German federal election, 1874
German federal election, 1874
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| 10 January 1874 (1874-01-10) |
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority |
| Turnout |
61.2% |
| |
First party |
Second party |
Third party |
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| Party |
NLP |
Centre |
DFP |
| Last election |
125 seats |
63 seats |
46 seats |
| Seats won |
155 |
91 |
49 |
| Seat change |
 30 |
28 |
3 |
| Popular vote |
1,542,500 |
1,446,000 |
447,500 |
| Percentage |
29.7% |
27.9% |
8.6% |
| Swing |
 0.4% |
9.3% |
0.2% |
|
| |
Fourth party |
Fifth party |
Sixth party |
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| Party |
DRP |
KP |
SPD |
| Last election |
37 seats |
57 seats |
2 seats |
| Seats won |
33 |
22 |
9 |
| Seat change |
4 |
35 |
7 |
| Popular vote |
375,500 |
360,000 |
352,000 |
| Percentage |
7.2% |
7.0% |
6.8% |
| Swing |
1.7% |
7.1% |
3.6% |
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 10 January 1874.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 155 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.2%.[1]
Results
| Party |
Votes[a] |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
|---|
| National Liberal Party | 1,542,500 | 29.7 | 155 | +30 |
| Centre Party | 1,446,000 | 27.9 | 91 | +30 |
| German Progress Party | 447,500 | 8.6 | 49 | +3 |
| German Reich Party | 375,500 | 7.2 | 33 | −4 |
| German Conservative Party | 360,000 | 7.0 | 22 | −35 |
| Social Democratic Party | 352,000 | 6.8 | 9 | +7 |
| Alsace-Lorraine Party | 234,500 | 4.5 | 15 | New |
| Polish Party | 198,400 | 3.8 | 14 | +1 |
| German-Hanoverian Party | 73,000 | 1.4 | 4 | −2 |
| Imperial Liberal Party | 53,900 | 1.0 | 3 | −27 |
| Danish Party | 34,000 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| German People's Party | 22,000 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Others | 51,000 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 29,600 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,219,900 | 100 | 397 | +15 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,523,400 | 61.2 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB |
a Figures for votes are rounded to the nearest 100.[1]
| Popular Vote |
|---|
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| Zentrum |
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30.22% |
| NLP |
|
29.72% |
| DFP |
|
8.62% |
| DRP |
|
7.12% |
| KP |
|
6.94% |
| Poles |
|
3.82% |
| ADAV |
|
3.46% |
| SDAP |
|
3.31% |
| Other |
|
6.80% |
| Reichstag seats |
|---|
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| NLP |
|
39.04% |
| Zentrum |
|
22.92% |
| DFP |
|
12.34% |
| DRP |
|
8.31% |
| KP |
|
5.54% |
| Poles |
|
3.53% |
| SDAP |
|
1.76% |
| ADAV |
|
0.50% |
| Other |
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6.05% |
References
- 1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
