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1871 German federal election

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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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