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The '''1st German federal election of [[1871]]''' was the first [[election]] to the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]] in the [[German Empire]], which had been created earlier that year. The election was held on 3 March 1871. |
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{{Infobox election |
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| country = German Empire |
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| type = parliamentary |
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| previous_election = 1868 Zollparlament election |
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| previous_year = 1868 |
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| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1871|03|03}} |
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| next_election = 1874 German federal election |
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| next_year = 1874 |
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| seats_for_election = All 382 seats in the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]] |
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| majority_seats = 192 |
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| registered = 7,656,283 |
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| turnout = 3,905,531 (51.01%) |
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| image_size = 130x130px |
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| image1 = Rudolf_von_Bennigsen.jpg |
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| leader1 = [[Rudolf von Bennigsen]] |
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| party1 = National Liberal Party (Germany) |
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| leader_since1 = 1867 |
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| last_election1 = 23.28%, 104 seats |
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| seats1 = '''117''' |
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 13 |
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| popular_vote1 = '''{{formatnum:1125942}}''' |
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| percentage1 = '''28.97%''' |
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| swing1 = {{increase}} 5.69 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| image2 = Hermann von Mallinckrodt.jpg |
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| leader2 = [[Hermann von Mallinckrodt]] |
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| party2 = Centre Party (Germany) |
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| leader_since2 = 1870 |
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| last_election2 = ''Did not exist'' |
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| seats2 = 58 |
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| seat_change2 = ''New party'' |
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| popular_vote2 = {{formatnum:707896}} |
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| percentage2 = 18.21% |
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| swing2 = ''New party'' |
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| image3 = {{eppt|Conservative Party (Prussia)|height=130|width=95}} |
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| leader3 = |
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| party3 = Conservative Party (Prussia) |
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| leader_since3 = |
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| last_election3 = 14.82%, 65 seats |
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| seats3 = 56 |
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| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 9 |
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| popular_vote3 = {{formatnum:524881}} |
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| percentage3 = 13.51% |
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| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.31 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| image4 = {{eppt|German Progress Party|height=130|width=95}} |
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| leader4 = |
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| party4 = German Progress Party |
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| leader_since4 = |
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| last_election4 = 8.75%, 31 seats |
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| seats4 = 45 |
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| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 14 |
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| popular_vote4 = {{formatnum:351209}} |
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| percentage4 = 9.04% |
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| swing4 = {{increase}} 0.29 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| image5 = Victor Herzog von Ratibor (cropped).jpg |
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| leader5 = [[Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor]] |
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| party5 = Free Conservative Party |
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| leader_since5 = |
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| last_election5 = 6.67%, 37 seats |
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| seats5 = 37 |
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| seat_change5 = {{steady}} 0 |
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| popular_vote5 = {{formatnum:343098}} |
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| percentage5 = 8.83% |
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| swing5 = {{increase}} 2.16 [[Percentage point|pp]] |
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| image6 = Hohenlohe-schillingsf%C3%BCrst1867.jpg |
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| leader6 = [[Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst|Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]] |
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| party6 = Imperial Liberal Party |
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| leader_since6 = 1871 |
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| last_election6 = ''Did not exist'' |
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| seats6 = 33 |
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| seat_change6 = ''New party'' |
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| popular_vote6 = {{formatnum:274068}} |
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| percentage6 = 7.05% |
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| swing6 = ''New party'' |
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| map_image = File:Karte der Reichstagswahlen 1871.svg |
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| map_size = 390px |
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| map_caption = Map of results (by constituencies) |
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| title = President of the Zollparlament |
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| before_election = [[Eduard von Simson]] |
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| before_party = Independent politician |
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| posttitle = President of the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]] after election |
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| after_election = [[Eduard von Simson]] |
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| after_party = Independent politician |
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}}{{Politics of Germany}} |
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The first [[Elections in Germany#German elections from 1871 to 1945|federal elections]] were held in [[German Empire|Germany]] on 3 March 1871.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> The [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]] emerged as the largest party in the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]], with 117 of the 382 seats.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p788</ref> Voter turnout was just 51.0%. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Election results |
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{| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;" |
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|image={{Parliament diagram |background=#F8F9FA |
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|- bgcolor=lightgrey |
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|n1 = 1 | p1 = Social Democratic Party of Germany |
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! | Party |
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|n2 = 1 | p2 = German People's Party (1868) |
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! | Seats |
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|n3 = 45 | p3 = German Progress Party |
