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{{Infobox election
| election_name = German federal election, 1871
| country = German Empire
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| vote_type = Popular <!-- default -->
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = Zollparlament election, 1868
| previous_year = 1868
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|1871|03|03|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = German federal election, 1874
| next_year = 1874
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election = All 382 seats in the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]]
| majority_seats = 192
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 52.0%
<!-- NLP -->
| image1 = [[File:Rudolf_von_Bennigsen.jpg|150x150px]]
| colour1 =
| leader1 = [[Rudolf von Bennigsen]]
| party1 = National Liberal Party (Germany)
| alliance1 =
| leader_since1 = 1867
| leaders_seat1 =
| last_election1 = 97 seats
| seats_before1 =
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 125
| seats_after1 =
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 28
| popular_vote1 = 1,171,000
| percentage1 = 30.1%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 6.8%
<!-- Zentrum -->
| image2 = [[File:No image.svg|x110px]]
| colour2 =
| leader2 = [[Hermann von Mallinckrodt]]
| party2 = Centre Party (Germany)
| alliance2 =
| leader_since2 = 1870
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 = 33 seats
| seats_before2 =
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 63
| seats_after2 =
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 30
| popular_vote2 = 724,000
| percentage2 = 18.6%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 9.0%
<!-- KP -->
| image3 = [[File:No image.svg|x110px]]
| colour3 =
| leader3 =
| party3 = German Conservative Party
| alliance3 =
| leader_since3 =
| leaders_seat3 =
| last_election3 = 66 seats
| seats_before3 =
| seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 57
| seats_after3 =
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 9
| popular_vote3 = 549,000
| percentage3 = 14.1%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 0.7%
<!-- DRP -->
| image5 = [[File:No image.svg|x110px]]
| colour5 =
| leader5 =
| party5 = Free Conservative Party
| alliance5 =
| leader_since5 =
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 = 37 seats
| seats_before5 =
| seats_needed5 =
| seats5 = 37
| seats_after5 =
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote5 = 346,000
| percentage5 = 8.9%
| swing5 = {{increase}} 2.2%
<!-- DFP -->
| image4 = [[File:No image.svg|x110px]]
| colour4 =
| leader4 =
| party4 = German Progress Party
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 31 seats
| seats_before4 =
| seats_needed4 =
| seats4 = 46
| seats_after4 =
| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 15
| popular_vote4 = 342,000
| percentage4 = 8.8%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 0.1%
<!-- LRP -->
| image6 = [[File:Hohenlohe-schillingsf%C3%BCrst1867.jpg|150x150px]]
| colour6 =
| leader6 = [[Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst|Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst]]
| party6 = Imperial Liberal Party
| alliance6 =
| leader_since6 = 1871
| leaders_seat6 =
| last_election6 = 17 seats
| seats_before6 =
| seats_needed6 =
| seats6 = 30
| seats_after6 =
| seat_change6 = {{increase}} 13
| popular_vote6 = 281,000
| percentage6 = 7.2%
| swing6 = {{increase}} 3.6%
<!-- map -->
| map_alt =
| map = <!-- bottom -->
| map_image = [[File:1871 German Parlament.png|1871 German Parliament]]
| map_size =
| map_caption = <!-- bottom --> Composition of the Reichstag after the 1871 election.
| title = President of the Zollparlament
| posttitle = President of the [[Reichstag (German Empire)|Reichstag]]
| before_election = [[Eduard von Simson]]
| before_party = Independent (politician)
| after_election = [[Eduard von Simson]]
| after_party = Independent (politician)
}}

{{Politics of Germany}}

The first '''Federal elections''' were held in 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 125 of the 382 seats.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p788</ref> Voter turnout was just 52.0%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p772</ref>
The first '''Federal elections''' were held in 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 125 of the 382 seats.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p788</ref> Voter turnout was just 52.0%.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p772</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
{{Election table|German federal election, 1871|Summary of the 3 March election results}}
!Party
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9; text-align:center;"
!Votes
!%
!Seats
|-
|-
|align=left|[[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]]||1,171,000||30.1||125
| colspan="6" | [[File:1871 German Parlament.png|center|375px]]
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]||724,000||18.6||63
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions
! Votes
! %
! Seats
|-
|-
|align=left|[[German Conservative Party]]||549,000||14.1||57
| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#B9DAFF;border-bottom-style:hidden;" |
|-
| style="background-color:#248AFF;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| [[National Liberal Party (Germany)|National Liberal Party]]
|align=left|[[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]]||346,000||8.9||37
|-
| 1,171,000
|align=left|[[German Progress Party]]||342,000||8.8||46
| 30.1
| 125
|-
|align=left|[[Imperial Liberal Party]]||281,000||7.2||30
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Polish Party]]||176,000||4.6||13
| style="background-color:#0B2476;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| [[German Conservative Party]]
| 549,000
| 14.1
| 57
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]||124,000||3.2||2
| style="background-color:#FAD9AF;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| [[Free Conservative Party|German Reich Party]]
| 346,000
| 8.9
| 37
|- style="background-color:#B9DAFF;"
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;"| '''Pro-Governatives'''
| '''2,066,000'''
| '''53.1'''
| '''219'''
|-
|-
|align=left|[[German-Hanoverian Party]]||52,000||1.4||6
| style="background-color:#FFF700;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]
| 724,000
| 18.6
| 63
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Danish Party]]||25,000||0.7||1
| style="background-color:#FFD447;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[German Progress Party]]
| 342,000
| 8.8
| 46
|-
|-
|align=left|[[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]]||19,000||0.5||1
| style="background-color:#F9A600;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[Imperial Liberal Party]]
| 281,000
| 7.2
| 30
|-
|-
|align=left|Others||79,000||2.0||1
| style="background-color:#D49797;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[Polish Party]]
| 176,000
| 4.6
| 13
|-
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||275,500||–||–
| style="background-color:#DF0000;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]]
| 124,000
| 3.2
| 2
|-
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''4,163,500'''||'''100'''||'''382'''
| style="background-color:#E2BD42;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[German-Hanoverian Party]]
| 52,000
| 1.4
| 6
|-
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||7,656,200||52.0||–
| style="background-color:#FAAFAF;"|
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[Danish Party]]
| 25,000
| 0.7
| 1
|-
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen & Stöver, [http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/docpage.cfm?docpage_id=3212&language=german DGDB]
| style="background-color:#E500B7;"|
|}
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| [[German People's Party (1868)|German People's Party]]

