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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.
The first '''Federal elections''' were held in [[Germany]] on 3 March 1871.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p762 ISBN 9873832956097</ref> The [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]] emerged as the largest party in the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]], with 125 of the 382 seats.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p788</ref> Voter turnout was just 52.0%.<ref name=NS>Nohlen & Stöver, p772</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
{| 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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!Party
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
!Votes{{ref label|reference_name_A|a|a}}
⚫
! | Party
!%
! | Seats
!Seats
! | Change
|-
|-
| [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]]<br> (NL - National Liberals)
|align=left|[[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]]||11,76,600||28.5||125
| 125
| None
|-
|-
| [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]<br> (Zentrum - Political Catholics)
|align=left|[[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]||700,400||17.0||61
| 61
| None
|-
|-
| [[German Conservative Party]]<br> (DKP - Conservatives)
|align=left|[[German Conservative Party]]||549,700||13.3||57
| 57
| None
|-
|-
| [[German Progress Party]]<br> (DFP - Liberals)
|align=left|[[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]]||346,900||8.4||37
| 46
| None
|-
|-
|align=left|[[German Progress Party]]||342,400||8.3||46
| [[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]]<br> (DRP - Conservative Nationalists)
| 37
| None
|-
|-
| Imperial Liberal Party<br> (LRP - Conservative Liberals)
|align=left|[[Imperial Liberal Party]]||279,900||6.6||30
| 30
| None
⚫
|-
| Polen<br> (P - Polish Regionalists)
| 13
| None
⚫
|-
| [[German-Hanoverian Party]]<br> (DHP - Hanover regionalists)
| 9
| None
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|-
| Workers' Party<br> ([[General German Workers' Association|ADAV]]/[[Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany|SDAP]])
| 2
| None
⚫
|-
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| [[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]]<br> (DVP - Radical liberals)
| 1
| None
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]||124,700||3.0||2
| Danish Regionalists<br> (D - Dänen)
| 1
| None
|-
|-
|align=left|Poles||176,300||4.6||rowspan=2|23
|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''Total'''
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|-
|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''382'''
|align=left|Other minority groups||103,500||2.7
|bgcolor=lightgrey| '''-'''
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|-
|align=left|Others||rowspan=2|79,100||rowspan=2|1.9||0
⚫
|-
⚫
|align=left|[[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]]||1
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|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||275,500||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''4,148,000'''||'''100'''||'''382'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||7,656,200||52.0||–
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen & Stöver
|}
|}


{{note label|reference_name_A|a|a}} Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 1,000.<ref name=NS/>
== Literature ==
* 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
* 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
* Hirth, Georg (ed.): ''Deutscher Parlaments-Almanach''. 9. Ausgabe vom 9. Mai 1871. Berlin: Verlag Franz Duncker, 1871



==References==
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==See also==
{{Seealso|German Empire}}


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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 125 of the 382 seats.[2] Voter turnout was just 52.0%.[1]

Results

Party Votes[a] % Seats
National Liberal Party 11,76,600 28.5 125
Centre Party 700,400 17.0 61
German Conservative Party 549,700 13.3 57
German Reich Party 346,900 8.4 37
German Progress Party 342,400 8.3 46
Imperial Liberal Party 279,900 6.6 30
Social Democratic Party 124,700 3.0 2
Poles 176,300 4.6 23
Other minority groups 103,500 2.7
Others 79,100 1.9 0
German People's Party 1
Invalid/blank votes 275,500 – –
Total 4,148,000 100 382
Registered voters/turnout 7,656,200 52.0 –
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 1,000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 9873832956097 Cite error: The named reference "NS" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788


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