1898_German_federal_election
Federal elections were held in Germany on 16 June 1898.[1] Despite the Social Democratic Party (SPD) receiving the most votes, the Centre Party remained the largest party in the Reichstag after winning 102 of the 397 seats, whilst the SPD won just 56.[2] Voter turnout was 68%.[3]
Quick Facts All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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All 397 seats in the Reichstag 199 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 11,441,054 7.65% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 7,786,714 (68.06%) 4.41pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of results (by constituencies) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Party, Votes ...
56 8 29 12 4 1 1 14 11 48 5 102 9 6 22 3 53 1 2 10 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
Social Democratic Party | 2,107,076 | 27.18 | +3.90 | 56 | +12 | |
Centre Party | 1,454,042 | 18.76 | −0.38 | 102 | +6 | |
National Liberal Party | 997,147 | 12.86 | +0.57 | 48 | −3 | |
German Conservative Party | 830,341 | 10.71 | −2.22 | 53 | −16 | |
Free-minded People's Party | 558,314 | 7.20 | −1.47 | 29 | +5 | |
German Reich Party | 337,601 | 4.35 | −1.36 | 22 | −6 | |
Social Reform Party | 215,891 | 2.78 | −0.51 | 10 | −6 | |
Free-minded Union | 195,682 | 2.52 | −0.87 | 12 | −1 | |
Independent Polish | 169,037 | 2.18 | −0.07 | 8 | −6 | |
Bavarian Peasants' League | 130,724 | 1.69 | +1.13 | 4 | +2 | |
Alsace-Lorraine parties | 118,072 | 1.52 | −0.25 | 11 | +2 | |
German People's Party | 106,396 | 1.37 | −0.80 | 8 | −3 | |
German-Hanoverian Party | 105,161 | 1.36 | +0.03 | 9 | +2 | |
German Agrarian League | 103,489 | 1.33 | New | 6 | New | |
Christian Social Party | 48,914 | 0.63 | −0.61 | 1 | −1 | |
Polish Court Party | 67,424 | 0.87 | +0.17 | 6 | +1 | |
Independent liberals | 46,731 | 0.60 | −0.13 | 3 | +1 | |
Independent conservatives | 28,846 | 0.37 | −0.10 | 3 | +1 | |
National-Social Group | 27,208 | 0.35 | New | 0 | New | |
Independent anti-semites | 22,989 | 0.30 | +0.15 | 2 | +2 | |
Alsatian liberals | 16,887 | 0.22 | +0.14 | 1 | 0 | |
Danish Party | 15,439 | 0.20 | +0.01 | 1 | 0 | |
Other agrarians | 9,019 | 0.12 | −0.22 | 1 | 0 | |
Lithuanian Party | 8,142 | 0.11 | +0.06 | 1 | +1 | |
Polish People's Party | 7,667 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New | |
Other conservatives | 4,473 | 0.06 | −0.19 | 0 | −1 | |
Middle Class parties | 3,162 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | |
Alsace Liberal Group | 2,132 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | |
Others | 14,075 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Unknown | 612 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 7,752,693 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 7,752,693 | 99.56 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 34,021 | 0.44 | ||||
Total votes | 7,786,714 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,441,054 | 68.06 | ||||
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
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Alsace-Lorraine
More information Party, Votes ...
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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Alsace-Lorraine Land Party | 67,171 | 29.34 | New | 6 | New | |
Social Democratic Party | 51,990 | 22.71 | +3.41 | 1 | −1 | |
Lorraine independent conservatives | 25,658 | 11.21 | +7.07 | 3 | +2 | |
Alsatian Liberals | 16,887 | 7.38 | +4.68 | 1 | 0 | |
Clericals | 14,125 | 6.17 | −30.93 | 1 | −5 | |
Independent conservatives | 13,483 | 5.89 | +0.16 | 1 | 0 | |
German Reich Party | 9,381 | 4.10 | −1.96 | 1 | 0 | |
Alsace-Lorraine protesters | 6,237 | 2.72 | −1.86 | 1 | 0 | |
Alsatian autonomists | 4,881 | 2.13 | −2.76 | 0 | 0 | |
National Liberal Party | 8,144 | 3.56 | +0.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent liberals | 6,900 | 3.01 | +1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Alsace Liberal Group | 2,132 | 0.93 | New | 0 | New | |
German Social Party | 860 | 0.38 | −1.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Free-minded Union | 321 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New | |
Others | 743 | 0.32 | +0.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 228,913 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 228,913 | 97.95 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,783 | 2.05 | ||||
Total votes | 233,696 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 233,696 | 100.00 | ||||
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland |
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- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p789
- Nohlen & Stöver, p774