1874 German federal election

1874 German federal election

10 January 1874 (1874-01-10)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.2% 9.2 pp
First party Second party Third party   Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Hermann von Mallinckrodt Party NlP Centre DFP Leader since 1867 1870 Last election 125 seats 63 seats 46 seats Seats won 155 91 49 Seat change 30 28 3 Popular vote 1,542,500 1,446,000 447,500 Percentage 29.7% 27.9% 8.6% Swing 0.4% 9.3% 0.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader August Bebel & Wilhelm Liebknecht Party DRP Conservatives SDAP Leader since 1869 (both) Last election 37 seats 57 seats 2 seats Seats won 33 22 9 Seat change 4 35 7 Popular vote 375,500 360,000 352,000 Percentage 7.2% 7.0% 6.8% Swing 1.7% 7.1% 3.6%
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election Eduard von Simson Independent Elected President of the Reichstag Max von Forckenbeck NlP

Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874. The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 155 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 61.2%.

Results

Party	Votes[a]	%	Seats	+/–
National Liberal Party	1,542,500	29.7	155	+30
Centre Party	1,446,000	27.9	91	+30
German Progress Party	447,500	8.6	49	+3
German Reich Party	375,500	7.2	33	−4
Conservative Party	360,000	7.0	22	−35
Social Democratic Workers' Party	352,000	6.8	9	+7
Alsace-Lorraine Party	234,500	4.5	15	New
Polish Party	198,400	3.8	14	+1
German-Hanoverian Party	73,000	1.4	4	−2
Imperial Liberal Party	53,900	1.0	3	−27
Danish Party	34,000	0.7	1	0
German People's Party	22,000	0.4	1	0
Others	51,000	1.0	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	29,600	–	–	–
Total	5,219,900	100	397	+15
Registered voters/turnout	8,523,400	61.2	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100.

Popular Vote Zentrum   30.22% NLP   29.72% DFP   8.62% DRP   7.12% KP   6.94% PP   3.82% ADAV   3.46% SDAP   3.31% Other   6.80%

Reichstag seats NLP   39.04% Zentrum   22.92% DFP   12.34% DRP   8.31% KP   5.54% PP   3.53% SDAP   1.76% ADAV   0.50% Other   6.05%