1878 German federal election

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]

1878 German federal election

30 July 1878 (1878-07-30)

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.4% 1.8 pp
  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 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
 
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 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%

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

Elected President of the Reichstag

Max von Forckenbeck
NLP

Results

1874 German Parliament
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. 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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