1887 German federal election
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1887 German federal election
All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majorityRegistered 9,769,654 Increase 4.12% Turnout 7,570,710 (77.49%) Increase 16.94pp
All 397 seats in the Reichstag
199 seats needed for a majority
First party | Second party | Third party | |
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Leader | Rudolf von Bennigsen | Ludwig Windthorst | Otto von Helldorff |
Party | NlP | Centre | DKP |
Leader since | 1867 | 26 May 1874 | 7 June 1876 |
Last election | 17.44%, 50 seats | 22.52%, 99 seats | 15.16%, 78 seats |
Seats won | 98 | 98 | 80 |
Seat change | Increase 48 | Decrease 1 | Increase 2 |
Popular vote | 1,651,288 | 1,501,774 | 1,147,200 |
Percentage | 21.90% | 19.91% | 15.21% |
Swing | Increase 4.46 pp | Decrease 2.61 pp | Increase 0.05 pp |
Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | |
Polen
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Leader | Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor | Rudolf Virchow | |
Party | DRP | DFP | Polish Party |
Leader since | 5 March 1884 | ||
Last election | 6.85%, 28 seats | 17.28%, 66 seats | 3.71%, 16 seats |
Seats won | 41 | 32 | 13 |
Seat change | Increase 13 | Decrease 34 | Decrease 3 |
Popular vote | 736,389 | 951,861 | 227,835 |
Percentage | 9.77% | 12.62% | 3.02% |
Swing | Increase 2.92 pp | Decrease 4.66 pp | Decrease 0.69 pp |
Map of results (by constituencies)
President of the Reichstag before election
Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887.[1] The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 98 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 77.5%.[3]
Results
[edit ]11 32 3 1 13 15 98 98 4 41 80 1 | ||||||
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
National Liberal Party | 1,651,288 | 21.90 | +4.46 | 98 | +48 | |
Centre Party | 1,501,774 | 19.91 | −2.61 | 98 | −1 | |
German Conservative Party | 1,147,200 | 15.21 | +0.05 | 80 | +2 | |
German Free-minded Party | 951,861 | 12.62 | −4.66 | 32 | −34 | |
Social Democratic Party | 763,102 | 10.12 | +0.41 | 11 | −13 | |
German Reich Party | 736,389 | 9.77 | +2.92 | 41 | +13 | |
Alsace-Lorraine parties | 233,685 | 3.10 | +0.18 | 15 | 0 | |
Polish Party | 227,835 | 3.02 | −0.69 | 13 | −3 | |
German-Hanoverian Party | 119,441 | 1.58 | −0.12 | 4 | −7 | |
German People's Party | 88,818 | 1.18 | −0.51 | 0 | −7 | |
Independent liberals | 73,080 | 0.97 | +0.47 | 3 | +1 | |
Independent conservatives | 13,531 | 0.18 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Danish Party | 12,360 | 0.16 | −0.10 | 1 | 0 | |
Independent anti-semites | 11,593 | 0.15 | +0.15 | 1 | +1 | |
Others | 8,826 | 0.12 | −0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Unknown | 157 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 7,540,940 | 100.00 | – | 397 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 7,540,940 | 99.61 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 29,770 | 0.39 | ||||
Total votes | 7,570,710 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,769,654 | 77.49 | ||||
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland[4] |
Alsace-Lorraine
[edit ]Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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Protesters | 150,734 | 59.46 | +3.81 | 10 | +1 | |
Clericals | 57,639 | 22.74 | −8.76 | 5 | 0 | |
Autonomists | 25,312 | 9.98 | +1.27 | 0 | −1 | |
German Reich Party | 16,862 | 6.65 | +5.17 | 0 | 0 | |
National Liberal Party | 1,845 | 0.73 | New | 0 | 0 | |
Social Democratic Party | 673 | 0.27 | −1.53 | 0 | 0 | |
Others | 452 | 0.18 | −0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 253,517 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 253,517 | 96.66 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,747 | 3.34 | ||||
Total votes | 262,264 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 314,796 | 83.31 | ||||
Source: Wahlen in Deutschland[5] |
References
[edit ]- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p762 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p789
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p774
- ^ Wahlen in Deutschland
- ^ Wahlen in Deutschland