1877 German federal election

German federal election, 1877

10 January 1877 (1877-01-10)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	61.6%
First party Second party Third party   Party NlP Centre DKP Last election 155 seats 91 seats 22 seats Seats won 128 93 40 Seat change 27 2 18 Popular vote 1,470,000 1,341,300 526,000 Percentage 27.2% 24.8% 9.8% Swing 2.5% 3.1% 1.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party DRP DFP LV Last election 33 seats 49 seats New Seats won 38 35 13 Seat change 5 14 New Popular vote 426,600 417,800 135,000 Percentage 7.9% 7.8% 2.5% Swing 0.7% 0.8%   Seventh party   Party SPD Last election 9 seats Seats won 12 Seat change 3 Popular vote 493,300 Percentage 9.1% Swing 2.3%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877. The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 128 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 61.6%.

Results

Party	Votes[a]	%	Seats	+/–
National Liberal Party	1,470,000	27.2	128	−27
Centre Party	1,341,300	24.8	93	+2
German Conservative Party	526,000	9.8	40	+18
Social Democratic Party	493,300	9.1	12	+3
German Reich Party	426,600	7.9	38	+5
German Progress Party	417,800	7.8	35	−14
Polish Party	216,200	4.0	14	0
Alsace-Lorraine Party	200,000	3.7	15	0
Liberal Union	135,000	2.5	13	New
German-Hanoverian Party	85,000	1.6	4	0
German People's Party	44,900	0.8	4	+3
Danish Party	23,000	0.4	1	0
Others	22,000	0.4	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	21,600	–	–	–
Total	5,422,600	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	8,943,000	61.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

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

Popular Vote NLP   27.21% Zentrum   26.01% DKP   9.74% SAP   9.13% DRP   7.90% DFP   7.74% Poles   4.00% Other   8.28%

Reichstag seats NLP   32.24% Zentrum   23.43% DKP   10.08% DRP   9.57% DFP   8.81% Poles   3.53% SAP   3.02% Other   9.32%