German federal election, 1878

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
 
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Ludwig Windthorst Otto von Helldorff
Party NLP Centre KP
Leader since 1867 26 May 1874 7 June 1876
Last election 128 seats 93 seats 40 seats
Seats won 99 94 59
Seat change Decrease29 Increase1 Increase19
Popular vote 1,331,000 1,328,100 749,500
Percentage 23.1% 23.1% 13.0%
Swing Decrease4.1% Decrease1.7% Increase3.2%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Eduard Lasker
Party DRP DFP LV
Leader since 1877
Last election 38 seats 35 seats 13 seats
Seats won 57 26 10
Seat change Increase19 Decrease9 Decrease3
Popular vote 785,800 385,100 156,000
Percentage 13.6% 6.7% 2.7%
Swing Increase5.7% Decrease1.1% Increase0.2%
German Reichstag 1878
President of the Reichstag before election

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

 Elected President of the Reichstag

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

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Federal elections were held in Germany on 30 July 1878.[1] The National Liberal Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag, with 99 of the 397 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 63.4%.[3]

Results

Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
National Liberal Party1,331,00023.199−29
Centre Party1,328,10023.194+1
German Reich Party785,80013.657+19
German Conservative Party749,50013.059+19
Socialist Workers' Party437,1007.69−3
German Progress Party385,1006.726−9
Polish Party210,1003.6140
Alsace-Lorraine Party178,9003.1150
Liberal Union156,0002.710−3
German-Hanoverian Party100,0001.710+6
German People's Party66,1001.13−1
Danish Party18,0000.310
Others14,7000.300
Invalid/blank votes20,000–––
Total5,780,9001003970
Registered voters/turnout9,128,30063.4––
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded.[1]

Popular Vote
Zentrum
 
 24.09%
NLP
 
 23.10%
DRP
 
 13.64%
DKP
 
 13.01%
SAP
 
 7.59%
DFP
 
 6.69%
PP
 
 3.65%
Other
 
 8.24%
Reichstag seats
NLP
 
 24.94%
Zentrum
 
 23.68%
DKP
 
 14.86%
DRP
 
 14.36%
DFP
 
 6.55%
PP
 
 3.53%
SAP
 
 2.27%
Other
 
 9.82%

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p788
  3. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p773
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