31−1
Others12,7000.200
Invalid/blank votes18,700
Total5,681,7001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,383,10060.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded.[2]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
22.61%
DFP
17.44%
NLP
17.42%
DKP
15.15%
SAP
9.70%
DRP
6.84%
PP
3.58%
Other
7.26%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
24.94%
DKP
19.65%
DFP
16.88%
NLP
12.85%
DRP
7.05%
SAP
6.05%
PP
4.03%
Other
8.56%

References

  1. Merger of the German Progress Party (60 seats) and Liberal Union (46).
  2. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p773
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