German federal election, 1877

German federal election, 1877
German Empire
10 January 1877

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 61.6%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party NLP Centre KP
Last election 155 seats 91 seats 22 seats
Seats won 128 93 40
Seat change Decrease27 Increase2 Increase18
Popular vote 1,470,000 1,341,300 526,000
Percentage 27.2% 24.8% 9.8%
Swing Decrease2.5% Decrease3.1% Increase1.2%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party DRP DFP LV
Last election 33 seats 49 seats New
Seats won 38 35 13
Seat change Increase5 Decrease14 New
Popular vote 426,600 417,800 135,000
Percentage 7.9% 7.8% 2.5%
Swing Increase0.7% Decrease0.8%

  Seventh party
 
Party SPD
Last election 9 seats
Seats won 12
Seat change Increase3
Popular vote 493,300
Percentage 9.1%
Swing Increase2.3%
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1877.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 128 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.6%.[1]

Results

Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
National Liberal Party1,470,00027.2128−27
Centre Party1,341,30024.893+2
German Conservative Party526,0009.840+18
Social Democratic Party493,3009.112+3
German Reich Party426,6007.938+5
German Progress Party417,8007.835−14
Polish Party216,2004.0140
Alsace-Lorraine Party200,0003.7150
Liberal Union135,0002.513New
German-Hanoverian Party85,0001.640
German People's Party44,9000.84+3
Danish Party23,0000.410
Others22,0000.400
Invalid/blank votes21,600
Total5,422,6001003970
Registered voters/turnout8,943,00061.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100.[1]

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%

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p788