1903 German federal election

Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1903.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving a clear plurality of votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 100 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won only 81.[2] The voter turnout for the election was 76.1%.[3]

1903 German federal election

16 June 1903 (1903-06-16)

All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.1% 8.0 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Franz von Ballestrem Paul Singer
& August Bebel
Otto Karl von Manteuffel
Party Centre SPD KP
Leader since 1890 18 March 1890
& 21 November 1892
1892
Last election 102 seats 56 seats 56 seats
Seats won 100 81 54
Seat change 2 25 2
Popular vote 1,875,300 3,010,800 948,500
Percentage 19.8% 31.7% 10.0%
Swing 1.0% 4.5% 1.1%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Ernst Bassermann Eugen Richter
Party NLP FVp DRP
Leader since 1898 7 May 1893
Last election 46 seats 29 seats 23 seats
Seats won 51 21 21
Seat change 5 8 2
Popular vote 1,317,400 538,200 333,400
Percentage 13.9% 5.7% 4.7%
Swing 1.4% 1.5% 1.0%

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

Elected President of the Reichstag

Franz von Ballestrem
Centre

Results

Party Votes[a] % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Party3,010,80031.781+25
Centre Party1,875,30019.8100−2
National Liberal Party1,317,40013.951+5
German Conservative Party948,50010.054−2
Free-minded People's Party538,2005.721−8
Polish Party347,8003.716+2
German Reich Party333,4003.521−2
Anti-Semites244,5002.611−2
Free-minded Union243,2002.69−3
German Agrarian League118,8001.34−2
Bavarian Peasants' League111,4001.24−1
Alsace-Lorraine Party101,9001.19−1
German-Hanoverian Party94,3001.06−3
German People's Party91,2001.06−2
Danish Party15,0000.210
Others97,5001.03−4
Invalid/blank votes44,800
Total9,533,8001003970
Registered voters/turnout12,531,20076.1
Source: Nohlen & Stöver, DGDB

a Figures for votes are rounded.[1]

Popular Vote
SPD
31.71%
Zentrum
19.75%
NLP
14.01%
DKP
9.88%
FVP
5.67%
PP
3.66%
DRP
3.51%
Anti-Semites
2.56%
FV
2.55%
Other
6.70%
Reichstag seats
Zentrum
25.19%
SPD
20.40%
DKP
13.60%
NLP
12.85%
FVP
5.29%
DRP
5.29%
PP
4.03%
Anti-Semites
2.77%
FV
2.27%
Other
8.31%

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p789
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p775
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