| 19,000
{{bar box
| 0.5
| title=Popular Vote
| 1
| titlebar=#ddd
|-
| width=600px
| style="background-color:#C9C9C9;"|
| barwidth=410px
| colspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| Others
| 79,000
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''NLP'''|{{National Liberal Party (Germany)/meta/color}}|30.30}}
| 2.0
{{bar percent|Zentrum|{{Centre Party (Germany)/meta/color}}|18.09}}
| 1
{{bar percent|KP|{{German Conservative Party/meta/color}}|14.16}}
|-
{{bar percent|DFP|{{German Free-minded Party/meta/color}}|8.99}}
| colspan=3 | Invalid/blank votes
{{bar percent|DRP|{{Free Conservative Party/meta/color}}|8.93}}
| 275,500
{{bar percent|LRP|{{Imperial Liberal Party/meta/color}}|6.97}}
| {{ndash}}
{{bar percent|PP|#D4213D|4.34}}
| {{ndash}}
{{bar percent|ADAV|{{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}|1.48}}
|-
{{bar percent|SDAP|{{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}|1.22}}
| colspan=6 style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"|
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|5.52}}
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
}}
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;"| Total

| 4,163,500
{{bar box
| 100
| title=Reichstag seats
| 382
| titlebar=#ddd
|-
| width=600px
| colspan=3 style="text-align:left;"| Registered voters/turnout
| barwidth=410px
| 7,656,200
| 52.0
| bars=
{{bar percent|'''NLP'''|{{National Liberal Party (Germany)/meta/color}}|32.72}}
| {{ndash}}
{{bar percent|Zentrum|{{Centre Party (Germany)/meta/color}}|16.49}}
|-
{{bar percent|KP|{{German Conservative Party/meta/color}}|14.92}}
| style="text-align:left;font-size:90%;" colspan=12 |
{{bar percent|DFP|{{German Free-minded Party/meta/color}}|12.04}}
Source: Source: Nohlen & Stöver, [http://germanhistorydocs.ghi-dc.org/docpage.cfm?docpage_id=3212&language=german DGDB]
{{bar percent|DRP|{{Free Conservative Party/meta/color}}|9.69}}
|}<noinclude>
{{bar percent|LRP|{{Imperial Liberal Party/meta/color}}|7.85}}
{{bar percent|PP|#D4213D|3.40}}
{{bar percent|SDAP|{{Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color}}|0.52}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|2.36}}
}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:36, 26 October 2018

German federal election, 1871
← 1868 3 March 1871 (1871-03-03) 1874 →
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 DKP
Leader since 1867 1870
Last election 97 seats 33 seats 66 seats
Seats won 125 63 57
Seat change Increase 28 Increase 30 Decrease 9
Popular vote 1,171,000 724,000 549,000
Percentage 30.1% 18.6% 14.1%
Swing Increase 6.8% Increase 9.0% Decrease 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 Increase 15 Steady Increase 13
Popular vote 342,000 346,000 281,000
Percentage 8.8% 8.9% 7.2%
Swing Increase 0.1% Increase 2.2% Increase 3.6%
1871 German Parliament
Composition of the Reichstag after the 1871 election.
President of the Zollparlament before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

President of the Reichstag

Eduard von Simson
Independent

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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%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
National Liberal Party 1,171,000 30.1 125
Centre Party 724,000 18.6 63
German Conservative Party 549,000 14.1 57
German Reich Party 346,000 8.9 37
German Progress Party 342,000 8.8 46
Imperial Liberal Party 281,000 7.2 30
Polish Party 176,000 4.6 13
Social Democratic Party 124,000 3.2 2
German-Hanoverian Party 52,000 1.4 6
Danish Party 25,000 0.7 1
German People's Party 19,000 0.5 1
Others 79,000 2.0 1
Invalid/blank votes 275,500 – –
Total 4,163,500 100 382
Registered voters/turnout 7,656,200 52.0 –
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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