1878 German federal election

German federal election, 1878

30 July 1878 (1878-07-30)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.4%
First party Second party Third party   Party NlP Centre DKP Last election 128 seats 93 seats 40 seats Seats won 99 94 59 Seat change 29 1 19 Popular vote 1,331,000 1,328,100 749,500 Percentage 23.1% 23.1% 13.0% Swing 4.1% 1.7% 3.2%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party DRP DFP LV Last election 38 seats 35 seats 13 seats Seats won 57 26 10 Seat change 19 9 3 Popular vote 785,800 385,100 156,000 Percentage 13.6% 6.7% 2.7% Swing 5.7% 1.1% 0.2%   Seventh party Eighth party   Party DHP SPD Last election 4 seats 12 seats Seats won 10 9 Seat change 4 3 Popular vote 100,000 437,100 Percentage 1.7% 7.6% Swing 0.1% 1.5%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878. The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 63.4%.

Results

Party	Votes[a]	%	Seats	+/–
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
Social Democratic 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.

Popular Vote Zentrum   24.09% NLP   23.10% DRP   13.64% DKP   13.01% SAP   7.59% DFP   6.69% Poles   3.65% Other   8.24%

Reichstag seats NLP   24.94% Zentrum   23.68% DKP   14.86% DRP   14.36% DFP   6.55% Poles   3.53% SAP   2.27% Other   9.82%