1884 German federal election

German federal election, 1884

28 October 1884 (1884-10-28)
All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.5%
First party Second party Third party   Party Centre DKP DFP Last election 100 seats 50 seats 106 seats Seats won 99 78 67 Seat change 1 28 39 Popular vote 1,282,000 861,100 997,000 Percentage 22.6% 15.2% 17.6% Swing 0.6% 1.1% 3.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party NlP DRP SPD Last election 47 seats 28 seats 12 seats Seats won 51 28 24 Seat change 4 0 12 Popular vote 997,000 387,700 550,000 Percentage 17.6% 6.8% 9.7% Swing 3.0% 0.6% 3.6%

Federal elections were held in Germany on 28 October 1884. The Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats. Voter turnout was 60.5%.

Results

Party	Votes[a]	%	Seats	+/–
Centre Party	1,282,000	22.6	99	−1
German Free-minded Party	997,000	17.6	67	−39
National Liberal Party	997,000	17.6	51	+4
German Conservative Party	861,100	15.2	78	+28
Social Democratic Party	550,000	9.7	24	+12
German Reich Party	387,700	6.8	28	0
Polish Party	203,200	3.6	16	−2
Alsace-Lorraine Party	165,600	2.9	15	0
German-Hanoverian Party	96,400	1.7	11	+1
German People's Party	95,900	1.7	7	−2
Danish Party	14,000	0.3	1	−1
Others	12,700	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	18,700	–	–	–
Total	5,681,700	100	397	0
Registered voters/turnout	9,383,100	60.5	–	–
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

^a Figures for votes are rounded.

Popular Vote Zentrum   22.61% DFP   17.44% NLP   17.42% DKP   15.15% SAP   9.70% DRP   6.84% Poles   3.58% Other   7.26%

Reichstag seats Zentrum   24.94% DKP   19.65% DFP   16.88% NLP   12.85% DRP   7.05% SAP   6.05% Poles   4.03% Other   8.56%