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! | Change |
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|n4 = 7 | p4 = Independent Liberals |c4 = #EEDC82 |
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|- |
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|n5 = 2 | p5 = Old Liberals |c5 = #008000 |
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| [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]]<br> (NL - National Liberals) |
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|n6 = 1 | p6 = Danish Party |b6 = #FFA54F |
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| 125 |
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|n7 = 13 | p7 = Polish Party |b7 = #FFA54F |
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| None |
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|n8 = 0 | p8 = Alsace-Lorraine Party |b8 = #FFA54F |
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|- |
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|n9 = 117 | p9 = National Liberal Party (Germany) |
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| [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]<br> (Zentrum - Political Catholics) |
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|n10 = 33 | p10 = Imperial Liberal Party |
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| 61 |
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|n11 = 3 | p11 = Clericals |c11 = #696969 |
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| None |
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|n12 = 58 | p12 = Centre Party (Germany) |
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|- |
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|n13 = 7 | p13 = German-Hanoverian Party |
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| [[German Conservative Party]]<br> (DKP - Conservatives) |
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|n14 = 37 | p14 = German Reich Party |
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| 57 |
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|n15 = 1 | p15 = Independent Conservatives |c15 = #007FFF |
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| None |
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|n16 = 56 | p16 = Conservative Party (Prussia) |
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}} |
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| [[German Progress Party]]<br> (DFP - Liberals) |
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| 46 |
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| None |
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| [[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]]<br> (DRP - Conservative Nationalists) |
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| 37 |
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| None |
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| Imperial Liberal Party<br> (LRP - Conservative Liberals) |
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| 30 |
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| None |
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| Polen<br> (P - Polish Regionalists) |
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| 13 |
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| None |
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| [[German-Hanoverian Party]]<br> (DHP - Hanover regionalists) |
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| 9 |
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| None |
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| Workers' Party<br> ([[General German Workers' Association|ADAV]]/[[Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany|SDAP]]) |
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| 2 |
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| None |
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| [[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]]<br> (DVP - Radical liberals) |
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| 1 |
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| None |
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| Danish Regionalists<br> (D - Dänen) |
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| 1 |
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| None |
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|- |
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|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''Total''' |
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|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''382''' |
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|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''-''' |
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|party1 = [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]] |
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== Literature == |
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|votes1 = 1125942 |
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* Specht, Fritz / Schwabe, Paul: ''Die Reichstagswahlen von 1867 bis 1903. Eine Statistik der Reichstagswahlen nebst den Programmen der Parteien und einem Verzeichnis der gewählten Abgeordneten''. 2nd edition, Berlin: Verlag Carl Heymann, 1904 |
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|seats1 = 117 |
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* Phillips, A. (ed.): ''Die Reichstagswahlen von 1867 bis 1883. Statistik der Wahlen zum Konstituierenden und Norddeutschen Reichstage, zum Zollparlament, sowie zu den fünf ersten Legislatur-Perioden des Deutschen Reichstages''. Berlin: Verlag Louis Gerschel, 1883 |
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| sw1 = +5.69 |
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* Hirth, Georg (ed.): ''Deutscher Parlaments-Almanach''. 9. Ausgabe vom 9. Mai 1871. Berlin: Verlag Franz Duncker, 1871 |
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| sc1 = +13 |
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|party2 = [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]] |
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|votes2 = 707896 |
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|seats2 = 58 |
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| sw2 = New |
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| sc2 = New |
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|party3 = [[Conservative Party (Prussia)|Conservative Party]] |
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{{German federal elections}} |
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|votes3 = 524881 |
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|seats3 = 56 |
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| sw3 = −1.31 |
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| sc3 = −9 |
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|party4 = [[German Progress Party]] |
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==See also== |
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|votes4 = 351209 |
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{{Seealso|German Empire}} |
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|seats4 = 45 |
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| sw4 = +0.29 |
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| sc4 = +14 |
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|party5 = [[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]] |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:German Federal Election, 1871}} |
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|votes5 = 343098 |
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[[Category:Elections in Germany]] |
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|seats5 = 37 |
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[[Category:1871 elections in Europe]] |
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| sw5 = +2.16 |
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[[Category:1871 in Germany]] |
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| sc5 = 0 |
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[[Category:Elections in the German Empire]] |
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|party6 = [[Imperial Liberal Party]] |
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|votes6 = 274068 |
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|seats6 = 33 |
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| sw6 = New |
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| sc6 = New |
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|party7 = [[Polish Party]] |
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{{Germany-election-stub}} |
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|votes7 = 176342 |
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|seats7 = 13 |
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| sw7 = −0.52 |
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| sc7 = +2 |
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|party8 = Independent Liberals |
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[[de:Reichstagswahl 1871]] |
