1871 German federal election
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All 382 seats in the Reichstag 192 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 52.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Composition of the Reichstag after the 1871 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%.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| 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 | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p772
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