1878 German federal election
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 63.4%.[3]
Results
Party | Votes[a] | % | Seats | +/– |
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National Liberal Party | 1,331,000 | 23.1 | 99 | −29 |
Centre Party | 1,328,100 | 23.1 | 94 | +1 |
German Reich Party | 785,800 | 13.6 | 57 | +19 |
German Conservative Party | 749,500 | 13.0 | 59 | +19 |
Socialist Workers' Party | 437,100 | 7.6 | 9 | −3 |
German Progress Party | 385,100 | 6.7 | 26 | −9 |
Polish Party | 210,100 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 |
Alsace-Lorraine Party | 178,900 | 3.1 | 15 | 0 |
Liberal Union | 156,000 | 2.7 | 10 | −3 |
German-Hanoverian Party | 100,000 | 1.7 | 10 | +6 |
German People's Party | 66,100 | 1.1 | 3 | −1 |
Danish Party | 18,000 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
Others | 14,700 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 20,000 | – | – | – |
Total | 5,780,900 | 100 | 397 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 9,128,300 | 63.4 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |
a Figures for votes are rounded.[1]
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p773