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|color8 = #EEDC82 |
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[[it:Elezioni federali tedesche del 1871]] |
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|votes8 = 74903 |
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[[hu:1871-es németországi választások]] |
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|seats8 = 5 |
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[[nl:Duitse Rijksdagverkiezingen 1871]] |
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| sw8 = −9.05 |
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[[no:Valget i Tyskland 1871]] |
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| sc8 = −27 |
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|party9 = [[German-Hanoverian Party]] |
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|votes9 = 73470 |
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|seats9 = 7 |
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| sw9 = +1.01 |
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| sc9 = +3 |
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|party10 = [[General German Workers' Association]] |
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|color10 = {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
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|votes10 = 56117 |
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|seats10 = 0 |
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| sw10 = −0.27 |
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| sc10 = −2 |
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|party11 = [[Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany|Social Democratic Workers' Party]] |
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|votes11 = 41040 |
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|seats11 = 1 |
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| sw11 = −0.19 |
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| sc11 = −1 |
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|party12 = [[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]] |
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|votes12 = 29595 |
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|seats12 = 1 |
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| sw12 = −1.23 |
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| sc12 = −7 |
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|party13 = [[Old Liberals]] |
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|color13 = #008000 |
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|votes13 = 24900 |
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|seats13 = 2 |
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| sw13 = −2.79 |
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| sc13 = −16 |
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|party14 = [[Danish Party]] |
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|votes14 = 21143 |
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|seats14 = 1 |
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| sw14 = −0.23 |
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| sc14 = 0 |
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|party15 = Clericals |
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|color15 = {{party color|Centre Party (Germany)}} |
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|votes15 = 15329 |
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|seats15 = 3 |
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| sw15 = −9.21 |
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| sc15 = −33 |
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|party16 = Independent conservatives |
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|color16 = #007FFF |
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|votes16 = 14805 |
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|seats16 = 1 |
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| sw16 = −9.64 |
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| sc16 = +1 |
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|party17 = Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals |
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|color17 = #EEDC82 |
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|votes17 = 6968 |
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|seats17 = 2 |
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| sw17 = −1.03 |
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| sc17 = −6 |
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|party18 = [[General German Workers' Association#Lasallean General German Workers' Association|Lassallean General German Workers' Association]] |
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|color18 = {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}} |
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|votes18 = 4770 |
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|seats18 = 0 |
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| sw18 = −0.02 |
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| sc18 = −1 |
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|party19 = Saxon Particularist Conservatives |
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|color19 = #007FFF |
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|votes19 = 1549 |
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|seats19 = 0 |
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| sw19 = −0.06 |
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| sc19 = 0 |
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|party20 = Others |
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|votes20 = 17596 |
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|seats20 = 0 |
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| sw20 = −0.84 |
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| sc20 = 0 |
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|party21 = Unknown |
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|votes21 = 894 |
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|seats21 = 0 |
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| sw21 = −0.07 |
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| sc21 = 0 |
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|invalid = 19016 |
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|total_sc = +85 |
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|electorate = 7656283 |
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|source=[https://wahlen-in-deutschland.de/krtw.htm Wahlen in Deutschland] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{German elections}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Federal elections in Germany]] |
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[[Category:1871 elections in Germany]] |
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[[Category:Elections in the German Empire]] |
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[[Category:March 1871 events]] |
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All 382 seats in the Reichstag 192 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 7,656,283 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 3,905,531 (51.01%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 117 of the 382 seats.[2] Voter turnout was just 51.0%.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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National Liberal Party | 1,125,942 | 28.97 | +5.69 | 117 | +13 | |
Centre Party | 707,896 | 18.21 | New | 58 | New | |
Conservative Party | 524,881 | 13.51 | −1.31 | 56 | −9 | |
German Progress Party | 351,209 | 9.04 | +0.29 | 45 | +14 | |
German Reich Party | 343,098 | 8.83 | +2.16 | 37 | 0 | |
Imperial Liberal Party | 274,068 | 7.05 | New | 33 | New | |
Polish Party | 176,342 | 4.54 | −0.52 | 13 | +2 | |
Independent Liberals | 74,903 | 1.93 | −9.05 | 5 | −27 | |
German-Hanoverian Party | 73,470 | 1.89 | +1.01 | 7 | +3 | |
General German Workers' Association | 56,117 | 1.44 | −0.27 | 0 | −2 | |
Social Democratic Workers' Party | 41,040 | 1.06 | −0.19 | 1 | −1 | |
German People's Party | 29,595 | 0.76 | −1.23 | 1 | −7 | |
Old Liberals | 24,900 | 0.64 | −2.79 | 2 | −16 | |
Danish Party | 21,143 | 0.54 | −0.23 | 1 | 0 | |
Clericals | 15,329 | 0.39 | −9.21 | 3 | −33 | |
Independent conservatives | 14,805 | 0.38 | −9.64 | 1 | +1 | |
Schleswig-Holstein Particularist Liberals | 6,968 | 0.18 | −1.03 | 2 | −6 | |
Lassallean General German Workers' Association | 4,770 | 0.12 | −0.02 | 0 | −1 | |
Saxon Particularist Conservatives | 1,549 | 0.04 | −0.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | 17,596 | 0.45 | −0.84 | 0 | 0 | |
Unknown | 894 | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 3,886,515 | 100.00 | – | 382 | +85 | |
Valid votes | 3,886,515 | 99.51 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 19,016 | 0.49 | ||||
Total votes | 3,905,531 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,656,283 | 51.01 | ||||
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788