August 1867 North German federal election

Elections to the Reichstag of the North German Confederation were held on 31 August 1867,[1] with run-off elections during the following weeks. The National Liberal Party continued to serve as the largest party, winning 81 seats. These were the first regular and last elections during the North German Confederation. In July 1870 the Reichstag members decided not to hold new elections during the Franco-Prussian war, in spite of the three-year period.

August 1867 North German federal election

31 August 1867 (1867-08-31)

All 297 seats in the Reichstag
162 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rudolf von Bennigsen Eduard Georg von Bethusy-Huc
(nominal)
Party NLP Conservatives DRP
Leader since 1867 1866
Seats before 80 59 39
Seats won 81 66 34
Seat change 1 7 5
Percentage 16.3%
Swing 1.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Benedict Waldeck Ludwig Windthorst Georg von Vincke
Party DFP Federal Constitutional Party Old Liberals
Leader since 1867 1866 1858
Seats before 19 18 27
Seats won 29 21 15
Seat change 10 3 12
Percentage 7.1%
Swing 2.5%

  Seventh party
 
Party Free Association
Seats before 14
Seats won 13
Seat change 1

Map of results (by constituencies)

President of the Reichstag before election

Eduard von Simson
Independent

Elected President of the Reichstag

Eduard von Simson
Independent

Electoral system

The North German Confederation were divided into 297 single-member electoral constituencies, of which 236 were in Prussia. All men over the age of 25 and not in receipt of public assistance were eligible to vote.

Results

Party Seats
National Liberal Party81
Conservative Party66
Free Conservative Party34
German Progress Party29
Federal State Constitutional Association21
Old Liberals15
Free Association13
Poles11
Independent liberals9
Independent conservatives7
Danes1
Saxon People's Party3
Others4
Total297

References

  1. Jonathan Steinberg (2011) Bismarck: A Life, Oxford University Press
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